BRIAN
COLLARD
President and CEO. Brian founded Bricol Sports Auction in 1995 and has been in the sport collectibles and sports broadcasting industry for 24 years. As a 13-year on-air host for Home Shopping Network/USA Networks, Brian anchored over 10,000 hours of live broadcasting, while his shows amassed over $650 million in on-air sales. Brian has also hosted live and syndicated sports memorabilia shows on the following networks;
- CBS - "NCAA Men's Final 4 Tournament Store"- College Basketball
- TBS-Superstation - "TBS Supershop" - NASCAR & BUSCH Racing
- DirecTV - "NBA Live" - NBA
- TNN - "TNN Motorsports Live" - NASCAR & BUSCH Racing
- Fox Sports Net - "Cleveland Browns Inaugural Season" - NFL
- TNT - "NBA on TNT" - NBA
- Sports Channel - "Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Philadelphia" - MLB, etc.
Brian has anchored live from some of sports most legendary events, including;
- Super Bowl XXVIII, XXX, XXXII, XXXIII
- Major League Baseball All-Star Games, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
- 1997 NBA 50th Anniversary All-Star Game
- 1999 Men's Basketball NCAA 4
- Inaugural Brickyard 400
- 1989 Kentucky Derby
- 1993 Indianapolis 500
- 1999 National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 1998 Michael Jordan/Chicago Bulls Championship Tribute
- 1999 Daytona 500
- 1999 New York Yankees World Championship Tribute and the Joe DiMaggio Career Tribute
Brian's career has given him the opportunity to interview over 200 sports and entertainment legends such as Muhammad Ali, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Magic Johnson, Pete Rose, Wayne Gretzky, Hank Aaron, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Willie Mays and Dan Marino to name a few. For a complete list, click here.
Brian's experience and expertise has been recognized by some of the sporting industries most prominent publications.
Sports Card Trader chose him as one of the 25 Most Powerful People in the Sports Memorabilia Industry. Also, USA Today Baseball Weekly placed Brian among the Top 25 in the Sports Collecting Hobby. Brian also has been retained by various law firms as an expert witness/consultant in memorabilia litigation relating to authenticity and trademark/licensing of product. In 1993, Brian hosted a live broadcast from Mickey Mantle's Restaurant in New York City that featured the now famous Joe DiMaggio Autographed 1941 Commemorative Bat that yielded sales in excess of $1,500,000.
Bricol Sports Auctions has been involved in the sports/celebrity auction business since 1995, featuring regular quarterly auctions. We've always provided bidders and consignors with the most comprehensive way to participate in the buying and selling of sports collectibles. That commitment to excellence has evolved tremendously, with our current state-of-the-art method to participate in the evolution of sports collectibles via the internet. This technology has allowed us to continue our reliability and consistency by simplifying the bidding process to make it enjoyable and effortless.
Bricol specializes in sports memorabilia at all levels, from all sports, including game used and autographed items. We have featured a wide variety of highly sought after sports memorabilia with outstanding results. To take a look at some of the more memorable items, click here.
