Fall Premier Auction 2018
Wed, Nov 21, 2018 04:00PM EST - Sat, Dec 8, 2018 11:00PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 435
1975-76 WIL JONES KENTUCKY COLONELS (ABA) GAME WORN ROAD UNIFORM (WIL JONES ABA COLLECTION)
Sold for
$2,337.60
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Addendum: Upon further research this uniform dates to the 1975-76 season. The LOA will be corrected for the winning bidder.
In 1974-75 the Louisville Colonels won their first and only ABA Championship. One of the major factors in the team’s revitalization was when future Hall of Famer Hubie Brown took over as head coach. Another key to the team’s success was the signing of power forward Wil Jones. The ABA veteran’s aggressive defense won him ABA All-Defense Team honors that season. To get to the finals the Colonels first won a one-game playoff against the Nets and then beat the Memphis Sounds 4 games to 1 in the semifinals. The Colonels duplicated the 4-games-to-1 record in both the Eastern Division finals and the ABA Finals to defeat the Indiana Pacers for the championship. The ABA commissioner made headlines when he irreverently challenged the NBA champion Golden State to a World Championship a challenge that the older league flatly refused.
Wil Jones wore this road uniform set during the 1975-76 season his final with the team in which he averaged 13.6 points and 7.5 rebounds. The blue mesh jersey is trimmed in ample white and red with “Kentucky” and his number “22” across the front in white and red. The back has “W. Jones” and his number in red and white. Rawlings size 44 label with “3 INCH EXTRA LENGTH” hangtag is sewn in the lower right front tail of the jersey. The matching blue mesh shorts are trimmed in bold stripes of red and white and have the Rawlings size 34 label sewn in the waistband adjacent to a “PLUS ¾” RISE” and “22” strip tags. The jersey displays evident wear with some light toning and puckering on the graphics. The shorts also show solid usage with light toning and loose threads throughout. A rare and complete uniform set from one of the ABA's most prestigious teams in the 1970's.
Includes LOA from Wil Jones.
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