This past June, Seattle native Sean “Prawn” McEvoy bought an old sweater from a Goodwill in Asheville, North Carolina, for 58 cents. It had “West Point” stitched across the front, and there were holes. Sean (who sang for the defunct, beloved, highly flammable Seattle punk band Tit Pig) and his wife, Rikki, run a business buying and selling vintage clothes called Roslyn VTG Trading Co., so they’re always scouring the bins. A few months after the purchase, McEvoy was watching a Vince Lombardi documentary at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and noticed the famed Green Bay football coach wearing the same type of sweater. He then looked closer at his 58-cent find and saw “Lombardi” written on a tag inside. After a few phone calls and a trip to Dallas, McEvoy confirmed Lombardi had indeed owned the sweater when he coached at West Point between 1949 and 1953. Lombardi went on to be head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, leading the team to five NFL championships. Since 1970, teams that win the Super Bowl are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Last week, the sweater sold out of Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, to an anonymous phone bidder for $43,020…
