Durango53
04-28-2004, 01:24 PM
The back room in an office in Arlington, Texas, is the place where game-used jerseys are momentarily stored until they're brought to the cutting room. The jerseys are then diced and sliced into little squares that are attached to Donruss cards.
In the past three years, more than 20,000 jerseys have left the room ... and yet Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinals jersey, one that arrived in the room shortly after the 2000 season, never made it out.
Monday, it was found lying in the very same place where a company official put it more than three years ago.
"We cut up 4,000 jerseys every four months," said Bill Dully, president and chief operating officer of Donruss. "For a jersey to still be there for that period of time is nearly impossible."
Instead, as a tribute to what Tillman stood for, company officials decided Monday to donate the jersey to his family.
"It's not proper to contact them yet, but when the time is right, we'd be very interested in working with the family and if they wish, steer the profits into some sort of fund or charity," Capolino said. "There's not a big rush. I think Pat Tillman jerseys will have legs for the next five years. His story is not going to go away. It's too heart-wrenching."
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In the past three years, more than 20,000 jerseys have left the room ... and yet Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinals jersey, one that arrived in the room shortly after the 2000 season, never made it out.
Monday, it was found lying in the very same place where a company official put it more than three years ago.
"We cut up 4,000 jerseys every four months," said Bill Dully, president and chief operating officer of Donruss. "For a jersey to still be there for that period of time is nearly impossible."
Instead, as a tribute to what Tillman stood for, company officials decided Monday to donate the jersey to his family.
"It's not proper to contact them yet, but when the time is right, we'd be very interested in working with the family and if they wish, steer the profits into some sort of fund or charity," Capolino said. "There's not a big rush. I think Pat Tillman jerseys will have legs for the next five years. His story is not going to go away. It's too heart-wrenching."
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