Thread: Updated display photo

Originally Posted by 34swtns

Finally got the latest additions added to the Bears Wall. It looks a lot different than the first pic in my old "Here ya' go...." thread.

And as always, all jerseys, pants, socks, gloves, cleats in the photo are 100% game worn.

Very nice! :)

Why is there a bucs jersey? ^^

I live in Tampa and am also a Bucs fan. The Dave Moore jersey was being photographed on its own and was still sitting on the Soldier Field seats when this pic was taken. I actually own several Bucs game worn jerseys, including Mike Alstott, Warrick Dunn, John Lynch, Dave Moore and a super rare jersey from the late Ricky Bell. They just don't warrant a display.
The Bears are always my #1.

Very observant, but can you identify the folded jersy on top of the Bucs jersey?
(I'm not supposed to have that one.....but I do.)

I wish I had the money to afford all this stuff. I have a lot of little things, but only a handful of smaller items.

Originally Posted by dabears54

is that a calgary flames jarone iginla jersey? or a denver bronco tebow jersey?

BTW did you get the sets when they sold them off when built the new stadium? or get them after?.. I had such a tough time having to go up to chicago and rent a u-haul to get mine as only had 2 weeks to pick them up...what a pain it turned into( though do look great in my bar room now)

The unidentified jersey is a 2004 Briggs alternate from the only game that they wore those jerseys in, the Thanksgiving game where the Cowboys handed them their asses. They modified the orange jerseys to include shoulder numbers and changed the font and reversed the colors of the numbers in '05 and that's what they've worn ever since. I don't display the jersey (at least I don't advertise that I have it very much because they were never made available to anyone at all). I'm very lucky to have it.

The seats were bought from 2 different sellers on the Chicago-area craigslist. Neither seller wanted to ship them but I convinced them both to do it anyway.......well, I should say "money talks". One set was yellow and the other light blue and they were all badly faded from the sun so I painted all 4 of them navy blue. They have been completely restored including sandblasting the legs and replacing all of the hardware with new stainless steel including the ball bearings in the seat joints. The seat numbers were replaced through Archer Seating the company who salvaged all the seats from the old stadium. I also had to purchase special brackets so the seats could be stood up without bolting them to any surface. Needless to say, I spent WAY more money on them than they would ever be worth but it was worth it to me to have them in my den. I'm extremely proud to own them and I wouldn't sell them for any amount of money.

Still, those are some awesome pieces. Thanks for sharing them with all of us.

Originally Posted by dabears54

thanks!.. yeah the 'dark uni number" is what threw me off, always thought of the alternates with the white numbers, so figurd had to be another team good stuff

and i've left my seats untocuhed for the "nostalgic look" and they are a faded light blue( and wood spots) and the sides rusted and pockmarked. Had thought of doing what you did, but never did. I used a 2X4 plywood riser to bolt the seats for stability. Can't imagine what it cost to ship those puppies..as looked into that for mine and why got the u-haul and braved the Chicago city streets with it

Must be like Knoxville's city streets: old, narrow, and many of which are one-way.