This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/4/2017
Featured here is a rare Buffalo Braves game-worn road jersey from the
rookie season in 1977-78 of sharp-shooting guard Mike Glenn. Originally
drafted No. 23 overall by the Chicago Bulls
in 1977, Glenn broke his neck in an off-season auto accident and was
soon
released by the team. He made an amazingly quick recovery and was picked
up by the Buffalo
Braves later that year. His first season was his only season with the
Braves, as he then played for the N.Y. Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and
Milwaukee Bucks, finishing with a 7.6 career scoring average and a
highly efficient 54.2% field goal percentage that earned him the
nickname, "Stinger."
The blue fine-mesh shirt has "BUFFALO" across the front in white
tackle twill outlined in white, with Glenn's No. 14 in the same fashion
front and back. His name appears across the back in white tackle twill
affixed directly to the shirt. Black and white elastic knit trim is on
the collar and yokes. Wilson Size 42 tagging appears on the inside left
tail. It shows solid wear overall but remains in outstanding condition
despite the passage of four decades, with slight fraying and light
puckering on the number and letters.
Getty images (478993790 & 484627172) from 1978 could very
well be photo-matches, especially considering how few sets were issued to NBA
players in the 70's. This was the last road jersey style worn in the eight-year history of the Buffalo Braves franchise, whose owner John Y. Brown oddly swapped teams in 1978 with Celtics owner Irv Levin who then promptly moved the Braves to San Diego where they took the name, Clippers.