Jul 17, 2024 - Aug 3, 2024
The New York Giants vaunted defense of the late 1980s to early ''90s was spearheaded, of course, by the great Lawrence Taylor. But it was the G-Men's two other star linebackers, Carl Banks and Pepper Johnson, that gave Head Coach Bill Parcells and DC Bill Belichick one of the most feared units in NFL history. Drafted out of Ohio State in the second round in 1986, Pepper Johnson had a stellar rookie campaign for New York's Super Bowl XXI team. By 1990, he was First Team All-Pro and a vital member of the Giant's second championship squad in four years. He followed Belichick to Cleveland for another Pro Bowl campaign in 1994, and much later earned three more rings as a coach with Belichick's Patriots.
This offered Pepper Johnson New York Giants game worn home jersey with heavy use hails from the 1988 season. The blue mesh road gamer has his No. "52" on the front, back and both sleeves in white-on-red tackle twill. His NOB is sewn on a blue nameplate straight across the upper back. On the front left tail is a MacGregor Sand-Knit label indicating size 44 with a strip tag above that reads “Designed & Tailored Exclusively for NEW YORK GIANTS” and an adjacent “88” year swatch. A ribbed red and white collar is accompanied by the same design on the sleeve ends, which are customized to the player's liking. Scuff marks and paint transfers can be seen on the shoulders and numbers from on-field collisions. Includes LOA from MEARS with a perfect A10 grade.
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