White official sweatshirt for the 1988 Jamaica National Bobsled Team, size XL, with a color emblem reading: “Jamaica, Calgary 1988, Bobsleigh Team.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered staining. Accompanied by a business card for Patrick Brown, the coach of the team. Much of the immense popularity of the 1988 Winter Games can be attributed to the unlikely journey of the Jamaican bobsleigh team, a five-man crew comprised of three Jamaican defense force soldiers, a student, and a reggae singer, all of whom had never before experienced snow. Although a crash during an Olympic qualifier ended the Jamaican team’s bid for a medal, their incredible underdog story earned worldwide attention, and was later adapted by Walt Disney in the hit 1993 film Cool Runnings.
