The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Outstanding 50-year old treasure was worn in the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina, Italy with the United States team impressive, taking home the silver medal behind the Soviets but in front of Canada. It was the U.S.' fourth silver medal in Olympic hockey competition and equaled its feat of four years earlier in Oslo, Norway. The Americans posted a 5-2 record, highlighted by its 4-1 victory over Canada which "helped" Canada to its worst placing in 36 years of Olympic hockey. The U.S. lost 4-3 to Czechoslovakia in the preliminary round before scoring medal round victories over Germany (7-2), Canada and Sweden (6-1) and then losing 4-0 to the Soviets who claimed their first ever Olympic hockey gold. Fabulous predominently blue durene knit jersey has a folded Gerry Cosby tag and a size 48 tag sewn in the inner lower hem (left seam). "USA" diagonally down the front, the number "9"s on the back and sleeves and the alternate captain's "A" are all sewn-on in nice red-on-white tackle twill. An embroidered U.S. Amateur Hockey Association patch is sewn-on just below the "A" at the left breast. Tie-neck style jersey has been preserved in marvelous condition. Game use includes a scrape and resulting three small holes just to the left of the "S", good interior pilling throughout and light pilling at the cuffs. We spot four other small holes including in the white stripe near the right elbow, near the neckline and upper eyelets, in the middle of the red stripe on the front and in the blue on the back. Some light staining is in the white stripe just below the big "A" and on the lower sleeves. A handwritten note signed by Don Hall states that he wore this beauty in the 1956 Olympics. Tremendous piece of United States and Olympic hockey history will be an awesome jersey to own. *startred* This uniform was originally obtained from Mr Don Hall who claims he used it while lining up for Team USA in 1956, we cannot find any official records of Mr Hall every playing in the 1956 Winter olympics but accoring to Mr Hall, there is no doubt he wore the jersey while lining up with Team USA in 1956.*endred*
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