Thursday, May 29, 2014

America's most famous auctioneers?

Without doubt they were the Lucky Strike auctioneers on the Jack Benny program during its sponsorship by Lucky Strike. Those were F. E. Boone and Lee Aubrey "Speed" Riggs.

Here is a LINK about Boone.

Here is a LINK to Riggs' obituary.

Here is a LINK to a newspaper article about Riggs.

Here is a LINK to Riggs' biography in the North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame.


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