A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
With head coach Sam Etcheverry's presence bridging the struggles of Montreal football in the 1960s to the great Alouettes teams of the 1950s, a new hero stepped forward in the 1970 Grey Cup to give the city its first football title in over 20 years. This is the jersey quarterback Sonny Wade wore during the Als' 23-10 win over the Calgary Stampeders on November 28, 1970 in the 58th Grey Cup Game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. Wade, who won his first of three Grey Cup MVP awards, hurled a piece of turf at one point prior to taking a snap, highlighting the field's awful condition. The vibrant green durene jersey features white and red stripes around the middle of both sleeves, and white and red tackle twill No. 14 is sewn on the front and back of the jersey, and on top of each side of the shoulders. The faded red thread on the bottom of the "1" on the front of the jersey has let go and the smooth exterior of the white twill has worn away on a small square patch of the bottom of the same number. There are small holes around the numbers on both shoulders. The nameplate from the game and special Grey Cup patches on the left sleeve when the jersey was used during the 1971 season were removed by the team. The original red Rawlings manufacturer's tag remains sewn onto the tail on the left side, while the right side of the tag that originally indicated the jersey size hangs loose and has frayed right up to the first "4", leaving the size a mystery. "Made in U.S.A." and laundry and laundry instruction tags to the right remain sewn in place and in very good condition. Overall, this original Grey Cup jersey is a treasure and a rare and fantastic opportunity for the lucky winning bidder. From Peter Dalla Riva's personal collection, it comes along with the Hall of Fame tight end's signed letter of authenticity.
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