"Bryon Adams makes his living in management consulting, but he is also a sports collector, specifically Dallas Cowboys memorabilia. One of his pieces, a Tom Landry fedora, is on display at The Star after he loaned it to the team. He has long wanted a game-worn jersey of a Cowboys' Ring of Honor member. When he received the list of items available from Goldin Auctions, a Cowboys jersey was not among the 100 offered, but a football was."
"It was purported to be the football receiver Drew Pearson threw out of Metropolitan Stadium in celebration after catching the famed "Hail Mary" pass from Roger Staubach on Dec. 28, 1975. "I won it at an auction," Adams said. "One of the things I tell people: Your heart wants to believe everything you see is real, so you've got to be careful because your wallet gets attached to that fast and you bought something not legitimate.""
Bryon Adams is a Dallas Cowboys memorabilia collector who loaned a Tom Landry fedora to The Star and sought a game-worn Cowboys Ring of Honor jersey. He found a football at a Goldin Auctions sale that was purported to be the ball Drew Pearson tossed after the Dec. 28, 1975 "Hail Mary" reception from Roger Staubach and won it at auction. Adams tried to verify provenance by contacting the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Cowboys contacts. An origin story claims a fan found the ball outside Metropolitan Stadium and later obtained a bill of sale from Vikings GM Mike Lynn. Adams warns buyers to be cautious because emotional attachment can lead to purchasing items that are not legitimate.
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