Chuck Webb Game Worn Jersey

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Definitively photo matched to 9/26/1990 vs Colorado and considering the amount of wear it was almost certainly worn the next week vs Pacific. Sadly as well all know Chuck injured his ACL and would never play for us again. I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Volador said:
These are the socks that I wore to the game at Syracuse in 1997 and the Arkansas game in Neyland Stadium in route to our National Championship.

Do I hear $150?? Anyone? Anyone want to bid? Anyone? Buehler??

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Have they been authenticated or photo matched? Want to make sure I’m buying the real deal.
 
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DOCTORLOOMIS said:
Definitively photo matched to 9/26/1990 vs Colorado and considering the amount of wear it was almost certainly worn the next week vs Pacific. Sadly as well all know Chuck injured his ACL and would never play for us again. I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Your collection is insane, and likely unparalleled too. Maybe Peyton or someone has a better collection but I would have to see it.

That said..
This is a "Crown Jewel" type find. Amazing. Most everyone my age (47) or older will tell you that:

Chuck Webb is THE BEST RB to ever play at UT. We will never know what he may have accomplished after that stupid Pacific game though.

He was absolutely unstoppable at times, and ran with fierceness and beauty. Had HUGE games too vs SEC teams. His is a terribly sad story in that he never got to go to the NFL and get the recognition and lifestyle that his talent deserved. Truly an amazing RB. I am about to go look for his highlights on youtube right now. 😄

Edit: all I could find was this 250yds 2TD game in the Cotton Bowl. On 26 carries
 
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DOCTORLOOMIS said:
Definitively photo matched to 9/26/1990 vs Colorado and considering the amount of wear it was almost certainly worn the next week vs Pacific. Sadly as well all know Chuck injured his ACL and would never play for us again. I hope you enjoy the photos.

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That is nice Doc. IMO, Chuck is the best Vols RB over the last fifty years.

As I recall, he went out early against Pacific. So, not so sure about the amount of wear. He was running left on a sweep play against a horrible opponent. Just his natural gift, he reversed field and came back to right. Sad sad sad sad moment. I will always blame the turf we had at that time as a contributing factor.
 
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DOCTORLOOMIS said:
Definitively photo matched to 9/26/1990 vs Colorado and considering the amount of wear it was almost certainly worn the next week vs Pacific. Sadly as well all know Chuck injured his ACL and would never play for us again. I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Solid addition to your collection, man!

Always enjoy your finds
 
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DOCTORLOOMIS said:
Definitively photo matched to 9/26/1990 vs Colorado and considering the amount of wear it was almost certainly worn the next week vs Pacific. Sadly as well all know Chuck injured his ACL and would never play for us again. I hope you enjoy the photos.

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Gene McEver and Chuck Webb were 2 of the best running backs in Tennessee history and they both would have likely won the Heisman Trophy.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
The best RBs in UT history are:

1) Chuck Webb
2) Jamal Lewis

Everyone else is fighting for 3rd. I might go with Charlie Garner.
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There have been a bunch of great running backs at Tennessee but, yes, Webb was the best. I read something that described him as a near perfect blend of power and speed. Watch the Cotton Bowl video above. He had breakaway speed that was amazing. Great vision and used blocks effectively. Hard to believe he only played 12 games for Tennessee.
 
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orchidvol said:
There have been a bunch of great running backs at Tennessee but, yes, Webb was the best. I read something that described him as a near perfect blend of power and speed. Watch the Cotton Bowl video above. He had breakaway speed that was amazing. Great vision and used blocks effectively. Hard to believe he only played 12 games for Tennessee.
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He should have been the next in that line of great SEC RBs in the 80s of Herschel, Bo, and Emmitt. Webb was next. But that knee injury the 2nd game of his sophomore season kept him from becoming a legend beside those names.
 
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