1958 Championship Ring, 1958 Game Used Jersey, 1962 Orange Bowl Watch

Evening all. I would like to share a couple of items which I have been lucky enough to have added to my collection in 2016, with each one trumping the other in acquisition. I'm sure most here have seen the old thread concerning my collection, and although I haven't posted any updates in 5 years, I have continued on collecting at a decent pace. In the last 7 months, I have had a couple opportunities to add some items which I would consider museum quality, and I would love it if people posted their own items or stories concerning similar items, just as was done in my old thread. Some great tales were told by those who were there to witness these legends and feats, and I know that I, as well as many others, thoroughly enjoyed the stories. Without further delay;

1) 1962 Orange Bowl watch owned by former Assistant Football Coach, and also Head Coach of the 1961 SEC Champion Baseball Team, Ray Didier. I purchased it from his grandson at the beginning of this year. It is an Elgin automatic. It has his initials engraved on the side. It still runs perfectly.






2) 1958 National Championship Ring. I purchased it from a relative of the 1958 member & LSU HOF member, who had inherited it when his uncle had passed away in the 1970s. It has his name engraved on the inside and is a pretty massive and impressive piece of art. Now if only I can get a 2003 and 2007 ring to sit beside it.






3) Finally, I won this in an auction in Illinois and received it today. This is Tommy Davis's 1958 game used jersey worn the entire season and in the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Clemson. It came with a signed letter/story from a member of the 1958 team who kept it in his possession from 1958 until selling it in 2005 to a sports collector in Illinois. Upon the collectors passing, I acquired it from his estate at auction. It is the only 1958 jersey I have ever seen for sale and one of only a handful I know to exist. I have a 2007 BCS Championship game jersey, so now all I'm missing is 2003. The first several photos are ones from the auction house showing multiple angles. The last few are ones I took of it along with a couple of my other 1958 pieces. The only pieces which are not original/vintage are the 8x10 photo in the bottom left and the helmet. However, all autographs are original.
















Vs Alabama
























I appreciate everyone looking. I hope that this current team can win another one this year so I can one day have some more jerseys and rings to go along with these.