Phony Mike Ditka jersey

[trsent]

Re: Phony Mike Ditka jersey

These Southland jerseys were made by Home Run Derby....I've seen them passed off as gamers with tags added...

What is Home Run Derby? I have never heard of them (execpt for that old black and white television show that was awesome)

[beantown]

Re: Phony Mike Ditka jersey

Home Run Derby was a company out of upstate New York (Buffalo Region)...they produced throwbacks of any team you wanted, which were
produced by Southland Athletics....here is a little about their jerseys...

http://www.jerseycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7664

I contacted the owner several times on jerseys in auction that I thought were his with added Sand Knit tags...he confirmed they were his jerseys....

Not sure what happened to them, but they appear to no longer in business...

[BrianK]

Re: Phony Mike Ditka jersey

Excellent information about Home Run Derby. Thanks!

It's worth noting that the Southland tag on the repros (and on the Mears jersey) is slightly different from the vintage Southland tag from the day. Not sure when the change occurred, but it was after 1980. Here are two tags side-by-side. The one on the left is a genuine vintage Cowboys jersey. Ignoring the size tag for the moment, there are differrences in the Southland script, column base, red diamond relative to the athlete's body, and period vs no period after Co.

[G1X]

Re: Phony Mike Ditka jersey

BrianK,

Great information to know about the comparison of the Southland tagging. Thanks so much for sharing!

Mark Hayne
Gridiron Exchange
gixc@verizon.net

[beantown]

Re: Phony Mike Ditka jersey

Brian....hello...I also believe the Southland tags on the Home Run Derby produced jerseys had a grayish background, where the vintage one were white...