In my latest video I explain how a Detroit Lions jersey was worn for a whole season by Glyn Milburn 3 years after it was made.

https://youtu.be/OI2T4QcBkyc?is=4X6zThUoEEKOdMRG

I recently acquired this 1995 Detroit Lions jersey worn by defensive back Willie Clay in 10 games.

It has some crazy mileage.

While wearing this jersey, Clay tackled Jerry Rice, Henry Ellard, Cris Carter, Ricky Watters, and Brett Favre. He also intercepted Favre twice in Week 8.

But the best moment this jersey experienced came in the Wild Card Playoff against the Eagles.

Late in the game, with the Lions trailing by the bizarre score of 58-21 (seriously), Randall Cunningham scrambled a few yards and was tackled. As he got back to his feet, he gave a brotherly shove to the Lions player who wrapped him up. Willie Clay did not appreciate this, and he ran up and decked Randall, causing a scuffle to break out between the teams. When the dust cleared, Clay was ejected from the game and was showered with concession stand snacks and beer by angry Philly fans as he ran into the tunnel.

These are the kinds of stories that have me addicted to this hobby.

Cumulative Stats:

• 10 Games

• 34 Tackles

• 5 INTs for 135 Yards

• 30 Kick/Punt Return Yards

Photomatched Games

• Week 3 vs Arizona Cardinals

• Week 4 vs San Francisco 49ers

• Week 11 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Week 13 vs Minnesota Vikings

• Week 14 vs Chicago Bears

• Week 16 vs Jacksonville Jaguars

• Wild Card Playoff @ Philadelphia Eagles

Assumed Games

• Week 6 vs Cleveland Browns

• Week 8 @ Washington Redskins

• Week 9 vs Green Bay Packers

Players Tackled

• Larry Centers

• Garrison Hearst

• Jerry Rice x2

• John Taylor

• Terry Allen x2

• Henry Ellard

• Brett Favre

• Errict Rhett

• Cris Carter

• Jake Reed

• Qadry Ismail

• Desmond Howard

• Ricky Watters

• Randall Cunningham

I recently posted about this game-used Lance Johnson jersey I purchased. After doing some sleuthing I found that he’s wearing this jersey in his 1996 Fleer card, so I bought an autographed copy which also features his “1 Dog” nickname.

I recently acquired this 1996 Kansas City Chiefs game-used jersey of Tamarick Vanover.

This is only the second autographed game-used jersey I own, and surprisingly enough, I’d actually prefer it wasn’t signed because I believe game jerseys should be preserved in their most original form. That said, I’m not complaining.

Although this jersey never reached the end zone, it does have some fun history attached to it. Vanover wore this jersey in the Thanksgiving game against the Lions, which I’m sure I watched when I was 10 years old. He also recorded receiving, rushing, kick return, and punt return yardage in one game while wearing this jersey. Last but not least, photos of Vanover in this jersey appear on multiple cards produced in 1997.

I was able to photomatch the jersey to broadcasts of the following three games:

11/28/96 @ Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving Day)

2 rushes, -1 yards

4 kick returns, 83 yards

12/9/96 @ Oakland Raiders

4 kick returns, 101 yards

3 punt returns, 29 yards

12/22/96 @ Buffalo Bills

1 reception, 18 yards

1 rush, 1 yard

5 kick returns, 112 yards

2 punt returns, 5 yards

Jersey appears on the following cards:

1997 Action Packed

1997 Donruss

1997 Pinnacle

1997 Pro Line

1997 Score

I recently acquired this game-used 1995 Chicago White Sox jersey of Lance Johnson.

This is the first game-used baseball jersey in my collection, and I grabbed it because I always appreciated “One Dog” and he had a very solid year in 1995.

One of the things that differs between photomatching jerseys from football and baseball is the number of games to match against. In football, a jersey will only be worn in 8-10 games max, whereas in baseball it could be dozens. So far I photomatched the jersey to the following three games, and although I’m betting it was worn in several more, I might not be able to find enough game footage to verify.

5/24/95 vs Texas Rangers (Game 1 of a DH)

3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

7/4/95 vs New York Yankees

0-4 (all ABs against starting pitcher Mariano Rivera, who played his 5th career game)

7/12/95 vs Milwaukee Brewers

2-5, HR, 1 RBI, 1 R (9th career home run)