Man Finds Letterman Jacket Mom Couldn’t Afford 28 Years Ago
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- When Jed Mottley was a star player on his high school football team in 1993, his single mom could not afford the varsity jacket that he ordered, which ran about $300. Jed never was able to pick it up at the clothing store. Twenty-eight years later, Jed’s brother Josh was shocked when he stumbled upon the jacket in a thrift store, where it had been donated by the business owner who made them for the school. They believe it’s a message from their mom, who died nine years ago.
Ridiculous that a jacket would cost that much almost 30 years ago. I wouldn't pay that much even today. So pleased he finally got it.
The letterman thing is always a rip off
@@loganthesaint I agree, but I don't remember my daughter's costing that much. Actually, I think the school payed for it, and each one was given at a school ceremony.
Things were domestically made by paid workers then. Clothing was much more expensive. I paid 450 dollars CAD for my grad dress 30 years ago, on sale. But it contained enough material to clothe the Kardashians, their kids and their exes combined.
Only if it was a bape or supreme letterman I’d buy
lettermen jackets today cost around that much, my mother in law just spent about 350-400 on one for her grandson. Ridiculous!!!!
This story gave me chills, It’s Definitely his mom sending that jacket to him!
It gives us chills every day! Every day I’m like “yeah this was totally your mom!” We really love when people feel the spirituality of it too! ♥️
If you think it is then do you believe in god, or in heaven
If you don’t then you do realize all you people say there is nothing after life,just a sleep in the ground
"Definitely?" There is no way anyone could know that because no one knows what happens after you die.
Jesus sent him an angel
Im So Happy he got in one day he deserves it it took 28 years but the wait was Worth it and now the Jacket is where it Belongs :)
When I get back from the office and then I will give 😌 💯 and a few more of the famous songs for you to watch on your friends then you can try to get them.
*the thing I type was random words my phone keyboards auto correct can do*
Worth the wait?
I would have wanted to get the jacket the day I saw it, not a third of my life later
More stories like this please 💕. So heartwarming, also 300.00 is a lot of money for a jacket! Goodness….
Especially for the 90's. Mine was $350, and I got it in 2009.
@@ThePersonToInspire don't they run for (roughly) 450.00 nowadays?🤔
They jack the prices up. They know kids will pressure their parents for them because “memories”
That’s y only the ritch white kids got one
@@crocky_airsoft racist
His mom is apart of the jacket and found it’s way back to both of them in a magical way. My heart is full of joyous festivities and songs of rare migrating birds.
Yes it truly is your mom reaching out.. Smiling down. Beautiful...
Like the crow said , mother is god in the eyes of children.
I thought in the story they said it was the owner of the jacket manufacturer that sold old inventory to the thrift store. Did I hear incorrectly and it was actually the dead mother who sold them?!
I do believe it’s from his mom.. what a heartwarming story ☺️
These kind of videos bring me reassurance that there’s something bigger than us at play.
Yes, it's called retail.
@@aaronmatzkin7966 what a close minded comment
@@Okbroski you're right. I live in California and found a motorcycle I once owned for sale online in Texas. Must be my great aunt Helga.
@@aaronmatzkin7966 🤣 I'm dead.
I think the answer is God, not this sorry ass dude's aunt lol
if only his mom could know he got it I'm sure she regretted never being able to afford it even though that's not her fault
If they couldnt afford it back then he should go to work and earn that 300$, not ask his mom. Seriously.
@@wb4324 we don’t know about his situation, maybe he wasn’t able to get a job.
@@wb4324 he didnt blame his mom either or himself, why you acting like he did? grow up
@@wb4324 you have unrealistic expectations if you're expecting a high school teenager in the early 90's to do school&school work, football during football season, his teenage social life AND whatever stuff at home All while also working a Full Time job to pay for a jacket.
That's $600 in today's money.
And since you're not from Phoenix, AZ you're obviously unaware that Chapparal high school is in a lower class neighborhood.
@@wb4324 bro that was 28 years ago lmao don't put 2021 expectations on a decade you weren't even alive for
I instantly felt bitter sweet learning of their moms passing , but that she was the one who had to have made the jacket available for the son
I always thought those jackets were free especially for the football players. never knew they cost a fortune.
Yeah, later you'll find out the school is actually broke too and that's why they charge for everything... that's how government funded programs like public schools work. You know those football rings? Those also cost a fortune....
It depends on the company, some of them have the option of a free jacket but the money is in the patches, then theirs material options
Yea and they’re not even leather
I believes if I remember i used to run Track & filed for a little while its cost like about $400 if you cant pay for it then that's mean you couldn't run. years later , they had made for free I gust that everyone was complain about it.
That’s why the kids would sell chocolate or other things the school had even pta moms to help sell stuff so we could pay for some stuff but for me I couldn’t afford the year books for high school and my uniforms for my teams I join I used to think u got them free I ended up getting a lettermen sweater but it was very expensive I wanted the jackets and other stuff couldn’t afford them and the patches where very expensive some friends couldn’t even have them sewn on they just save them
Aww I love seeing both them happy but his smile over the jacket was priceless. What is the chance of that.
We need more stories like this 🙌❤️
Mom's definitely was rolling in her grave till that jacket got to her son. Her spirit can finally rest RIP MOMS!! My Mom does anything she can to make sure she can get anything for her family and especially her kids. I know if that was my Mom and she couldn't get it then she would definitely rise up and make sure I get it sooner or later. ❤💯
I'm really glad none of my dead family have unfinished business. I would not like any of them to rise up from the grave and make amends for anything that is bothering them.
@@kandykane2160 yea thank goodness definitely just want them to rest up 🤙🤙💯💯
@@elieli56 LOL!!
my friends always wore big brand clothes and I was the only one with walmart brands which is why they stopped hanging out with me, they think money grows on trees 🤦
I played football in high school. I didnt have money for cleats or to pay for the jersey. My uncle helped pay. I was broke. My one of the graduating seniors left me his cleats one size smaller but I made them work.
Ok and ?? Did someone ask you?
@@corbinpearson29 same goes for you as well.
@@corbinpearson29 What is your issue bro?
@@troll2637 They come out of the woodwork.
@@corbinpearson29 Someone told you.
What A Great Christmas Story! Thanks for sharing this it was so needed in this time of Worry About who we will see for Christmas!!
I’d love to hear more of this story. Divine intervention? Yes, IMO. So happy he finally got his jacket. 🎉🎉🎉
@@breakingames7772 just buy a fake jacket, no one will notice and you'll save money
I remember how proud my mom was when she got my brother his letter mans jacket from plum high school during his time playing football!!!
I basically quit pursuing cheer and sports because it was too expensive for my parents. I always wanted a letterman jacket too
Lol. So happy he got his. Made my day! 💜👏🤗
Damn when they said they felt like it was a message from there mom I started tearing up.
This is one of the most heart warming stories that I have heard in a long time ! I know how it feels , I was broke at one time too.
Special and powerful people never lose their power to touch the ones they love - love you grandma
I understand this guy completely, my mom also couldn’t afford my letterman. I know it’s just a jacket you only wear in high school, BUT seeing all my team mates have one makes a guy feel sad. :(
That's so awesome! What an amazing story. Definitely a Christmas gift from mom. 🎁🎄
I totally believe it is a message from his mother. Death is no barrier for a mother's love.
My mama died in 2011 and every now and then, I am convinced she is sending me a message. For instance, when I almost died of anaphylactic cardiogenic shock in 2019 twice, I felt completely calm and completely safe because it felt like my mama was bossing around the nurses and doctors who were working on me. At one point, I vividly remember a nurse calling my blood pressure: "I get 35 systolic... no diastolic." I shouldn't even have been conscious at that point but I confirmed it later with the nurse who said it, it really did happen.
The doctor told me later that one of the things that probably helped me live was that I was so calm that I wasn't wasting any energy on panic. I had no reason to panic because my mama would never let something bad happen to me. And those doctors and nurses had no other option but to succeed because my mama was a force of nature!
you can believe in fairytales if u want
Awwwwwwwwww!!! This is so sweet!
I was grinning so big when they were joking around at the end about their ma, and being Inside Edition (🤣) and that it could be divine intervention. Aww man, bless them. 🤗🤗❤❤
It makes me happy to see he finally got his jacket.
This is sweet! 🥰Bless them and bless their mom too. I know exactly how it feels to not have things underneath the Christmas tree.
Awww, what a heartwarming story 💕
Thats your momma hugging you both. That is amazing and Devine you two!❤
Awesome! Rest In Peace mama! ❤️
This is such a beautiful story. Heartbreaking that he couldn't get it all those years ago, just amazing that his brother found that exact jacket. Cheers from Ontario,Canada 🇨🇦
Definitely a gift from mom from beyond.
Nice story. Wear it with pride.
Make this into a movie😄😄😄
😂😅😂
Oddly enough it’s been talked about seriously! 🥰 there’s a lot of neat back story to make it pretty awesome not just for those who lived it! 😎
His mom is smiling from the heavens, a mother love never dies 😌
Omg!!! Love this so much! It was definitely momma saying here’s that jacket I so badly wanted to buy you. 😭🥰
sweet story its your mom watching over you and knew you always wanted that jacket she worked her magic :)
magic is fake
I absolutely love this story. ❤️
Nice to see a positive story for a change.
Schools should really give some of these things out for free to their students , there’d be no varsity team without the players.
Especially if the jackets end up in a thrift store anyway. Let the student pay what they can at least
schools have to make money too
Yay, mom! ♥️🙏🏾
They look so much like they’re Mum! What an awesome story
Momma' never stop watching over there children
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
what a fun and happy story, ... finally happy news, mom is looking down smiling
That guy looks like some character straight out of a comedy. There has to be some movie that could be made around this. Maybe call it Jed Letterman.
He looks like Stifler if Stifler were in some Adam Sandler movie. And name would be definitely Jed.
Wow. So sweet.
Oh its her alright, Moms have that ability to surprise us long after theyre gone. 👍😘
That’s a huge blessing honestly
Wow amazing life definitely comes full circle 🤩😭
Dude plays left handed guitar just like me! Legend
Wow...something really cool, and positive ✨ 🔥🙌
Their mother is a Guardian Angel. Bless her heart.
Is it just me or does he look and sound pretty similar to Leonard (Johnny Galecki) from The Big Bang Theory? 😂
Haha! Yes! Story of his life! I feel like he hears that every day! 😝
Now that is a story! 🙏❤️🤗
What’s more impressive is that it still fits. In my case I’m a fat guy in a little letterman coat. 👍🏼story.
I was in HS in 1993 too...It's a good thing everything was big and baggy back then.
I'm like 40 lbs heavier and I'd still fit the clothes I had back then now, especially jackets.
🎶 Fat guy in a little coat- Chris Farley
More stories like this please
I love this story.
Omgggg I love this so much lol best story of the weeeek!
Aw this gave me chills. What a cool story!!
Man this story is awesome
Beautiful story xxx
I like when Inside Edition reports on stories like this.
What would be the chances that the brother would be in that particular Thrift Store at the time the manufacturer had decided to donate those jackets? Definitely Mom was pulling some strings from heaven.
nothing to do with god or heaven, this stuff happens all the time
Aww that’s so cool and sweet!❤️
What a great story!!!
Smiles from Arizona ❤️
Love this story!
It's the simple things that bring the most joy
This is as cool, as cool gets!
The odds, of everything lining up PERFECTLY & his brother being at that store, on that day, in that isle…
Just goes to show you, “Everything happens for reason.”
You may know instantly, you might find out in 2-4 weeks, it’s could take years & years.. but, eventually everything adds up & you make those connections & it’s AMAZING how literally EVERY event, is connected & made to be..!
this has nothing to do with god or fairytales
Good for him 🙂🙏🏽
A cool blessing
As a man. This is a right of passage type of thing. And coming from the mid myself, this is absolutely poetic. I’m so glad he finally got his jacket. Next class reunion is going to be LIT
All the high school products like rings, letterman jackets, & year books cost a lot of money. A lot of parents couldn’t afford it, including mine. This story is so crazy. Good for the brothers 👍🏽👍🏽
Why didn't the school or the "business man" figure out how to help "their star player" acquire this jacket in the first place?!?
I love stories like this
Had the same thing happen with wanting one of those varsity jackets but not being able to afford it. Hopefully I'll find one in the future like he did..
it has to be a sign omg, lovely story
I love his Energy.
How sweeet!! My mom and dad couldn't afford ours either. It was myself and 2 brothers they said ring or jackets, as a mom myself I TOTALLY understand. I love this.Those jackets mean A LOT! We were all high level athletes.
These brothers seem so cool! Bet their mom was fantastic.
Beautiful story 😌
the thing is still in mint condition! incredible! WR 1 for life
They should make this story into a 🍿🎥
This sounds like a story that would be on the show Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction!
The year I was born lol | This is great story 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
He looks just like his mom too! RIP
Woww...$300 for a jacket? 😲
Asking out of curiosity...Is the value of $300 dollar is a big deal in the US today?
Me from other side of the globe personally think it's HUGE, it can cover monthly expenses (food, transport, saving, entertainment)
Yes. That's a crazy amount for a jacket
Ikr? It's like the jacket is made out of threads of gold or something lol. $300 must have cost a fortune 28 years ago. I wonder what the value is like if u convert it with todays money.
Great story!
Well $300 in 94' would be about $560 today, that does seem a bit expensive for a high school jacket.
That's amazing. God bless these brothers
Don't ask why just be happy smile and light a candle for your mom
That's awesome, and even more wholesome that the jacket fits.
This is awesome!
This is awesome!!! So happy for the bros. Not sure what it is either, but I’m certain they’re mother is just as delighted.
Moms always look out for you.
Cool story!
This is super cool made my morning
Wonderful!
This is amazing 😄!!!
So sweet!
Omg what a great story. 💜💜💜💜
That's a cool story. Picked me up after watching that school shooting story