re: My wife finally found my missing jersey sleeve.

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1971 LSU 28 Notre Dame 8. I'm 15 years old. As the game ends I rush onto the field with thousands of fans. I head straight for Bert Jones. He's being mobbed by Tiger fans. I grab onto his right jersey sleeve and unbelievably, it tears away and I'm now holding the greatest souvenir a 15 year old die hard, Tiger fan, Bert Jones fan, could ever dream of having -- Bert Jones' right jersey sleeve from the shoulder stripes to the arm stripes, with the purple 7 looking straight at me. I would cherish it for all times. Fast forward 17 years to 1988. Married with children; moving to another home; things are packed away in boxes and for some reason when things are unpacked the Bert Jones jersey is nowhere to be found. My wife thinks it may have mistakenly been thrown away. I'm crushed, but no-one to blame but myself. Then, yesterday my wife finds this box in a storage closet with birthday cards and lots of tissue and beneath the tissue, safely tucked away is my Bert Jones jersey sleeve. I was almost as excited as the night I got it. I have lots of great sports memorabilia, Cantrelle and Casanova's chin straps, Shaq autographed basketball, etc, etc., but this jersey sleeve means more than any. I couldn't believe she actually found it. I very seldom post on the rant but thought many of you old timers would appreciate this story.

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