{"product_id":"jack-youngblood-hf-01-signed-rams-white-throwback-jersey-schwartz-auth","title":"Jack Youngblood \"HF '01\" Signed Rams White Throwback Jersey Schwartz Auth","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the inscription of the Hall of Fame credential \nfrom the player Jim Hanifan called \n\"the John Wayne of football\" — \non the throwback white jersey \nof the franchise he served for 14 seasons — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eJack Youngblood Autographed Los Angeles Rams \nWhite Throwback Custom Football Jersey (Size XL), \nInscribed \"HF '01\" — Schwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \n\"HF '01\" is Youngblood's notation \nof the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2001 — \nthe formal credential of a career \nbuilt over 14 seasons and 201 consecutive games \nin a single Rams uniform, \nacross 151.5 career sacks, \nseven consecutive Pro Bowls, \nfive All-Pro selections, \nand five NFC Championship Game appearances. \n\u003cstrong\u003eThe most specific available credential \nfrom that career is not a statistic. \nIt is a date: January 1980. \nIn the divisional playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, \nYoungblood suffered a fractured left fibula. \nHe was fitted with a plastic brace. \nHe played every defensive down \nin the NFC Championship Game. \nHe played every defensive down \nin Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. \nThe following week, with the same fractured fibula, \nhe played in the Pro Bowl.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nSports Illustrated placed it \namong the Top 10 moments of athletes playing in pain \nin the history of professional sports. \nThe throwback white Rams jersey signed \nand inscribed \"HF '01\" by Youngblood \nis the throwback colorway of a 14-season Rams career \nthat the Hall of Fame formally recognized in Canton \non August 4, 2001 — \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\u003eLos Angeles Rams White Throwback Custom \nFootball Jersey (Size XL)\u003c\/strong\u003e has been \n\u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed and inscribed \"HF '01\" \nby Jack Youngblood\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe autograph and inscription have 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 and inscribed \u003cstrong\u003e\"HF '01\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \nby \u003cstrong\u003eJack Youngblood\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nLos Angeles Rams defensive end (1971-1984); \nPro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2001; \nseven consecutive Pro Bowls; \nfive-time All-Pro; 151.5 career sacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLos Angeles Rams White Throwback Custom Football Jersey (Size XL)\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe throwback white colorway \nof the franchise's Los Angeles era; \nthe road uniform design of the team \nYoungblood played for exclusively across 14 seasons\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\u003e\"HF '01\" inscription\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nPro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2001 — \ninducted August 4, 2001, in Canton, Ohio; \npresented by former teammate and HOF defensive tackle Merlin Olsen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe fractured fibula\u003c\/strong\u003e: \nYoungblood suffered a broken left fibula \nin the 1979 divisional playoff game against Dallas — \nthen played every defensive down \nin the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl XIV, \nand the following week's Pro Bowl \non the same injury; \nSports Illustrated Top 10 list of athletes playing in pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e14 seasons, one franchise\u003c\/strong\u003e: \n201 consecutive games (Rams record); \n151.5 career sacks; \nled the Rams in sacks nine times; \n18 sacks in 1979 (career high); \nfive NFC Championship Game appearances; \nRams defensive captain 1977-1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt retirement, asked his career to be remembered \nfor \u003cstrong\u003e\"dignity, integrity, respect and pride\"\u003c\/strong\u003e; \nCollege Football Hall of Fame (1992); \nFlorida Gator Football Ring of Honor\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\u003e\"HF '01\" — The Throwback Jersey of the Hall of Fame Career\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Los Angeles Rams' throwback white jersey \nis the road colorway of the franchise's \nmost celebrated defensive era — \nthe uniform of the Fearsome Foursome's legacy \nand the team that played in five NFC Championship Games \nduring Youngblood's 14-year tenure. \nYoungblood played every one of those seasons \nin that uniform — \nno other team's jersey was ever an option, \nbecause he was never traded, never released, \nnever a free agent seeking a different destination. \n\u003cstrong\u003eHe arrived in Los Angeles as the 20th overall pick \nin 1971, backed up Deacon Jones his first season, \nand became the full-time starter when Jones was traded — \ninheriting not just the position \nbut the standard that the Fearsome Foursome \nhad established for what a Rams defensive lineman \nwas supposed to be. \nHe then proceeded to lead the Rams in sacks \nnine times across fourteen seasons, \nproduce 151.5 career sacks in schemes \ndesigned primarily to stop the run, \nearn seven consecutive Pro Bowl invitations, \nand be named the team's most valuable player \nthree times by his teammates and coaches.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe inscription \"HF '01\" on this throwback white jersey \nis the formal credential of that career — \nthe Hall of Fame notation in the colorway \nof the franchise where every game of it was played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eJanuary 1980 — The Fractured Fibula\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first-round NFC divisional playoff game \nagainst the Dallas Cowboys \nin January 1980, \nJack Youngblood suffered a fractured left fibula. \nThe medical recommendation was straightforward: \nstop playing. \n\u003cstrong\u003eYoungblood was fitted with a plastic brace \nand played every defensive down \nin the NFC Championship Game \nagainst the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — \na game the Rams won to advance \nto Super Bowl XIV. \nHe then played every defensive down \nin Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers \nat the Rose Bowl in Pasadena — \nthe Rams' first Super Bowl appearance, \nthe championship they came within \na John Stallworth catch of winning. \nThe following week, with the same fractured fibula, \nhe played in the Pro Bowl.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nSports Illustrated ranked it \namong the ten most significant moments \nof athletes competing in pain \nin the history of professional sports. \nJim Hanifan — his offensive line coach — \ncalled him \"the John Wayne of football.\" \nYoungblood himself, when asked about the playoff run \nyears later, said he remembered \n\"being within a step of Terry Bradshaw \nas he threw the ball to John Stallworth \ndown the left sideline\" — \nthe play that clinched the Steelers' victory, \nthe moment closest to the championship \nthe broken-leg playoff run was built toward. \nThe throwback white jersey inscribed \"HF '01\" \nbelongs to the player who completed \nthat playoff run in a plastic brace \nand then waited two more decades \nbefore the Hall of Fame made \nthe career's formal assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e151.5 Sacks — One Team, Fourteen Seasons\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most available statistical argument \nfor Jack Youngblood's Hall of Fame credential \nis the one that requires the most context \nto be fully understood: \n151.5 career sacks, \naccumulated across 14 seasons \nin defensive schemes built primarily \nto stop the run rather than generate sacks. \nYoungblood played the majority of his career \nunder defensive coordinator Ray Malavasi's \nstop-the-run-first philosophy — \na scheme in which the defensive ends \nwere asked to set the edge \nbefore pursuing the quarterback, \nrather than the pure pass-rush assignments \nthat inflate the sack totals \nof edge rushers in more permissive schemes. \n\u003cstrong\u003eWithin those constraints, \nYoungblood led the Rams in sacks \nin nine of his fourteen seasons — \nincluding his career-high 18 sacks in 1979, \nthe year he played the playoffs \non a fractured fibula. \nHe played 201 consecutive games \nbefore missing his first in Week 15 of 1984 \ndue to a ruptured disc in his lower back — \nand returned for the season finale \nand the playoffs that year \nafter being told by team doctors \nthat he needed surgery and was done for the year. \nWhen he retired on August 27, 1985, \nhe asked that his career be remembered \nfor \"dignity, integrity, respect and pride.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe Hall of Fame — which enshrined him in 2001, \nsixteen years after his final game — \nhonored the request. \nThe throwback white jersey signed \"HF '01\" \nis the permanent credential \nof that career's formal recognition, \nin the colorway of the only franchise \nthat ever benefited from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSchwartz Sports Authentication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e \nwith a tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand a certificate of authenticity \nverifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis jersey is certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports Memorabilia\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe tamper-proof numbered hologram \nand certificate of authenticity \nare verifiable online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJack Youngblood (Herbert Jackson Youngblood III)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLos Angeles Rams (1971-1984, entire career)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDefensive End (#85)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAutographed Custom Football 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