Vintage 2005 Big Ten Champions University of Illinois Fighting Illinois Rawlings Basketball by John Deere ... NEW in Box ... RARE

RARE!

This is something that you don't see every day. 

This was in my father's John Deere collection.  When John Deere kicked my dad's ass to the curb after being a successful John Deere dealer for 40+ years, he asked me to remove the John Deere goods in his collection.  Which I'm happily doing.

Being a fan of Big 10 Basketball...this is a CLASSIC.

Illinois last won the Big 10 Championship in 2005, by going 15-1 during conference play.

This great looking, Rawlings basketball also comes with the original letter from John Deere, which reads in part...

"Thank you for participating in our recent tillage promotion....I also want to thank you for your efforts in helping to grow the John Deere tillage business over the past year.  With the launch of the 2006 Spring Early Order Program, now is your customers' best time to buy John Deere tillage.  We've got the right mix of products and a great Early Order Program, and, with your continued support, we can take tillage sales to a whole new level."

Help me find a new home for this unique little item.

It should make a nice addition, to any SERIOUS John Deere fans collection.

Thanks for bidding and enjoy!!

2-March-19