What is your most prized sports memorabilia?

[sscrunner06]

Obviously, most of us here are avid sports fans. I thought it would be interesting for everyone to share what their favorite pieces of sports memoribilia are.

I guess I'll start:

I have a football that was autographed by Brett Favre and Bart Starr, and signed pics of Favre and Pat Swilling (N.O. Saints LB). A friend in California got me an LA Lakers calendar autographed by Rick Fox. I've also got a pretty cool collection of minor league baseballs that I have caught at various games-18 so far.

So what about y'all?

[sekuloguy]

- Wayne Chrebet autographed Jets Helmet.

- Autographed Corey Dillon picture and hat when he was with the Bengals.

- I have a bengals hat with a bunch of players autographs on it.

- I have a glove from Shane Burton when he was a Jet.

- I have Curtis Martin's elbow pad

- Picture with Lamont Jordan

- Picture with Mick Foley at a Jet game

- I have been on the field of the Jets/Giants and Ravens Stadium

- I have a hat that Neil Rackers was wearing that he put on my head himself when he was with Bengals....and that's all folks.

[FiddySicks]

-Autographed Mike Alstott jersey

-2004 MLB All Star Game used baseball autographed by Jose Cruz

-2005 AAA All Star Game used baseball Autographed by Matt Watson

-Oakland Raiders Mini helmet Autographed by HOFer Willie Brown

-2002 American Celebrity Championship golf ball Autographed by Jerry Rice

-NFL 75th Anniversary Holographic trading Autographed by Jerry Rice

-Oakland A's hat Autographed by Barry Zito

-Oakland A's hat Autographed by Tim hudson

-Oakland A's hat Autographed by Rich Harden

-Oakland A's hat Autographed by Eric Chavez

-Oakland A's hat Autographed by Bobby Crosby

-Ohio State Hat Autographed by Nick Swisher

-Sacramento Rivercats Game used Nick Swisher jersey, Autographed

-Practice worn glove worn by Aaron Rogers, Autographed

There ya have it. Just a small chunk of my collection

[Mac the Knife]

Mine's a USFL Championship Trophy, acquired shortly after the league folded from one of its executives.

[Camden Crazy]

Not many things, but my Johnny Unitas autograph is probably the most prized one.

[ColeJ]

rather than name several in my collection, i'll just name my most prized...

and i'll probably get out-fancied by someone with something more expensive, but meh

my first ever hockey jersey was a mid 90's style dallas stars jersey, with derian hatcher's name and number on the back... a few months before he signed with the detroit red wings, i got a chance to meet him, and get him to autograph this jersey. now it's framed and hanging in my house. not game worn... just a replica... but it means a lot to me.

i've also got another autographed stars replica jersey... current style, white... autographed by modano, morrow, hedberg, daley, klemm, boucher, and guy carbonneau. i got those guys to sign it a free fan event right after the lockout ended. haven't framed it yet, but i'm planning.

[rmered]

- Leon Baker's boots from the 1984 and 1985 seasons, which were the years he played in Grand Finals (Now on loan to the AFL Hall of Fame)

- Game worn Long Sleeve #4 Leon Baker Essendon jumper

- Game worn sleeveless #10 Garry Foulds Essendon jumper

(My dad was the Property Steward)

- Signed photo of all 4 Daniher brothers on the day they set a record by having all 4 brothers play in the one team.

That's probably the best of them.

And most of you don't even have a clue what I'm talking about.

So to explain I've been offered $1,500 for the boots & $500 for the Foulds jumper.

So they're more than just sentimental.

[spyboy1]

-A book documenting his World Championship in Grand Prix racing signed by Mario Andretti.

-I have yearbooks from each year of the Minnesota Wild each one signed by the entire team.

-A race program signed by Tom Kristensen, Emanuelle Pirro and Frank Biela who, as a trio, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three years in a row driving the Audi R8 pictured on the program cover.

-A game worn Soviet Central Red Army hockey jersey.

-Signed Martin Brodeur Devils jersey

-Signed Wayne Gretzky Team Canada jersey

-An Arturs Irbe game used goalie stick, given to me by Arturs himself.

-My "Brooks Robinson" model baseball glove I used as a kid, signed by Brooks plus a baseball & card also signed by Brooks I have in a nice display holder.

All autographs were obtained by me in person and not just purchased, which means they all have a greater personal connection & memories for me.

[zer0dotcom]

- A hockey stick blade personally signed by Bobby Orr. It holds a place of Honour in my collection

_ My kicker, something to NOONE else has....

A copy of the Blue Prints to the Air Canada Center. It stands about 2.5 feet high, and details everything about the building from the basement to the lightning rods on the roof

[infrared41]

Great topic!

My most prized piece is a replica NY Rangers Stanley Cup banner. My girlfriend bought it for me as a gift for our first Christmas together. It has no real value as a piece of memorabilia but to me it's special because of all the thought and effort she put into getting it.

My Mom bought me a personally autographed copy of Ball Four for Christmas a few years ago. Ball Four is my favorite sports book. My Mom is about as internet savvy as my cats are yet she managed to go to Jim Bouton's website and order the book for me. Again it was the thought that counted most.

Autographs...

I don't buy them or pay for signatures so you won't see many "big names." These are all baseballs, footballs, helmets etc. that I managed to get personally.

My most prized autographed stuff...

I have a media pass from Cleveland Browns radio affiliate day autographed by my favorite Brown Hanford Dixon. He was the nicest sports personality I have ever met.

My ticket stub from game 5 of the 1984 World Series is autographed by Sparky Anderson. Another really nice sports personality.

Baseballs, Footballs, Helmets

Bill Buckner (he signed it for me when he was a batting coach for the Syracuse Chiefs)

Jim Bouton

Dick Schafrath (former Brown and Buckeye offensive lineman)

Sandy Alomar Jr.

Charlie Manuel

Jim Thome

Steve Karsay

Jason Davis

Jim Bibby

Johnny Blanchard

Tito Francona

Tom Brown (Packers DB from Super Bowls I & II.)

Einar Diaz

David Bell

Herb Score

That's about it.

[CS85]

1. Pretty much all my jerseys.

2. My Nolan Ryan autographed baseball.

3. Derek Jeter cereal box rookie card.

[sc49erfan15]

-Game-worn, autographed Jason Webster throwback 49ers jersey, worn on MNF in 2002. My favorite jersey.

-5x7 autographed pic of Steve Young, obtained by writing a letter to him through the mail. My favorite football player.

-My collection of over 1500 Steve Young football cards.

-A piece of Panthers autograph paper signed by Fred Lane, a few other players, Glen Rice and Bobby Phills. (Story behind this: I went to a Panthers team day thing back in, I think, 1998. A few Panthers were there signing autographs, and I got them all on a piece of autograph paper. Then, on the way back, we stopped at an Exxon for gas, and Glen Rice and Bobby Phills were there, putting gas in Glen Rice's black Mercedes. I also got both of them to sign my paper. Both Lane and Phills died in 2000. I don't imagine many other people have something signed by both of them, but I wouldn't sell it anyway.)

-All of my jerseys, somewhere around 40 now.

[no97]

I've got several things I would nominate:

Autographed Water Payton items,

Game-Worn Bemidji State Univ. hockey jersey

Game-Worn Northern Michigan Univ. hockey jersey

Autographed hockey pucks

Game-Used Bemidji State Univ. football helmet

But, the thing I cherish the most I got this past spring after the last hockey season - Bemidji State won their conference, and conference tourney (see the pic in my sig). The team, upn making the NCAA tourney, took the defending national champs (and the team that would eventualy win the nat'l champ again that year) to OT - BSU was the only team to stay that close in tha Nat'l tourney. The team had plaques made up to commemorate the season, with the team photo, and pics of the two trophys (regular season and conf tourny champ trophys) on it. I do a radio show here in Bemidji about BSU hockey, and as a token of appreciation, the team had one of these plaques made up with my name on it... It's very special to me.

Moose

[oz615]

I'm wearing it on my head,my Nashville Sounds cap from '94-'98

plus i have a Brewers road cap (yep its the glove) and the Expos clown college cap

and i don't know y'all count sports related games and stuff but i say my electric football game boards and figures i've collceted since '01,

and Stiga table hockey game w/ teams that i've either purchase or painted myself.

[tp49]

I have a ball autographed by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers which is my most prized piece of sports memorabilia. I also have an autographed Willie Mays 8x10 on my wall which I got at the SF Giants fan fest in 2004 the thing I hate about it is even though he signed it in front of me, he did it in black sharpee (I prefer blue) but then again it was Willie Mays so it's all good.

[Pat]

A Brett Favre thrown Touchdown ball from training camp during a 1st Team O vs 1st Team D scrimmage. I caught it in Green Bay off of a Ryan Longwell PAT.

[brinkeguthrie]

Yankees game ball from 1927- signed by Ruth and Gehrig and Combs and Lazzeri, at an exho game in Louisiville vs a minor league team.

[MisterE]

Turf from RCA Dome and a picture and autograph from ex-Sixer Bobby Jones.

[Brass]

Here's my favs:

-Randall Gay practice jersey from 2005 Training Camp

-Autographed Whalers jersey by Kevin Dineen right in the logo.

-Autographed by full team, last picture taken of the Hartford Whalers as a team.

-Autographed Rodney Harrison football.

-Game-Used Scott Daniels stick.

-Autographed Bobby Orr picture. "The Leap" one.

-Autographed Ken Hodge puck.

-Hundreds of index cards signed by AHL players.

-Numerous Springfield Falcons programs signed by them, and numerous other teams.

[Alphabet Man]

In alphabetical order, the following memorabilia i have:

-Test match Cricket Bail (x2) as used in the Australia v West Indies match, 2001

That is all