Artifacts in the Moments, Memories & Mementos Gallery
5/6/2008
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This is the football kicked by Oakland Raiders QB/K George Blanda on Dec. 21, 1975 when he became the first player to score 2,000 points in a career.
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The helmet worn by linebacker Dick Butkus during career with the Chicago Bears.
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The shoes worn by Dallas Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett on his record 99-yard TD run against the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 3, 1983.
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The helmet worn by Wilbur "Pete" Henry during the Canton Bulldogs championship season in 1922.
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In 1984, his final season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, linebacker Jack Lambert wore these specially fitted shoes to protect his badly injured toe.
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QB Y.A. Tittle, who set the NFL record by throwing 36 TDs in 1963, cracked his helmet after banging it on the bench in frustration.
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WR James Lofton caught this football on Sept. 6, 1992 to become the NFL’s all-time leader in receiving yards.
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The shoes worn by Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton on Oct. 7, 1984 when he became the NFL’s all-time leading rusher breaking the mark held by Jim Brown.
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Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino threw this football to Mark Clayton for a 63-yard TD on Dec. 17, 1984 for his record-setting 48th touchdown pass of the season.
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Cleveland Browns QB Otto Graham, in 1955, became the first NFL player to win the prestigious S. Rae Hickok Belt awarded to the professional athlete of the year.