Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

[Eric]

Question for Cowboys fans-

The new Historic Auctions offering has a listing for a 2002 "Emmitt Smith Game Used Jersey"

The jersey features one blue stripe on each sleeve.

The #22 on seems to be a skinnier style to my eye positioned lower on the jersey

And, there's a white section below the nfl shield i am not familiar with

The auction describes it as "This size 50 road jersey was used by all time rushing leader Emmitt Smith in the 2002 season. The jersey shows good to moderate use including heavy rubbing under the arms and around the neckline. This jersey is completely original with no alterations of any kind."

I'm used to seeing white Cowboys jerseys looking like this game photo from 2002-


Can anyone point me to game photos of Cowboys jerseys that look like the one being auctioned?

I would post a link to the auction listing, but Historic Auctions has banned any link from this forum.
Thanks
Eric

[Eric]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

The Historic Emmitt Smith with Lampson letter is back. Has anyone seen this style jersey on a Cowboys jersey before? I have been trying to find a photo.





It's interesting to see the kind of insight the hobby's leading expert puts into his LOA's. WOW. I mean, I'm in awe to be reading that kind of detail.

http://cgi.ebay.com/EMMITT-SMITH-GAME-USED-2002-COWBOYS-JERSEY-LAMPSON_W0QQitemZ220227449514QQihZ012QQcategoryZ86829QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jayt1234]

That is a lineman cut jersey

I have one from the 2002 season:




A few of the Cowboys lineman do wear jersey's with this type sleeve coming out of the body, and with only one stripe, but I have never seen a running back with this type of jersey. The tie down eyelet under the NFL shield is also something almost all Cowboys jersey's have and the use it to tied the shirts to the shoulder pads.

The thing with this jersey is that a ton of these game issued blank lineman jersey's were sold directly by the Cowboys. I heard some one bought over one hundred of them, and they still surface on Ebay from time to time. I am no expert on NFL jersey's by any means, but I am a life long Cowboys fan and they do have some unique features on some of there equipment. I would be suprised to see a photo surface of Emmitt wearing this style of jersey, but I suppose it is possible

Jay

[jayt1234]

Here are some additional photos

Here is one from December of 02 with Emmitt and a lineman with the one strip on the sleeve.

Emmitt from the same game.

More 02 Lineman (one with the front tied down).


Emmitt from October 02


Could not find one photo of Emmitt in that style of jersey.

Jay

[Eric]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

Are the #2's too skinny on the jersey being sold?

[jayt1234]

They do look smaller

And I am sure it is just the angle of the photo, but the right front #2 seems different than the other. Unless someone quickly viewed a photo with one of his sleeves bunced up (which I saw a few of, but quickly saw the other srtipe present) I would not think this is even close in my opinion.

Jay

[jayt1234]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith



If you look at the size of the unfinished square the upper portion of the two #2's make the right one seems much smaller. Again could be just the angle or how it is sitting.

Jay

[nyjetsfan14]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

Awesome info, thanks and great work Jay! Somebody had an idea when they bought the blank lineman jerseys I guess.

[Eric]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

But seriously, what about the (lack of) detail in the LOA?

[grandpahoo]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

But seriously, what about the (lack of) detail in the LOA?

"Heavy rubbing"? I'm not sure I want any more details.

[lund6771]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

"Heavy rubbing"? I'm not sure I want any more details.

Maybe Emmit's armpits really were itching that day?

What a joke

[NFLJerseyCollector]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

Damn, when will this ever stop,
i mean seeing not actual game-worn jersey being auction off as game-worn or even getting a blank jersey like the one here and putting a player name like Emmitt Smith on it, wrong style jersey-cut, wrong style number and letter font, and sometime even wrong size, even the placement of the #22 is off from the real game-jersey, and what gets me mad even more is that auction houses like Historic auction are letting them go on auction instead of rejecting them and sending it back to the consignors.

[aeneas01]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

could it be that lou got it right....



no such luck - the second stripe is actually hidden by smith's shoulder pad in this shot.

[worldchamps]

Re: Historic Auctions Emmitt Smith

You would not believe the amount of game tagged blank jerseys the Cowboys had at the last equipment sale. Hundreds!!! I see these sell on ebay from $40-80 each....now I am seeing the same seller have "game-issued" going for $200-300.