{"product_id":"anthony-munoz-signed-usc-trojans-riddell-speed-replica-helmet-schwartz-auth","title":"Anthony Muñoz Signed USC Trojans Riddell Speed Replica Helmet Schwartz Auth","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the college-chapter signature of the player \nESPN's panel of experts named \nthe greatest offensive tackle in the history of the NFL — \non the helmet of the program where his career \nnearly ended before it began — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Muñoz Autographed USC Trojans Riddell \nFull Size Speed Replica Football Helmet — \nSchwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nIn 2022, an ESPN panel convened to rank \nthe greatest players ever to play each position \nin professional football. \nFor offensive tackle, the answer was unanimous: \nAnthony Muñoz — \n11 consecutive Pro Bowls, \n11 consecutive All-Pro selections, \n13 seasons at left tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals \nwithout missing more than three starts \nacross his first 11 years, \ninducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame \nin his first year of eligibility in 1998. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe USC Trojans helmet signed by Muñoz \nis the college-origin credential of that career — \nthe cardinal and gold of the program \nwhere he suffered three knee surgeries \nacross four seasons, \nwas limited to just 16 combined games \nin his final two college years, \nand returned from his most recent knee injury \nto play one game in his senior year — \nthe 1979 Rose Bowl against Ohio State — \nin a performance so commanding \nthat the Cincinnati Bengals selected him \nthird overall in the 1980 NFL Draft \ndespite everything the injury history \nargued against.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe Riddell Speed Replica signed by Muñoz \nis the helmet of the program \nthat produced the greatest offensive tackle \nthe sport has ever seen, \ncertified authentic by Schwartz Sports Memorabilia \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eUSC Trojans Riddell Full Size Speed Replica \nFootball Helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e has been \n\u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed by Anthony Muñoz\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e with a tamper-proof \nnumbered hologram and a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-signed by \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Muñoz\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nUSC Trojans offensive tackle (1976-1979); \nCincinnati Bengals (1980-1992); \nPro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 1998 (first year of eligibility); \nESPN panel: greatest offensive tackle in NFL history (2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSC Trojans Riddell Full Size Speed Replica Football Helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe cardinal and gold of the program \nthat produced the sport's greatest offensive tackle; \nRiddell Speed Replica display-grade full-size construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e — \ntamper-proof numbered Schwartz Sports hologram \nwith certificate of authenticity verifiable online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree knee surgeries at USC\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nlimited to just 16 combined games in final two college seasons; \nreturned from the most recent injury \nfor one game — the 1979 Rose Bowl — \nand performed so decisively that Cincinnati \ndrafted him third overall anyway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1979 Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nUSC won 17-16; Charles White rushed for a Rose Bowl record 247 yards \nmostly behind Muñoz; coach John Robinson: \n\"He played the whole ball game, he didn't get hurt and we won. \nTo me, that's a perfect game.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNFL credentials: \n\u003cstrong\u003e11 consecutive Pro Bowls (1981-1991)\u003c\/strong\u003e; \n11 consecutive All-Pro selections (9 first-team); \n3x NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year (1981, 1987, 1988); \nNFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100 All-Time Team; \nNFL All-Decade Team 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso pitched for \u003cstrong\u003eUSC's 1978 NCAA baseball national championship team\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe rare dual-sport athlete whose football career \nbecame the greatest at his position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBacked by our \u003cstrong\u003eLifetime Authenticity Guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Cardinal and Gold — The Origin of the Greatest\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USC Trojans helmet is not the credential \nmost people reach for first \nwhen describing Anthony Muñoz's career. \nThe Bengals' orange and black, \nthe 11 consecutive Pro Bowls, \nthe Hall of Fame bust in Canton — \nthose are the available primary credentials \nof the greatest offensive tackle in NFL history. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe USC helmet is the origin credential — \nthe program where Muñoz's career began \nand where it came closest to ending \nbefore it had fully started. \nHe suffered three separate knee surgeries \nacross four seasons with the Trojans, \nmissing his freshman Rose Bowl, \nmissing his junior Rose Bowl, \nplaying just 16 combined games \nin his final two college years \non a program that won a bowl game \nin all four of the seasons \nhe was on the roster.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe USC Speed Replica signed by Muñoz \nis the helmet of the program \nthat developed him into the player \nthe Bengals were willing to take third overall \ndespite the injury history that made \nevery other team in the draft \nreconsider their interest. \nFor the collector who wants the college-origin piece \nof the player ESPN named the greatest offensive tackle \nin the history of the game, \nthe cardinal and gold is the specific format — \nthe helmet of the four Trojan seasons \nthat preceded and made possible \neverything that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThree Surgeries — The Risk Cincinnati Accepted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time of the 1980 NFL Draft, \nAnthony Muñoz had undergone three knee surgeries \nduring four seasons at USC. \nHe had missed the 1976 Rose Bowl as a freshman \ndue to injury. \nHe had missed the 1978 Rose Bowl as a junior \ndue to injury. \nHe had torn his knee in the 1979 season opener \nand missed the entire regular season. \n\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the 1980 draft arrived, \nteams evaluating Muñoz faced \na specific actuarial question: \nwas a 6'6\", 280-pound offensive tackle \nwith three knee operations, \nlimited to 16 combined games \nacross two college seasons, \nworth the third overall pick? \nThe medical skeptics had a reasonable case. \nThe Cincinnati Bengals made a different calculation — \nthey had seen one complete Muñoz game, \nthe 1979 Rose Bowl, \nand they believed that what they saw in that game \nwas worth accepting the risk the knee history presented. \nThey were correct.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nMuñoz missed just three starts \nacross his first 11 NFL seasons — \nthe player with three college knee surgeries \nbecame one of the most durable available \nstarting offensive linemen \nin the history of his position, \nbuilding the 11-consecutive-Pro-Bowl streak \nthat stood as the most ever \nby an offensive lineman in NFL history \nat the time of his retirement. \nThe USC Speed Replica signed by Muñoz \nis the helmet of the program \nwhere the knee history was written — \nand where the one game that made the third pick \nworth the risk was played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Game — The 1979 Rose Bowl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn January 1, 1980, \nAnthony Muñoz returned from knee surgery \nthat had cost him the entire 1979 USC season \nto play in the Rose Bowl \nagainst the Ohio State Buckeyes. \nIt was his one available game of that season — \nthe single opportunity he had \nto demonstrate that the knee \nwas functional at the level \nan NFL franchise needed to see \nbefore committing the third overall pick. \n\u003cstrong\u003eUSC won 17-16. \nCharles White rushed for 247 yards — \na Rose Bowl record that still stands — \nrunning primarily behind Muñoz \non the left side of the offensive line, \nincluding six carries on the 83-yard drive \nto score the game-winning touchdown \nwith 1:32 remaining. \nUSC coach John Robinson described it afterward: \n\"He played the whole ball game, \nhe didn't get hurt and we won. \nTo me, that's a perfect game. \nThat's one of the greatest things \nI've ever seen happen.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe NFL Alumni's citation of Muñoz \nyears later described a profession \nwith three levels of offensive lineman — \nthose aspiring to make the Pro Bowl, \nthose who had earned All-Pro status, \nand then: \"Anthony Muñoz. \nHe's alone at the top.\" \nThe USC Speed 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