Fan pack from 78-79 includes NC license plate, bumper sticker, schedule card still in the cellophane pack. 48x48 oil painting I had done which I put up on the angled portion of the BAMA room wall, appropriately looking down at all. A 73 football autographed by the Coaches and Players, but it's the back story of this one(like a previous post) that makes it truly special. A former business from the 80's, Andy Gibson, had been a high school coach in Alabama, however he was an MSU grad. I met him in Jackson, Ms, where I had moved one week before the 3-6 game which was played there. Needless to say that was not the perfect time for a BAMA fan to move to Jackson, and a rivalry friendship began. After a few years, he shared that his daughter had died of leukemia, and that he had something he would like to give me. Prior to her death, she asked him to get her something autographed by Coach Bryant. Andy contacted the Athletic Dept, and shortly thereafter an autographed football was hand delivered. My recollection of what Andy told me was that Coach Bryant delivered it personally. She passed away shortly thereafter, and Andy said that still after 10 years, when he saw the ball, it brought back more pain than joy. He offered it to me because he knew I would cherish it. His only stipulation was that if I ever sold it I would donate the money to Leukemia research, and that is what will happen.
I can't edit these photos and for some reason it posts them sideways.
