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Heritage Auction’s Chris Ivy on the upcoming auction of the Jersey worn by Mike Eruzione during the 1980 games against the Soviet Union.
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Three years ago two day the United States celebrated what has become known as the miracle on -- 1980 Winter Olympics -- placid new you'll -- US men's ice hockey team beat the Soviet Union and then went on to defeat Finland for the gold medal.
The team's captain might have its Giuliani is dia is being auctioned this weekend in New York.
Chris -- with heritage auctions joins us now hi Chris welcome good morning let's put it up on the Hampshire where this is the jealousy fitness habits the only -- When he scored the winning goal against the Soviets is that correct that's correct idea definitely was a team captain -- the winning goal and this is unique.
It's though is -- -- he got a new Jersey's for the for the Olympics a blue and and a white one and this is the white when he was wearing in the miracle on nights and you'll telling me that you think this through it just is gonna go for one million dollars one million dollars plus.
We've actually seen compare levels the Canadian version of the miracle on -- they -- the Soviet team in 1972 and what's known as a some serious.
Paul Henderson was the captain of that team score the winning goal the and in 2010.
His Jersey sold in the Canadian auction.
For one point 275 1000000 why am I missing here and I understand it was a remarkable.
Item in sports history.
But a million bucks for -- general isn't it was voted by Sports Illustrated -- most significant sporting moment of the twentieth century and it's one of those moments what we all knew.
Where we are.
We did -- -- I think it's -- -- all right hasn't ever been -- It hasn't Mike -- is -- -- when he brought it home.
He had a dry cleaned once and then he put it all up in the attic.
And that's been sitting their sense when he saw though the Canadian Jersey so for over a million is that I better get this out but in the sailors -- lost 33 years ago.
That's right -- watched it cleaned it wants after after the Olympics that's right why is he selling them just because the Canadian Jersey got a million to.
Well Mike you know he he he went to that Olympic Games in late last to -- -- gold medal and he got his gold medal and he's never gonna sell that.
But does he likes to say he's got three children two new Jersey's.
There's no way to really split that up so he's going do help this charity you know -- his children the auction is it starts is it tomorrow night it's online right now what AJ dot com through heritage auctions so people can go online.
They can sign up and we'll participate -- the price now.
It's a 425000.
Currently and you think it's gonna go up by 600000.
Box by tomorrow night when he walks -- closes 90% of the bidding takes place the last 48 hours and so lava lots of city about thirty to 50% of where we think they're gonna end -- ultimately need to think you'll be an American who's who buys it.
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Alright Chris on the I guess you major point I'm just astonished -- a million dollars for June would have been worth more he didn't want to.
Half -- You know I think it would be a little fraction -- a -- More than elvis'.
Sure that it Lawrence last concert probably that's what a blessing it is there's a lot of Elvis material out there this is a one of the kind got into Egypt to -- -- because that he would have his DNA on it wouldn't have got an economy in us important.
Alright Chris good luck with the auction and we are very pleased to see if that it might go from million books that's extraordinary thank you thank you Chris appreciate it.
