First off, before today I had no idea Erving played for the Hawks. Turns out he spent a couple of months with them in 1972 (all pre-season). Anyway, this afternoon I was at a frame shop owned by a collector-acquaintance of mine. He has a number of friends in professional sports, including players. One of them is also the Atlanta Hawks' equipment guy. (I don't know if he's the current one.)
He actually keeps the majority of his memorabilia on display at the shop. One item I noticed today is a 1972 Atlanta Hawks warmup top used by "Dr. J" and obtained directly from the Hawks equipment guy. I don't recall the size or make of the shirt but Erving's last name is written in thin marker in the collar tag. It has a nice, full autograph on the back. Erving recently signed it and, according to this person, was blown away upon seeing it. He apparently verified that it was the right size.
I am in no way saying the shirt is good or not. I know nothing about basketball stuff. I also realize that most athletes are from being reliable authenticators of g/u equipment. But, I seem to recall a few Dr. J collectors on GUU so I thought I'd throw this out to you guys. He's trying to locate any photo of Dr. J as a Hawk and wearing his shooting outfit. Does anyone have a photo(s) like this? I tried Getty, AP, Google, etc. and came up empty. Any other help would be appreciated.
If anyone is interested in contacting this person, email me and I'll pass his info along. I offered to post this for him and he agreed. I figured someone here could help.
Thanks much,
Jason
jctaylor101@yahoo.com
He actually keeps the majority of his memorabilia on display at the shop. One item I noticed today is a 1972 Atlanta Hawks warmup top used by "Dr. J" and obtained directly from the Hawks equipment guy. I don't recall the size or make of the shirt but Erving's last name is written in thin marker in the collar tag. It has a nice, full autograph on the back. Erving recently signed it and, according to this person, was blown away upon seeing it. He apparently verified that it was the right size.
I am in no way saying the shirt is good or not. I know nothing about basketball stuff. I also realize that most athletes are from being reliable authenticators of g/u equipment. But, I seem to recall a few Dr. J collectors on GUU so I thought I'd throw this out to you guys. He's trying to locate any photo of Dr. J as a Hawk and wearing his shooting outfit. Does anyone have a photo(s) like this? I tried Getty, AP, Google, etc. and came up empty. Any other help would be appreciated.
If anyone is interested in contacting this person, email me and I'll pass his info along. I offered to post this for him and he agreed. I figured someone here could help.
Thanks much,
Jason
jctaylor101@yahoo.com
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