- Hamilton Tiger Cats legend Tommy Joe Coffey game worn jersey
- Black Jersey with white and Barber Pole striped sleeves (Yellow and Black)
- Sewn double twill numbers #75 on front, back and sleeves
- Southland athletic tag in neck with "game sweater and 1967" written in marker
- 1967 also written in marker on the first yellow band inside the left cuff of the jersey’s shortened sleeve (both sleeves custom shortened)
- Size 46L
- Shows some marks on the sleeves and pilling across jersey
- Includes letter of authenticity from Classic auctions which has been signed by Coffey at the bottom
Tommy Joe Coffey was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and place kicker who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.
In his fourteen-year career he caught 650 passes for a total of 10,320 yards and 63 touchdowns. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving 4 times: 1963 to 1965 and 1969, his most prolific year being 1965 with 81 receptions for 1,286 yards. His best TD totals were 1962 and 1969 with 11, his best point totals 1969 with 148 points and 1962 with 129. He was replaced as the Tiger Cat place kicker by Ian Sunter after the 1971 season, hitting only 11 of 27 field goal attempts. He also played some defense in his first two years, intercepting 3 balls in 1959 and 1 in 1960.
Coffey was a member of two Grey Cup winning teams, in 1967 and 1972, both with Hamilton against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, especially during the 1967 season, catching 42 passes for 683 yards (16.3 yards/catch) and 5 touchdowns and hitting 18 of 27 field goal attempts for a total of 107 points. In the 55th Grey Cup (1967) game, he scored 3 points as a kicker (2 converts and 1 rouge after a missed field goal). In the 1967-1972 span with Hamilton, he scored 603 points, third on their all-time list, see Hamilton Tiger-Cats all-time records and statistics.
In 1968 Coffey's helmet was stolen from a pool hall. 48 years later in November, 2015 Coffey is reunited with his stolen helmet.
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