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It is the middle of summer. We’re halfway though our player countdown and seven teams into our season previews, but there really isn’t much else to talk about. Sure, I could do another Boilermakings, but I started a new day job this week and I am looking for a fun little distraction.
The blogging gods delivered with this tweet from Juan:
Found this gem while cleaning out my home desk for my move. pic.twitter.com/ooHuekBBJz
— #JuansTheOne2028 (@Air_Force_Juan) July 9, 2018
Yes, that is a signed photo of Darrell Hazell. It is hard to believe at one time we believed so strongly in him. There was even the easter egg of the Rose Bowl logo in the eye of his 2013 season poster.
My, we were young and stupid.
I am sure many people out there have plenty of great pieces of Purdue memorabilia. My favorite is a piece of the original Mackey Arena floor signed by Robbie Hummel, E’Twaun Moore, and JaJuan Johnson. This is a priceless piece in my home, and in a far better spot for display than my mini helmet signed by Keith Smith, Ryan Kerrigan, Robert Marve, and Danny Hope.
We all have some bad things though, so I posed a question:
I am having a hard time trying to come up with a more useless piece of Purdue memorabilia.
— Hammer & Rails (@HammerAndRails) July 9, 2018
A signed Jeff George helmet?
Matt ten Dam's game-worn jersey?
Morgan Burke's desk? https://t.co/nzz0H8jtUM
There were lots of great responses to this:
Is it bad I'd probably take a ten Dam worn jersey?
— Troy Stiffler (@TroyStiffler) July 9, 2018
Ah, Matt ten Dam: 7’2: with no discernable basketball skills and the athleticism of a cement truck. My, how do we love him around here. So much so that Jumboheroes’ brother has a signed hat!
It’s not a game worn jersey, but I do have a hat signed by Matt Ten Dam pic.twitter.com/aIlREw6xhX
— david ledman (@davidledman) July 9, 2018
There were LOTS of Hazell items:
I had Hazell’s Autograph on a helmet. Fun fact, alcohol wipes remove sharpie marker.
— Anthony Winebrenner (@Tony_XIII_dub) July 10, 2018
Uhm maybe a brick signed by Dollar Bill Darrell?
— Breezy (@OV_Breezy) July 9, 2018
Although.... if you set it on your mantle, it would technically mean your fire place reached one brick higher......
I tossed my mini helmet signed by Hazell when we moved last year.
— Chris ODonnell (@chrisod) July 9, 2018
@Air_Force_Juan if this doesn’t top it, it’s a very close second. Thank God it was free. #UselessMemorabilia pic.twitter.com/9xRP4UwtpR
— Pete Nonos (@pnonos) July 10, 2018
Of course there were lots of good signed Hazell items. The only things he was good at were signing contracts and paychecks.
Of course, there are other things out there:
I have a football signed by Danny hope.
— Evan (@evanatort1600) July 10, 2018
My Dad's reamer club paddle is signed by Jim coletto
I have versyps old desk at work. That might be up there in a year or two.
— Adam Vandewalle (@AdamVandewalle) July 9, 2018
Ronnie Johnson signed bottle of BBQ sauce?
— Grant Ev (@BatuimusBoiler) July 9, 2018
Gary Nord/John Shoop playbook
— BoilerPrintr (@BoilerPrintr) July 9, 2018
New Purdue Pete’s Head?
— AtticTubaForLife (@TarkingtonSW369) July 9, 2018
I had a Danny Hope autographed football. The football itself was worth something so gave it to my son to play with.
— sfboiler (@sfboiler) July 10, 2018
I had collettos headset after we upset Michigan in 96 or 97 and stormed the field. Even then I knew it was lame memorabilia and left it. In those days ticket takers left at halftime so 2nd half was free entry.
— Brian (@squats2) July 10, 2018
New Purdue Pete’s Head?
— AtticTubaForLife (@TarkingtonSW369) July 9, 2018
Was at a golf outing in Indy once where a George signed Colts jersey received ZERO bids.
— Paul Sonnefeldt (@PaulSonnefeldt) July 10, 2018
Of course, the most valuable piece is the Wooden jersey, recently purchased and returned to Purdue by our own Drew Brees. For which, I have a theory:
in terms of most valuable, maybe the Wooden jersey was a Horcrux to get us our first basketball title since 1932. now we nee Piggy Lambert's spitoon and Stretch Murphy's socks.
— Hammer & Rails (@HammerAndRails) July 9, 2018