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What’s your Favorite Bears Jersey?

Sentimental Value: the value of something to someone because of personal or emotional associations rather than material worth.

Jeff Berckes
Autographed Tom Waddle jersey from the author’s collection

The jersey in the picture is not worth much. Purchased in early 1992 from a local shoe store with money earned shoveling driveways, $5 a customer. A trip to the local screen printer added plain white letters W-A-D-D-L-E to the back for a bargain rate because, quite frankly, it didn’t turn out all that well.

“Who is Waddle?”

“He’s my favorite player.