1992 Skybox USA #17 Larry Bird NBA Shooting 1984 Game Worn Pants Photo Matched 10/31/84 JF Authentic Collection
1992 Skybox USA #17 Larry Bird NBA Shooting 1984 Game Worn Pants Photo Matched 10/31/84 JF Authentic Collection
1992 Skybox USA Basketball — Larry Bird NBA Shooting | JF Authentic Collection Game Worn Relic | Beckett Authenticated
- Card: #17 Larry Bird — NBA Shooting
- Set: 1992 Skybox USA Basketball
- Subset: NBA Shooting
- Relic Type: 1984 Game Worn Pants Swatch
- Authentication: Photo Matched — 10/31/84
- Authenticator: JF Authentic Collection
- Grader: Beckett Grading Services
- Cert #: 0018693035
- Team: Boston Celtics
- Position: Forward
One of the most extraordinary Larry Bird relic cards in the hobby — the 1992 Skybox USA #17 Larry Bird NBA Shooting, enhanced with a swatch of 1984 game worn pants, photo matched to October 31, 1984 by JF Authentic Collection and authenticated by Beckett Grading Services. The front features a stunning full-bleed action photo of Bird in his green Boston Celtics #33 road uniform, fully extended on a layup at the peak of his powers, with the USA Basketball logo in the lower right corner. The embedded pants swatch is prominently displayed alongside the JF Authentic Collection hologram and cert label.
Photo matching is the gold standard of game-used authentication — meaning the exact fiber, weave, and wear pattern of this swatch has been visually verified against game footage or photography from the specific date of October 31, 1984, during what was a championship-caliber Celtics season (Bird won his 2nd NBA Championship in 1984).
Card Back Text: "Larry Bird is one of the best pure shooters ever to put on a basketball uniform. Averaging 24.5 points a game over his 12-year NBA career, the brilliant Bird led the league in free throw shooting percentage for four seasons and is the only Celtic to score 2000-plus points in three consecutive seasons. Bird has also stunned fans with 40 or more points 51 times in his career, including four games where he eclipsed the 50-point mark."
⚡ Fun Fact: Larry Bird won three consecutive NBA MVP awards (1984–86) and three NBA Championships (1981, 1984, 1986) with the Boston Celtics. The 1984–85 season — the year this swatch originates from — was one of the greatest individual seasons in NBA history. Bird was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and is widely regarded as one of the five greatest players in NBA history. A photo-matched game worn relic from this era is an exceptionally rare find.