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Auburn game-worn helmet sells for highest price ever

Jordan Cox

By Jordan Cox

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Chris Davis’ game-worn helmet from the 2013 Iron Bowl sold for $47,190 on Sunday, reports ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell.

It was announced last month that Davis’ helmet would be put up for auction by New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions.

According to Rovell, the sell is the highest amount ever paid for a college football helmet.

“We knew when we received this item on consignment it was something special and would be treasured by Auburn fans, alumni and college football collectors,” Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin told Rovell. “This helmet from one of the most historic and notable plays in college football goes down as one of the highest priced pieces of collegiate sports memorabilia ever sold, and certainly the most valuable that has been auctioned from a player or event that occurred within the past 20 years.”

It’s unclear whether or not Davis made any money from the auction, since he was not the consigner of the helmet, according to Rovell. Davis wore the helmet all season, including the Iron Bowl, SEC Championship Game and BCS National Championship game.

Goldin confirmed to Rovell that an Auburn alum was the winner.

Jordan Cox

After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.

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