Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2018
Currently a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights, Mike Foligno spent 15 years in the world’s greatest league, primarily with Buffalo. The Sudbury native also garnered over 2000 PIM throughout his career. We have a signed Sabres jersey worn by Foligno during the 1981-82 season, his first of ten with the club. A Sandow “XL” label sits affixed to the collar near a second washed-out tag, with “Sandow SK” rubberized over the reverse bottom hem. Featuring the famous crossed-swords Sabres team crest with chain-stitched detailing, the vintage V-neck has been embellished with dual-colour tackle twill sleeve and verso numbers, with matching alternate crests over each shoulder. Foligno has signed within the top of the reverse “7” adding “My 1981-82 Game Jersey!”, with the signature displaying well.
We should note that the “1” over the right sleeve has been repaired/restored at some point. Game-wear is heavy on the desirable sweater, with marks, repairs and small holes littering the front, with additional examples along with board burns over each sleeve. The hems on both cuffs have become unraveled, with some minor fraying to both the nameplate and team crest along with some pilling to the interior. A pair of included numeric images from the 1982 playoffs vs the Bruins show the correct number placement on the back of the jersey with the "1" slightly shorter and the "7" tilting to the right with its bottom portion slightly curved, but the image is not high resolution enough to call a definitive photo-match. An additional included numeric image from April 1982 vs the Bruins shows the hole on the lower left sleeve, but again, not high resolution enough to call a definitive photo-match.
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