Mark Kettler, left, and Project Coordinator Brent Adams of BCL Auctions tags an autographed photograph of Bob Gibson at Ozzie's Restaurant & Sports Bar in West Port Plaza on Monday. (Dawn Majors/P-D) MARYLAND HEIGHTS — Ozzie Smith kept the Gold Gloves and other special mementos of his great career. The rest of the sports memorabilia still gracing his former restaurant goes on auction this Sunday. There is plenty for sports fans to choose from, or at least dream about: Autographed jerseys from Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce, Brett Hull and other big names. Photographs and paintings of Ozzie doing his acrobatics at shortstop. A Big Red helmet signed by Jackie Smith. There's also a poster-sized reproduction of a Saturday Evening Post cover of May 15, 1954, portraying Stan Musial signing autographs from the dugout. The framed... [read full story]
