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allstarsplus
I came across this renovation. This guy took his 1 car garage and made it into an above ground MAN CAVE which is very cool and themed it for the Florida Gators!
I wanted to attach part of his story:
The renovation included custom woodwork and shelves for the homeowner to spotlight and safely stow his Hall of Fame–worthy collection. Among the goods in the 13-by-22-foot room are jerseys signed by Heisman trophy winners Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow; replica Heisman statuettes; real championship rings, and replica trophies from Florida’s conference and national titles in football and basketball; game-worn cleats and gloves of Emmitt Smith, Jevon Kearse and Chris Leak; a football from the 2007 BCS championship game between Florida and Ohio State; and a piece of the court on which the Gators basket ball team won the 2007 NCAA crown.
The prized coup—a Dallas Cowboys helmet worn by Smith during the game in which he broke Walter Payton’s career rushing record—stemmed from the homeowner’s interest in electronics. He and Smith had crossed paths at Florida and struck up a friendship when the homeowner impressed the future NFL star with a decked-out van (it included a whopping 56-speaker system) he entered in car stereo competitions.
“Emmitt wore a different helmet in each quarter of the game where he broke the record. He broke it in the third quarter, and everything from that run went to the Hall of Fame. For the other three helmets, supposedly one is in [Cowboys owner] Jerry Jones’ house, one is in Emmitt’s house, and the other is in mine.”
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In some recent correspondence with another forum member, we were talking about bat displays. I had taken some pictures to share with him some things I had done in my gu room in our basement. Sorry for the poor quality. I have trouble with picture clarity in low lighting situations. Anyway, since I had these handy, I thought that I would post them here.
John
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mwbosoxfan
In some recent correspondence with another forum member, we were talking about bat displays. I had taken some pictures to share with him some things I had done in my gu room in our basement. Sorry for the poor quality. I have trouble with picture clarity in low lighting situations. Anyway, since I had these handy, I thought that I would post them here.
John
John,
Great displays !! The only thing that would make it better is if it was all Yankees stuff..:D
Congrats,
George
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John, your room/areas look great! Very well done.
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You need more bats :p
Seriously though, nice room! One day, I'll have my room...one day :)
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i must say that i have never come across more impressive collections. everyone has amazing this and i cant wait to finish my "man cave." you guys have giving me plenty of ideas. thanks for showing off you items.
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Originally Posted by
mwbosoxfan
In some recent correspondence with another forum member, we were talking about bat displays. I had taken some pictures to share with him some things I had done in my gu room in our basement. Sorry for the poor quality. I have trouble with picture clarity in low lighting situations. Anyway, since I had these handy, I thought that I would post them here.
John
John,
the room looks super!!! Any extra Manny bats for trade?
Mike
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Thanks AWA85, Fastlane, and mattsr for commenting. When I'm home, I spend a lot of time down there. The nice thing is the room is very functional and whole family hangs out there, too. Fastlane, when my wife says, "you need more bats," her sarcasm is a little more pointed than yours! Actually, my wife and kids take a pretty a good interest in my hobby and my wife may be more of a hardcore Sox fan than I am.
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John,
Great displays !! The only thing that would make it better is if it was all Yankees stuff..:D
Congrats,
George
George, I am working on a display that includes some Yankee stuff. It includes a piece from Yankee Stadium from a certain playoff series in 2004 and some NY newspaper articles from said series. Probably not what you had in mind! :D Thanks for your comments.
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John,
the room looks super!!! Any extra Manny bats for trade?
Mike
Mike, thanks for your post. Sorry, no Manny bats to trade at the moment. Although Manny isn't with my team anymore, he's probably the most pure hitter I've had the opportunity to watch in my lifetime. As far as Manny being Manny, I've got mixed emotions that pretty much run the full gamut, but this isn't the place to go into it. Anyway, Manny will continue to be a part of my Red Sox collection for a very long time. Thanks again.
John
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mwbosoxfan
In some recent correspondence with another forum member, we were talking about bat displays. I had taken some pictures to share with him some things I had done in my gu room in our basement. Sorry for the poor quality. I have trouble with picture clarity in low lighting situations. Anyway, since I had these handy, I thought that I would post them here.
John
Awesome room. I enjoy seeing what others have done for ideas. I built my room years ago and it has undergone a facelift of late as I have been off for months awaiting surgery that will take place on Thursday. I have the exact same pool table, but it has been in our storage room for years as wife thinks kids will trash my room. It'll make it in there one day!
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allstarsplus
Can you take closeups of the McGwire autographed jerseys. i would love to see the signatures up close.
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mwbosoxfan
Thanks AWA85, Fastlane, and mattsr for commenting. When I'm home, I spend a lot of time down there. The nice thing is the room is very functional and whole family hangs out there, too. Fastlane, when my wife says, "you need more bats," her sarcasm is a little more pointed than yours! Actually, my wife and kids take a pretty a good interest in my hobby and my wife may be more of a hardcore Sox fan than I am.
George, I am working on a display that includes some Yankee stuff. It includes a piece from Yankee Stadium from a certain playoff series in 2004 and some NY newspaper articles from said series. Probably not what you had in mind! :D Thanks for your comments.
John,
I guess I walked straight into that one !! All kidding aside, you did a great job displaying your stuff!! By the way, if you need any newspaper articles to put up, I have an extra one with Boone and Wakefield on the cover;) .
George
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skyking26
Awesome room. I enjoy seeing what others have done for ideas. I built my room years ago and it has undergone a facelift of late as I have been off for months awaiting surgery that will take place on Thursday. I have the exact same pool table, but it has been in our storage room for years as wife thinks kids will trash my room. It'll make it in there one day!
Bob, thanks for your comment. I have always enjoyed seeing what items everyone has and how they display them. I actually got the vertical bat holders built into the chair railing idea from someone else on the forum who posted pics. The oak lath for mounting the pictures came from a restaurant in Minnesota. Like many here, I, too, had spent quite a few years gathering the items currently in my collection. When the time presented itself for the opportunity to refinish the room and hallway to display my stuff, that process became almost as exhilarating as collecting itself. And, now the displaying part is still part of an on-going process. It all makes for a lot of enjoyment. Sharing it with people like you guys who understand, makes it that much more enjoyable.
Bob, good luck and hope all goes well with your surgery.
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John,
I guess I walked straight into that one !! All kidding aside, you did a great job displaying your stuff!! By the way, if you need any newspaper articles to put up, I have an extra one with Boone and Wakefield on the cover;) .
George
George, Good one on the Boone - Wake comeback! There's always a place for everything, isn't there? Thanks again for your kind words.
John
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Can you take closeups of the McGwire autographed jerseys. i would love to see the signatures up close.
Here you go!!!!
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hi there-i dont have many game used items (just a pair of stadium seats from three rivers and a pair of gloves from brett keisel)but i thought i would join this thread and post my steelers room anyway,hope you guys dont mind, but i was really proud of it,i say "was" because it was alot better before i started selling off my collection......all you guys have some amazing collections on here,wow!!!:)
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Looks like you like the Stealers a little bit :D
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Oh... one point for editing, Steelers.
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JOEBATHENUT
Nice job with the room. I used to love the Steelers when I was a kid in the 70's (bandwagon, I know...but I was just a little kid). I even went as Terry Bradshaw this year for Halloween. Maybe next year I'll be Lambert and block out a tooth or two.
Anyway, cool stuff. Thanks for showing it off.
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thanks for the nice words...jack lambert is one of my favorite steelers players:)......jobathenut
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JOEBATHENUT
Nice job with the room. I used to love the Steelers when I was a kid in the 70's (bandwagon, I know...but I was just a little kid). I even went as Terry Bradshaw this year for Halloween. Maybe next year I'll be Lambert and block out a tooth or two.
Anyway, cool stuff. Thanks for showing it off.
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First, I want to say thanks to all who contacted me after my recent robbery story. I appreciate all of your comments. If I didn't get back to you, I apologize. It's been a roller coaster ride to say the least.
I am not quite done with my man room (man cave) but I made a few more additions. I still have a Jerry Rice jersey to get framed for the wall that has the bats leaning. I also ordered a 3-bat rack to place underneath the Favre jersey.
Also, someone on the forum (jlind, I think) had asked about Bruce Hurst Red Sox items. The framed Red Sox jersey is Hurst's from the 1987 season. I bought it several years ago, possibly from a forum member, and was very excited when I came across an '88 Donruss card that showed him possibly wearing the jersey. The 75th anniversary of Fenway Park patch is visible on the card and I'm not sure how many jerseys would have been issued to a pitcher that year.
Anyway, thanks again to all. It is appreciated. Enough of that... here are the pics...
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Thanks.
Kyle
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Very nice Very nice I just ripped up the carpet in my living room and the hardwood floors need to be re done ..Looks good though
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I added doors to my room, lighting and rearranged.
I enjoyed looking at everyones displays.
Roger
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I added doors to my room, lighting and rearranged.
I enjoyed looking at everyones displays.
Roger
Are all those jerseys folded up in that glass case(Urlacher,flutie,bettis-fr60 what i could see) game used or team issued?
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Everything is game used except the framed NFL players, Montana, Namath, Unitas and Bo.
Roger
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Roger,
I think they might as well call your display room 'Canton of the South'!
Just a great, great display. Thanks for sharing.
Tom
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Everything is game used except the framed NFL players, Montana, Namath, Unitas and Bo.
Roger
If your ever intrested in selling any of you bears item let me know.
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Awesome room, you have done a great job with everything. Who is the kid in the picture with the #42 jersey on. That reminds me of my childhood sports pics. Is that a pic mounted to wood?
Todd
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Also, where did you get the mannequin stands that the Young, Montana, and James jerseys are mounted on?
Todd
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Thanks for all the nice words. I enjoy my collection as it gets my mind off everyday stuff.
The stands, photo attached, were in a Eddie Bauer store that went out of business here. I like them as they are easy to deal with and can be sit about anywhere without being in the way.
Roger
irestorecars@sbcglobal.net
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#42 is my son in his first year of football, 4th grade. He is a senior at Mizzou now getting ready to enter med school. So much for my game used collecting. It is a photo that was glued on a piece of masonite cut to the shape of the image.
Roger
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My displays in the game room...
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wow looking at all these rooms......i cant wait to buy my first house......of course in many many years from now....
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I know its messy but it's my room and I like it. The other walls display my Eagles and Red Sox collections. Since I'm retired, I guess you can now call it my office.
Jim
flaa1a@comcast.net
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Hi Everyone,
Great thread, Everybody has some great rooms!
Mine is a work in progress, someday I'll get around to posting some pics.
Best,
Jessie
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR METS CATCHER ITEMS and bats from: Bruce Berenyl, Ed Lynch, Randy Niemann, Rick Anderson, John Mitchell as well as from members of the 2000 Mets
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I meant good pics!!!! These are lousy and old. The room looks much better now, but I can't figure out how to upload the digital camera pics at the right size.
Oh, well. You'll all have to come over!!!
Best,
Jessie
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR METS CATCHER ITEMS and bats from: Bruce Berenyl, Ed Lynch, Randy Niemann, Rick Anderson, John Mitchell as well as from members of the 2000 Mets
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Thanks for posting all the great images everyone. Great looking displays......they have inspired me.
Not the best pics unfort., but finally was able to display some of my older 1900's-era gloves and a 19th century bat. Paired them with original baseball photos and period cards.
Found inexpensive shadow-box frames with magnetic lids at "Winners/Homesense (might be a Canadian-only chain?). They flip open fron the front and allow for easy access and quick changes of items on display.
Next room on the list will have some 1980's/'90's game used Blue Jays items. chris
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Okay guys... I decided to revive a few of these 'Man Cave' / 'Trophy Room' / 'Home Museum' forums since I recently updated my Man Cave...
I used the ideas of some others and purchased 4 of the 5-Shelf Black Bookcases from Wally World (Wal-Mart) for $30 ea and 2 of the short 3-Shelf Black Bookcases for $20 ea and used my existing Mannequin Collection and other cases to create a more uniform and 'flowing' feel to my 'Personal Museum'...
1st, I had to remove my Nolan Ryan Jerseys from these frames and moved the frames to my Loft / Office to show off the Modano jerseys:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ement/Loft.jpg
Now, the Basement itself... 1st the WIDE Angle views:
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And NOW, a little more 'detailed' Case by Case (Narrow View) of the basement...
FIRST - The Vintage Nokona Catcher's Gear w/ Vintage Wilson Cleats on a Vintage Kansas City Transit Railways Company Team Uniform with Actual KCTRR Lantern and my Timex 'Rounder' Electric display case...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement1-1.jpg
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Next stop... Matt Holliday 'Mounted Memories' Jersey w/ 'The Slide' inscription topped by Matt's GU 2007 WS Hat (Auto & Inscribed) w/ his original Oil Painting for his 2005 Diamond Kings Card on Top... next to it is my Luis Gonzalez Collection...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Basement3.jpg
Next Stop - Cooperstown and the Ryan Express... My 1993 Ryan Jersey and Hat (Authentics) - Auto'd - with the Bronze Casting of Ryan's hand on top of the case...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement4-2.jpg
More Ryan - BP Jersey (ST Gamer from his time as a Special Assistant??? It is a SIZED - 50 - Majestic)...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement5-2.jpg
Next up, my new 'baby' (THANKS ANDREW LANG!!!) - my GU 2006 Matt Holliday All-Star Jersey (Matt auto'd and inscribed it for me when the Cards were here) and my Pujols Authentic BP Jersey topped with a GU/AU Pujols hat from 2001 w/ ROY inscription!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement6-2.jpg
My two wooden showcase with my Pujols stuff - including a REAL (ca 2002) Pujols ROY inscribed ball - not the BS that Steiner or whoever is NOW doing with him, my "Roy Hobbs' (The Natural) stuff and my Mantle AU Hat, AU Ball, 53 Bowman Color, etc...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement7-2.jpg
My card showcase with my 2000 Revolution Game Ball Set (I need Eric Milton still - ANYONE???), My Jennie Finch and Summer Sanders AU Patch cards, my Sweet Spot 'Announcers' Set (Berman, Cohn, Gammons, Patrick and Stuart) and my 2004 Leaf Limited Cuts set...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...asement8-1.jpg
My 'small Oakley case w/ more Ryan stuff and Jeter display on top and my other eyeglass display case w/ baseball pumpkin on top and displaying Ripken and Williams balls, Jackie Robinson 53 Topps and my 1970 NL All Star Team signed ball...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../Basement9.jpg
My BIG Oakley case containing way more stuff than I care to list here, but highlighted by these pieces: 1994 GU and AU Sparky Anderson cap, Tom Selleck AU hat (Movie used in Mr Baseball), 1927 OAL Ball, Clark Griffith AU ball, etc...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Basement10.jpg
2000 Rick Croushore GU Rockies jersey topped off by Goose Gossage GU and AU Rockies hat from his time here as a Special Assistant/Roving Instructor...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Basement11.jpg
Finally, a wide shot of ALL of the Bookcases (jerseys on the floor are waiting to for new hanging rack) and include GU and AU Authentics...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Basement12.jpg
Hope you all enjoy!!!
- Chris
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Hope you all enjoy!!!
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Chris
thats an amazing collection you got there. Wish I had as large of a mancave as you have. I like the Natural hat, the sculture Ryan hand, and the All Star Holliday jersey the most.
Regards
Joel
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Joel -
Glad you like it... as far as the size, the basement is unfinished currently , so it appears that I have more space than I do...
When the wife and I went house hunting years back, I said I had TWO requirements - a 2 car garage that we can actually park our cars in (we live in Colorado - snow, winters, sleet, etc...) and either an extra bedroom, or basement where I could put all of my stuff...
- Chris
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Very Nice Basement Man Room.When I get a House I want Something just like that.