Alumnus Nerat talks priceless treasures including a hat worn by Lombardi

“The Vince Lombardi hat was in a Green Bay Packers duffle bag; the other treasures in a portable metal safe, about four decades old,” the story reads. “It’s not exactly like finding a dozen Mickey Mantle rookie cards in the attic, but the family of longtime Packers trainer Dominic Gentile recently uncovered some historic mementos that will be available at Heritage Auctions, a Texas Company, in its Platinum Night Auction that closes Sunday.” In this story the Green Bay Press-Gazette talks with UW-Green Bay alumnus Chris Nerat ’01 (Communication), a consignment director for Heritage Auctions. “I’ve been in the hobby since 1987, and I can count on one hand the times I saw a real item that was worn by Vince,” said Nerat… See the story.