Gale Sayers Signed Bears 35"x43" Framed Jersey (PSA) 1965 NFL Rookie of the Year

Custom frame measures 35" x 43" in size and features a jersey hand-signed by Gale Sayers (D. 2020, Chicago Bears, HOF). 

In March 2017, Sayers' wife, Ardythe, revealed that he had been diagnosed with dementia four years prior. She stated that a Mayo Clinic doctor confirmed it was likely caused by his football career. "It wasn't so much getting hit in the head," she said. "It's just the shaking of the brain when they took him down with the force, they play the game in." While he remained physically healthy, the disease had an adverse effect on his mental health and memory in particular, making simple tasks such as signing his own name difficult. After suffering from dementia for several years, Sayers died on September 23, 2020, at the age of 77

The lot / autograph(s) includes an official PSA/DNA hologram for authenticity purposes.

Authentication: PSA Hologram