Even though Virgil Johnson scored as many points during the 1938 Chicago Black Hawks’ run to the Stanley Cup championship as you did, his 77-year-old sweater is worth as much as $10,000.
Tracy, whose husband is the grandson of Johnson, brought the defenceman’s wool jersey to PBS’s Antiques Roadshow in Austin, Texas, where it was appraised at $7,000 to $10,000.
Johnson — seen here sporting the Black Hawks (two words!) sweater — registered one goal and 12 points in 75 NHL games. A native of Minnesota, he was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.
Who knows? Without the moth holes, Johnson’s “museum-quality” jersey may be worth even more.
(via SI.com)
