Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/19/2023
A franchise that joined the fold of the National Football League beginning with the 1995 season, the Carolina Panthers have played in two Super Bowl’s over the course of their history and have had three of their former players enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Offered here, is this lot of Panthers jerseys that includes a Tyrone Poole example worn by the cornerback in 1997 as well as a Sam Gilbert offering issued to him for the 1998 season. Both Nike made offerings with Nike/NFL Proline jock tags and size “L” fly tags affixed over the front hem, each has also had year/size patches sewn inside the collar with the Poole one reading “97-42” and the Gilbert one displaying as “97-48”. Of note, Gilbert had sat out the 1997 season and didn’t join the Panthers till 1998 indicating that the jersey is recycled from the previous season. Both displaying NFL shield patches that have been added to the bottom of the front collar, both jersey have been decorated with each player’s respective number over the front, reverse and sleeves with the Poole jersey sporting both screen printed and layered tackle twill numerals and the Gilbert jersey displaying only the aforementioned layered tackle twill numbers. Both players have had their names spelt out in matching style stacked tackle twill letters across the affixed matching nameplates. Featuring elastic cuffs at the end of each sleeve, the Poole jersey is a mostly fishnet mesh construction while the Gilbert offering is also mesh just a heavier variation with a crotch piece in the tail and has had what appears to be a size “48” indicator that was written in black ink crossed out. For the Poole jersey, accompanied by a team LOA, the piece displays light use via a few small hit marks while the Gilbert remains in excellent condition with no obvious signs of game wear to make note of.
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