The CFL Alumni Association Legends Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2012
Here is an outstanding game–worn jersey. It was worn in 1987 by Edmonton Eskimo great Hector Pothier. The shirt exhibits a tremendous amount of wear with over 40 team repairs alone. There are custom alterations that were made to both sleeves in order to make them smaller and tighter as per Pothier's preferences. It is a size XXL Champion jersey and bears their tag in the bottom right hem area. Although this jersey was likely worn all season, we have pretty solid video evidence that this was indeed the jersey he wore during the championship game en route to the Eskimos’ historic Grey Cup win. Although we are confident in our findings, please view the video and draw your own conclusions. See 1:45 to 1:48 of the video for details. There are a number of consistencies worth mentioning and to watch out for. Pothier’s nameplate is not sewn on completely straight and you can see in the video that in relation to the numbers, the plate near the “POT” in his name is sewn slightly higher on the shirt than the tail end of his name. At one point you can see a fairly clear shot of the numbers on his right shoulder and some of the damage to the heat-pressed “6”. Inside the same number 6 is what appears to be an unrepaired hole which is the right placement for a corresponding team repair. Also on the shoulder you can see a blue/green paint mark just below the “EE” logo in the yellow striping. It seems to match the angle and color of what appears on the shirt. Pothier had custom alterations made to his sleeves and you can see in the video that the placement of these alterations is in line with what we see on the jersey. There is another unrepaired hole showing in the video that seems to match the placement of one of the major repairs on this shirt. There is a Champion patch located on the front right chest area that appears to be in line with everything including Pothier’s alterations. Video footage isn’t always the greatest so please take a look, draw your own conclusions and bid accordingly. All-in-all, this is a tremendous piece and one that could easily become the centerpiece of any serious collection. Below is the link for the video, look from 1:45 to 1:49
http://www.esks.com/video/index/id/80595
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