NEW YORK JETS Helmet signed by "Broadway Joe" Namath and teammates who brought the AFL its first victory in Super Bowl III (1969). Helmet signed: "Joe Namath", "Bill Mathis/#31", "Don Maynard/13", "Bake Turner/29", "Emerson Boozer/32", "Curley/Johnson 33", "Ralph Baker/51", "Matt Snell/#41", "Dave/Herman/#67", "62/Al Atkinson", "Bill Baird/46", "Jim Hudson/22", "Randy Beverly/#42", "John Schmitt #32", "Larry Grantham/#60", "Jim Turner/#11", "#61/Bob Talamani", "Carl/McAdams/#50", "John Elliott/#80", "Paul Rochester/#12", "Winston Hill/75", "Pete/Lammons/#87", "Cornell/Gordon/#48" and "Randy/Rasmussen/#66". 24 signatures in all. Official Riddell New York Jets football helmet, signed in green felt tip. This Jets team, 11-3 in the regular season, defeated the Oakland Raiders 27-23 in the AFL Championship game, and then whipped the heavily favored Baltimore Colts 16-7 to bring the American Football League its first Super Bowl victory. Signers here include quarterback Namath, running backs Boozer and Snell, receivers Maynard and Lammons, and 7 participants in that seasons Pro Bowl (Namath, Atkinson, Boozer, Elliot, Herman, Hill and Maynard). Signatures unusually bold and clear for having been signed on a piece of athletic equipment. Fine condition. read more...

GAYLE SAYERS Golden Helmet award presentation plaque, signed by Sayers on the golden helmet Ephemera signed: "Gayle Sayers" 20x12. Wooden base containing an engraved plaque honoring Sayers with the Golden Helmet Award, bearing the NFL logo and presented by the Coca Cola Company. On the right side of the base is a golden half-helmet, plastic, signed by Sayers in black sharpie. Hall of Famer Sayers (b. 1943), called "the Kansas comet" for his college play at KU, starred in seven seasons with the Chicago Bears. For his first entire season, Gale scored 22 touchdowns and 132 points, both then-rookie records. Quiet, unassuming, and always ready to compliment a teammate for a key block, Sayers continued to sizzle in 1967 and well into the 1968 season. Then, in the ninth game, Sayers suffered a knee injury that required immediate surgery. After a tortuous rehabilitation program, Gale came back in 1969 in a most spectacular manner, winding up with his second 1,000-yard rushing season and universal Comeback of the Year honors. But injuries continued to take their toll and, just before the 1972 season, Gale finally had to call it quits. In his relatively short career, he compiled a record that can never be forgotten. read more...