Football's Hidden Treasures: Where are they?
They range from a piece of cloth to a can of tape. And they are worth a lot of money but have even more value as symbols of history.
As described in a recent USA Weekend article, a panel of experts from the pro football and college halls of fame and two memorabilia firms have determined the five rarest items in football history - whereabouts unknown.
They are, in descending order of value:
5) The Rutgers Red Scarf - In pre-helmet days, it was wrapped around the heads of Rutgers University players in the first-ever college football game (1869) (Value: $50,000)
4) The “Immaculate Reception” Football - Scooped up before it hit the ground by Pittsburgh’s Franco Harris to score the winning touchdown in a 1972 Divisional Playoff game in “one of the most memorable plays in pro football history” (Value: $150,000)
3) Red Grange’s First NFL Jersey - “The Galloping Ghost” signed with the Chicago Bears the day after his last college game, and proceeded to lead a 19-game barnstorming tour. “Grange’s first professional game was one of the most important in football history,” says an expert (Value: $250,000)
2) Jim Throrpe’s Carlisle Jersey - “Arguably the greatest athlete ever,” Thorpe’s Carlisle Indian college team defeated Harvard 18-13 in 1911 with Thorpe scoring all of Carlisle’s points (1 TD, 4 FG) (Value: $300,000)
1) Super Bowl I Footage - Two networks televised it, but no tape of Super Bowl I can be found. Legend has it that the networks taped over the game -- which was not the mammoth event it is today -- with soap operas (Value: $1 million)
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