The Mechanicsville native has been amassing game tickets, photos and game-used equipment for half a century his collection includes the first-ever Super Bowl ticket and a 1940s Boston Braves satin jersey.

Pomfrey's collection rivals any pro or college hall of fame.

I love the hunt for the item," he said. "Once we get it catalogued, we go to the next item. Dollar value means nothing to me, but the historic value, I mean, you can't put a price on it.

The older and more rare the item, the better.

These are all game used. Real deal, Pomfrey said. Nothing reproduction, you will find up here.

One game in particular piques his interest.

Here we have an official game program from the Rose Bowl played January 1, 1942, Pomfrey said.

A few weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7,

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