# Can someone help me find an authentic NFL jersey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777 "2008-01-08T22:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/1 "2008-01-08T22:03:42Z")
I’ve searched the internet and can’t seem to find what I’m looking for: An authentic John Stallworth #82 (Steelers) jersey with the following attributes: Black Not autographed Not worn (at least it should look new) Not sure about size I want Does anyone know where I can find one of these? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/2 "2008-01-08T22:27:01Z")
[EBAY](http://cgi.ebay.com/STEELERS-JOHN-STALLWORTH-JERSEY-70s-THROWBACK-sz-50-bk_W0QQitemZ270198825248QQihZ017QQcategoryZ24970QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118) ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/3 "2008-01-08T22:29:07Z")
[QUOTE=Jackknifed Juggernaut] I’ve searched the internet and can’t seem to find what I’m looking for: An authentic John Stallworth #82 (Steelers) jersey with the following attributes: Black Not autographed Not worn (at least it should look new) Not sure about size I want Does anyone know where I can find one of these? [/QUOTE] Authentic and not autographed is going to be tough… you mean a period fan replica jersey? A game jersey that wasn’t actually worn in game? ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/4 "2008-01-08T22:31:41Z")
Weird, nearly all of his jerseys appear to be autographed. What do you mean by “authentic”? I did find [this one](http://cgi.ebay.ph/STEELERS-JOHN-STALLWORTH-JERSEY-70s-THROWBACK-sz-50-bk_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ270188527349) on Ebay, but the seller is a company in the Philippines, so buyer beware. You can [customize a jersey](http://www.nflshop.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2238693&cp=2237514) and add the name and number. Don’t know how much the uni has changed since he played, but that might be your best bet, as it’s from NFL shop and about as authentic as you can get. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/5 "2008-01-09T02:28:24Z")
E-bay didn’t help. By “authentic”, I mean a jersey that is, optimally, the same as he wore when he played. Perhaps they were sold at the time. If not available, then one that has a replica design. I also found it odd that the only “authenic” ones that seem readily available are all “autographed”. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-find-an-authentic-nfl-jersey/432777/6 "2008-01-09T15:26:16Z")
[QUOTE=jk1245] Weird, nearly all of his jerseys appear to be autographed. What do you mean by “authentic”? I did find [this one](http://cgi.ebay.ph/STEELERS-JOHN-STALLWORTH-JERSEY-70s-THROWBACK-sz-50-bk_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ270188527349) on Ebay, but the seller is a company in the Philippines, so buyer beware. [/QUOTE] I may have to go with that one. You’d think that true authentics would be a bit more prevalent considering that he was a starting receiver from one of the great dynasties in NFL history, a 4-time Super Bowl champion, a hall-of-famer…and my favorite player of all time.