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August 19, 2025 – New Jersey – Lifelong sports collector and Los Angeles Rams historian Don Lichterman has officially acquired a 1962 Los Angeles Rams team-signed sheet, authenticated with a JSA Certified Letter to Saint Joseph’s High School. The rare item joins what is already considered one of the most extensive Los Angeles Rams autograph collections in existence worldwide, bringing Lichterman’s holdings to 62 authentic, team-signed items spanning the franchise’s 89-year history.

From 1937 through 2025, Lichterman has tirelessly assembled autographed footballs, helmets, posters, plaques, programs, hard hats, and other certified memorabilia. His goal: to compile at least one authentic team-signed collectible from every single Rams season in history.

“The goal of course is to piece together team autographs from every year no matter what it takes,” says Lichterman. “I started as a kid outside Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia when the Rams came to play the Eagles. I’d wait by the locker room exits, chasing signatures until the last player stepped onto the bus. That spark never left me, and today I’m still building, still searching, still preserving.”

Fans and collectors can explore the entire Rams archive here: Los Angeles Rams Collection.

The 1962 Rams in Context

The 1962 Rams, coached by Harland Svare, finished 7–6–1—a step up from 1961 but short of postseason play. With rising stars like Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen anchoring the defense, the roster showed flashes of what would become the iconic “Fearsome Foursome.” The signed sheet Lichterman acquired represents not only rare autographs but a snapshot of a franchise transitioning into dominance.

The Complete Los Angeles Rams Team-Signed Collection (1937–2025)

Below is the comprehensive list of Lichterman’s 62 authenticated Rams team-signed items:

Total: 62 authenticated team-signed Rams pieces.

Beyond the Rams

Lichterman’s archives extend to other sports legacies:

• Philadelphia Flyers: Team-signed pucks and sticks from both 1974 & 1975 Stanley Cup-winning seasons, including a newly acquired Wayne Stephenson autographed stick. Flyers Collection
• Maryland Terrapins: A 2002 NCAA Championship team-signed basketball, celebrating Maryland’s only men’s basketball national title. Maryland Collection

A Collector’s Mission

What began as a boyhood hobby outside NFL stadiums has grown into one of the most important private sports archives in the world. With each new acquisition, Lichterman edges closer to achieving his lifelong mission: preserving the Rams’ history year by year, team by team, signature by signature.