Had a wonderful opportunity to attend the World Cup match between Belgium and Team USA at Lumen Field (a/k/a Seattle Stadium) with family. It was a great opportunity to showcase some of my custom work as well.

Shown here are a number of custom items made in the Bespoke Sports Collectibles workshop. These include:
- features on the pink and blue caps
- Team USA hype chain with red-white-blue chain links
- Team USA commemorative ring (the highlight of all the items)

Thank you Team USA for a thrilling World Cup and rekindling my love of soccer. Thank you Seattle for your hospitality and friendliness. Thank you Lumen Field for showing me what a real stadium feels like!!!!

It was great to be a part of the "12th man" for one evening!

Tomorrow is a big day for Team USA. Will be getting this to the customer in time for that game and hopefully, to be worn live at Lumen Field in Seattle for the Round of 16.

Chain links will be 33 in total: 11 red, 11 white, 11 blue.

Cuban chain also available.

This one was relatively inexpensive. And KJ was one of my favorite players to watch in the 90’s. I even had the Converse “React Juice” high tops. Love multicolored on-card patch autos!

Man. I LOVE this set. I have a few , but if anyone has any of this set for sale or trade please hit me up! Olympic game worn multi-colored patches with on-card autos. What’s not to love?!

Got this at a card show for $10. Iconic US Olympian. I wish it wasn’t a sticker auto. But it was only $10!

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Bob Beamon

Why this moment is so iconic:

• Record-shattering leap: At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Beamon jumped 8.90 meters (29 ft 2½ in)—obliterating the previous world record by an astonishing 55 cm (21.7 inches).

• “Beamonesque”: The jump was so far beyond expectations that it inspired a new term in sports for a performance that exceeds all limits.

• Altitude + execution: While the high altitude in Mexico City helped, the jump itself was near perfect—he barely hit the takeoff board and maximized speed and lift.

• Unmatched dominance: His record stood for 23 years, until Mike Powell broke it in 1991.

Fun detail:

Officials actually had to bring out a manual measuring tape because the electronic system couldn’t measure that far—no one expected a jump like that.