Spring Premier Auction 2013
Wed, Apr 10, 2013 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 29, 2013 12:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 274
1968 GALE SAYERS CHICAGO BEARS GAME WORN HOME JERSEY (MEARS A10)
Sold for
$17,126.40
Sold Price includes BP
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In the history of the NFL nobody packed more statistics accolades and highlight footage into a decidedlyshort time in the arena than did Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers. Sayers burst upon the profootball scene in 1965 with the kind of an impact that the sport had not felt in many years. Quiet andunassuming with immeasurable talent and toughness to match Sayers continued to revolutionize therunning back position in 1967 and well into the 1968 season. Then in the ninth game of the 1968 seasonSayers suffered a knee injury that required immediate surgery. After a tortuous rehabilitation programGale came back in 1969 in a most spectacular manner winding up with his second 1000-yard rushingseason and universal Comeback of the Year honors. But injuries continued to take their toll and just beforethe 1972 season Gale finally had to call it quits. In his relatively short career he compiled a record thatcan never be forgotten.
His totals show 9435 combined net yards 4956 yards rushing and 336 points scored. At the time of hisretirement he was the NFLs all-time leader in kickoff returns. He won All-NFL honors five straight yearsand was named Offensive Player of the Game in three of the four Pro Bowls in which he played. The ProFootball Hall of Fame enshrined him in 1977. In a photo taken 9/15/68 during the Bears home opener vs.the Redskins Sayers can be seen wearing a jersey with a large hole on the left sleeve just above the playernumber 40. The offered jersey believed to be the same as that in the photo presently shows a largevintage team repair on the exact spot. On the left front tail of this navy blue dureen Bears home jersey isthe Wilson manufacturers tag with wash instructions and jersey size 46. Player number 40 appearson the front back and on both sleeves in white on orange tackle twill. The shirt had long sleeves whichwere shortened and re-hemmed by the Bears seamstress to Sayers specifications. There are several largeteam repairs throughout the shirt. The jersey shows heavy game-use and shows no non-team administeredalterations of any kind. Graded A10 by MEARS this museum quality football artifact is one of the finestSayers jerseys extant.
LOA from MEARS (A10).
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