A1909 T206 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner, known as The Garagiola Wagner, realized $3,599,000 to lead Heritage Auctions Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction to $38,604,809, reinforcing Heritages position atop the elite sports memorabilia and trading card market. The Garagiola Wagner, originally consigned from the collection of Hall of Famer and broadcaster Joe Garagiola, remains the most iconic trading card in the hobby. Produced in limited quantity after Wagners refusal to permit the American Tobacco Company to use his likeness, the T206 Wagner has long symbolized rarity at the highest level, with approximately 65 examples known in the total population. This Sweet Caporal-backed example, graded SGC Authentic, carries scrapbook evidence of early preservation and ranks among the most storied copies to surface in recent years. Its $3,599,000 result is a record for any example with an Authentic grade and the fifth-highest ever for a T206 Wagner. This was an exceptional auction, with multiple seven-figure results and numerous world records set, said Chris Ivy, Heritages director of sports auctions. It featured many firsts, which always are prized by serious collectors, and featured various artifacts tied to defining moments in sports history which deservedly found homes in elite collections. Close behind was a1997 Ultra Michael Jordan Masterpiece (1 of 1) #23P PSA NM-MT 8, the first one-of-one card ever produced of Jordan, which brought $2,104,500. In 1997, Fleer introduced the Masterpiece parallel into its Ultra and Flair Showcase brands, pioneering the now-standard one-of-one chase card concept that ended up defining modern card collecting. The significance of this card lies not just in its exclusivity, but also in its role as the origin point of one-of-one scarcity in the hobby. This example is the only one in existence, and this event marked the first time it was offered to the collecting community at auction. Jordans card was issued across several levels: the base version; an unnumbered Gold Medallion; a Platinum Medallion (numbered to 100); and this, the singular Masterpiece parallel. Professional wrestling history produced one of the auctions most staggering results when Hulk Hogans match-worn and signed yellow boots from WrestleMania I sold for $1,037,000, smashing the record Heritage set last year for a wrestling item, as well as the pre-auction estimate of $200,000-plus. Photo-matched to March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden, where Hogan teamed with Mr. T to defeat Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Mr. Wonderful Orndorff in the event that launched WrestleMania into mainstream culture, the boots are synonymous with Hogans red-and-yellow era and the transformation of the WWF, which in 2002 became the WWE, into a global entertainment powerhouse. Another one-of-one Jordan rarity, the 1998 Ultra Masterpiece Michael Jordan #85P PSA EX 5, brought $625,500 to set a record for the card and for the entire issue. Produced during his final season in Chicago and carrying the Only One of One Masterpiece Edition designation, the card mirrors the base checklist while representing the culmination of the Bulls era. Its appeal among collectors also grew out of the fact that it is from Jordans final appearance at Madison Square Garden as a member of the Bulls. Few athletes are in as much demand as Jordan, who appeared in 95 lots in the auction, including a1997-98 SkyBox Premium Star Rubies Michael Jordan #29 PSA EX-MT 6 that fetched $329,400, a record for the card and for the entire set. He also was represented on one of 24 atop a PSA population of nearly 17,000 that drew a winning bid of $475,800 and a1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10, MBA Silver that is rated among the top 15 percent of all Gem Mint 10 Jordan rookies and drew a winning bid of $329,400. A1997 Upper Deck SPx Michael Jordan (Grand Finale) #6 PSA NM-MT 8 - #d 23/50 ended at $225,700, soaring like Jordan himself past the previous record of $134,200 that was set at Heritage in 2025. Photography collectors competed vigorously for the 1915 Babe Ruth Original Rookie photograph by G.T. Murray Studios, PSA/DNA Type 1, an image originally from the personal collection of team owner Joseph Lannin that realized $585,600, a record for any Ruth photo and the second-highest price ever paid for any sports photograph. Taken during the Boston Red Soxs 1915 spring training visit to Hot Springs, Ark., just four games into Ruths Major League career, the image predates his first home run and ranks among the earliest known Major League photographs of the future Sultan of Swat. Fine art intersected with boxing history when LeRoy Neimans 1974 The Rumble in the Jungle Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman original painting from the Don King collection sold for $366,000, the most paid for a Neiman in more than a decade. Measuring 48 by 36 inches, the oil-on-board original served as promotional artwork for the legendary Kinshasa heavyweight championship bout and captures Alis Rope-a-Dope strategy in Neimans signature expressionist style. A1950 Bowman Jackie Robinson #22 PSA Mint 9, one of just 12 examples in this grade, with only one graded higher, drew a winning bid of $329,400 to set a record for the card and for the entire set. Bowmans from the 1950s are elusive in high grades, in part because of the amount of time that has passed but also because many are stained by the wax and gum that were included in the packs. One of just nine examples of a 1949 Bowman Satchell Paige Rookie #224 PSA Mint 9 realized $256,200, a new record, and a period-signed 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente #164 PSA VG-EX 4, PSA/DNA Auto 7 sold for $183,000, a record for any signed Clemente card. Complete results can be found at www.HA.com/50083.