{"product_id":"vinny-testaverde-signed-miami-hurricanes-black-speed-replica-helmet-schwartz","title":"Vinny Testaverde Signed Miami Hurricanes Black Speed Replica Helmet Schwartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdd the signature of the player \nwho won the first Heisman Trophy \nin University of Miami history — \non the Hurricanes' most visually assertive available helmet — \nto your collection with this \n\u003cstrong\u003eVinny Testaverde Autographed Miami Hurricanes \nBlack Riddell Full Size Speed Replica Football Helmet — \nSchwartz Sports Authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. \nThe black helmet is Miami at its most visually forceful — \nthe departure from the traditional orange and green \nthat creates the sharpest available contrast \nfrom the standard Hurricanes identity. \n\u003cstrong\u003eIt carries the autograph of the player \nwho produced that identity's most singular available credential: \nthe Heisman Trophy, December 6, 1986 — \nthe first in University of Miami history, \nwon by the second-largest margin \nin the award's history at the time, \nby a player who had survived \nthe deepest quarterback room \nany college program had ever assembled \njust to get to the starting position \nthat made the credential possible.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nIn the fall of 1982, \nTestaverde arrived at Miami \nto find Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, \nand future Georgia head coach Mark Richt \nalready on the roster — \nthe three quarterbacks who preceded him \nto the starting job before he inherited it in 1985, \nled the Hurricanes to a 10-2 record and the Sugar Bowl, \nthen produced the 1986 season \nthat delivered the Heisman, \nevery other major individual award, \nan 11-0 regular season, \nthe No. 1 national ranking, \nand the first overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft. \nThe black Riddell Speed Replica signed by Testaverde \nis the Hurricanes' alternate colorway piece \nof the player whose arrival at the top \nof one of the most talent-dense programs \nin the history of the position produced exactly that, \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\u003eMiami Hurricanes Black Riddell Full Size \nSpeed Replica Football Helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e has been \n\u003cstrong\u003ehand-signed by Vinny Testaverde\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\u003eVinny Testaverde\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nMiami Hurricanes quarterback (1982, 1984-1986); \n1986 Heisman Trophy winner — first in University of Miami history; \nCollege Football Hall of Fame 2013; \nfirst overall pick, 1987 NFL Draft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMiami Hurricanes Black Riddell Full Size Speed Replica Helmet\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nthe Hurricanes' black alternate colorway; \nmost visually assertive available Miami format; \nfull-size Riddell Speed Replica display-grade 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\u003eFirst Heisman Trophy in UM history\u003c\/strong\u003e — \nDecember 6, 1986; won by the second-largest margin \nin award history (678 of 1,050 first-place votes); \nconsensus unanimous First-Team All-American\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1986 award sweep: \u003cstrong\u003eHeisman Trophy + Davey O'Brien Award + \nMaxwell Award + Walter Camp Player of the Year + \nSammy Baugh Trophy\u003c\/strong\u003e — every major individual award available; \nno other player swept all five in 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe QB room: \u003cstrong\u003eJim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, \nand Mark Richt all preceded Testaverde\u003c\/strong\u003e \nas Miami's starter — arguably the deepest quarterback roster \nin college football history assembled on one team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e23-3 as a starter\u003c\/strong\u003e at Miami across two seasons; \n11-0 regular season in 1986; \n48 career touchdown passes (Miami career record at the time); \njersey number 14 retired by the University of Miami\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 Black Helmet — Miami's Most Assertive Format\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe University of Miami's traditional identity \nis orange and green — \nthe colorway of five national championships, \nof the dynasty years that redefined \ncollege football's swagger in the 1980s, \nof the program that produced \nmore first-round NFL draft picks \nin a concentrated era \nthan any other school in the sport. \nThe black alternate helmet \nis Miami at maximum visual contrast from that identity — \nthe darkest available departure \nfrom the traditional orange-and-green shell, \nin the full-size Riddell Speed Replica format \nthat presents the Hurricanes' most striking alternate design \nat the complete visual scale of a game helmet. \n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Testaverde specifically, \nthe black alternate is the most assertive available format \nfor the credential that makes his Miami chapter \nthe most historically specific available one: \nthe first Heisman Trophy the program had ever produced, \nwon in the most decisive available margin, \nin the season that confirmed Miami \nas the most dominant program in college football — \nin the helmet of the quarterback \nwho delivered every individual honor \nthe 1986 season had available \nand the No. 1 ranking that made the season \nthe most celebrated in Hurricanes history \nbefore the Fiesta Bowl changed its ending.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe black Speed Replica signed by Testaverde \nis the alternate-colorway piece \nof that credential — \nthe Hurricanes' visual departure \nsigned by the player \nwho represents the program's \nmost singular individual arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKelly, Kosar, Richt — The Room He Had to Survive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1982, \nVinny Testaverde arrived at the University of Miami \nto find a quarterback roster \nthat no program has since assembled \nin equivalent concentration. \nJim Kelly — who would win four consecutive AFC championships \nwith the Buffalo Bills \nand be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame — \nwas ahead of him on the depth chart. \nBernie Kosar — who would lead the Cleveland Browns \nto four postseason appearances \nand be selected All-Pro — \nwas on the same roster. \nMark Richt — who would spend 15 seasons \nas head coach of Georgia and then Miami — \nwas there too. \n\u003cstrong\u003eTestaverde redshirted in 1983 \non Miami's national championship team, \nbacked up Kosar in 1984, \nand finally took over the starting job in 1985 — \nmore than three years after his arrival, \nhaving waited behind two future NFL starters \nand a future Power Five head coach \nfor the opportunity the Hurricanes' depth chart \nhad not previously created. \nIn 1985, his first year as the starter, \nMiami went 10-2 and reached the Sugar Bowl. \nIn 1986, they went 11-0 in the regular season \nand ranked No. 1 in the country.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nThe most specific available description \nof what Testaverde accomplished \nrequires knowing what preceded it — \nthe depth chart he waited behind, \nthe roster he survived to inherit, \nthe 1982 Miami quarterback room \nthat remains the single most concentrated \navailable example of elite talent \nat one position on one college team \nin the sport's modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDecember 6, 1986 — The First Heisman in Hurricanes History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe University of Miami had been playing football \nsince 1926 and had produced \none national championship (1983) \nbefore Vinny Testaverde's senior season. \nIt had never produced a Heisman Trophy winner. \n\u003cstrong\u003eOn December 6, 1986, \nat the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City, \nTestaverde received 678 first-place votes \nout of 1,050 registered electors — \nthe second-largest winning margin \nin the history of the award \nat the time of his selection. \nHe had produced the 1986 season \nthat made the margin make sense: \n2,557 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, \nnine interceptions, 63.4% completion rate, \n165.8 passer rating (the best in the nation), \non the No. 1 ranked team in the country, \nleading the Hurricanes to an 11-0 regular season \nthat positioned Miami for its second national title \nin four years.\u003c\/strong\u003e \nHe had also swept every other major individual award \navailable to a college quarterback that year — \nthe Davey O'Brien, the Maxwell, \nthe Walter Camp Player of the Year, \nand the Sammy Baugh Trophy — \na five-award sweep that left no available credential \nunclaimed. \nTampa Bay selected him first overall \nin the 1987 NFL Draft the following spring. \nIn 2013, the College Football Hall of Fame \ninducted him as one of six Hurricanes \never enshrined. \nThe University of Miami retired his number 14 — \none of only four Hurricanes \never to receive that honor. \nThe black Riddell Speed Replica signed by Testaverde \nis the alternate-colorway helmet \nof the first player Miami ever sent \nto the Downtown Athletic Club \nto collect the sport's most prestigious individual award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSchwartz Sports Authentication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis helmet has been certified authentic by \n\u003cstrong\u003eSchwartz Sports 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