A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Tony Gabriel's sensational game worn Syracuse jersey highlights this amazing lot of memorabilia from his stellar college career with the Orangemen. Also featured in this lot of nine is the original game ball from Gabriel's record four-touchdown performance in his college swan song against Miami. One of the rare Canadian football players of his era that benefited from a U.S. college scholarship, Gabriel played for Syracuse from 1968 to 1971 on his way to a great CFL career with Hamilton and Ottawa that led him straight to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Talk about hammered, Gabriel's thin white Syracuse jersey has been through the college wars, with soiling - possible blood stains - around the torn rear collar. The #88 in faded blue twill numbers (smaller on the front, larger on the back) is sewn on with faded orange thread and the jersey's original Wilson size 48 tag remains sewn onto the front left hem. The vintage four-touchdown football has "TD Official Intercollegiate" branded beneath the Wilson logo on one panel adjacent to the laces. Also included here is Gabriel's Devil's Own Trophy and two certificates for his award win as Syracuse's outstanding sophomore student-athlete. Gabriel's name is engraved on a plaque on the cover of a box from the 1971 American Bowl Game in Tampa that contains cuff links, a tie clasp and pin, an Orangemen helmet pin and a small embroidered "SU" football crest. Rounding out the lot are a plastic Syracuse helmet lamp with Gabriel's name engraved on a plaque as the main speaker at a 1981 banquet, a well-worn Syracuse cap with a Burlington Braves pin and a vintage photo of Gabriel signing his first pro contract with Hamilton. Tony Gabriel's signed letter of authenticity is included with this sensational lot.
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