*ULTRA RARE, ONLY 1 EXISTS* Walter Payton's Actual 75th Anniv. Personal Jersey!

Description: Description from orginal Auction in partnership directly from the NFL: *ONLY Jersey available in the entire collection* Description: 1994 Walter Payton Chicago Bears team issued professional quality throwback jersey.Exceedingly rare style was issued by the Chicago Bears during the 1994 season in honorof the 75th Anniversary of the National Football League. The team wore the jerseys onfield only one time during their September 25th game against the New York Jets. WhilePayton was long since retired his stature within the Bears organization was such that theyprepared and presented him with the offered jersey. Orange and blue mesh jersey done tosimulate a 1920s-30s style has an "NFL 75" patch of the upper left front and playernumber "34" on the right. The number also appears on back below a "Payton" nameplate. 1994 Walter Payton Chicago BearsTeam Issued Professional QualityThrowback Jersey. Champion tag on the front tail notes size (48) and is beside a "Designed & TailoredExclusively For Chicago Bears" tag. Little mentionable wear. Includes letter of provenancefrom the Payton Family: EX-NM News clip from WGN9 Chicago: https://wgntv.com/sports/bears-report/see-the-walter-payton-memorabilia-up-for-auction-before-the-super-bowl/ Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-walter-payton-chicago-bears-memorabilia-20230127-t7hvfg3b7bcp5nt4jiwrubymea-photogallery.html Chicago Bears: https://www.chicagobears.com/news/payton-memorabilia-highlights-super-bowl-lvii-auction NBC Chicago: https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/new-walter-payton-memorabilia-up-for-auction/344660/ Yahoo Finance:https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walter-payton-memorabilia-including-multiple-162400796.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIiSTazBqDmh637dN3ql7Q5lmdih0eUDtZ0zeMBM-Ax0AKpWoongZa9i1Qh6miHVVZzmtO6ygl_-pwy9NY9p7AJg45RFzW_xwbDmwUJ7hFRAa7paRL635P44UwG3-ua3PpzDvgJ0LnOaA5Mqz1GbRFgVzoy3Nj5T6jkaSjyy7yee CBS News Chicago: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/walter-payton-personal-collection-auction/ 94.7 Chicago: https://www.947wls.com/2023/01/24/walter-payton-trophies-memorabilia-and-more-up-for-auction-ahead-of-super-bowl-lvii/ From Walter Payton's Famliy: "It has been 35 years since my husband Walter left the playing field completing one of most distinguished careers in the history of the NFL," said Connie Payton. "There are many items which we continue to cherish along with the countless memories from Walter which we hold dear with our family. We have decided to share a portion of the memorabilia from his career with the fans who passionately supported him during his time playing in the NFL. "Walter's legacy on the field and philanthropic efforts off of the field continue to provide a guiding light for our family. We are proud to offer these items and even more pleased that a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation, Jarrett Payton Foundation and NFL Auction charities."Selected with the fourth pick in the 1975 draft out of Jackson State, Payton is widely considered the best player in Bears history and among the top running backs of all time. He spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Bears from 1975-87, missing just one game and retiring as the league's all-time leading rusher with 16,726 yards.Payton was voted to nine Pro Bowls—second to Mike Singletary's 10 in Bears history—set 27 Bears records and had his No. 34 retired. "Sweetness" also threw eight touchdown passes and led the NFL in kickoff returns as a rookie in 1975 with a 31.7-yard average. Included with This Purchase:Jersey (Jersey case in one of the photos is not included)Letter of Provinance from Walter Payton's Family (Letter case, as shown in photos, included)Receipt from AuctionJersey not Autographed or Signed, but actually his own personal one given to him by the Bears orginaztion and made specifically for him. 1 of 1 from the maker, Champion.

Price: 45000 USD

Location: Parker, Colorado

End Time: 2025-01-06T20:14:37.000Z

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