Dieter Eiselen Yale Bulldogs Game Worn & Signed Blue Under Armour 2XL Shirt

Description

Dieter Eiselen is a South African American football offensive guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Yale University and was signed by the Chicago Bears after the 2020 NFL Draft. Eiselen was born and grew up in South Africa where he played rugby and competed in Olympic weightlifting.

Determined to hone his skills without burning any of his college eligibility, Eiselen enrolled at Choate Rosemary Hall, a private college preparatory boarding school in Connecticut where he could play one season before transferring to a four-year college. Eiselen arrived in Connecticut in April 2015 and stayed with a host family. In July, before he had played a game or taken a class at Choate – he attended a camp at Yale and received an offer from coach Tony Reno to play at the famed institution the following year. A week later, Eiselen accepted. Eiselen helped lead the Wild Boars to an undefeated season and a New England NEPSAC ‘A’ Championship. Eiselen was also a letterman in track & field at Choate and made the Dean’s list.

Eiselen started 34 games at guard for the Yale Bulldogs and was a four-year varsity letterman. In 2017, Eiselen was selected as a HERO Sports Sophomore All-American and an All-Ivy League honorable mention after helping lead the Yale Bulldogs to an outright Ivy League Championship. In 2018, he was selected First Team All-Ivy League. In 2019, he was selected to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-American Team, First Team All-Ivy League, the ECAC All-New England Team, the HERO Sports All-American Team, the STATS FCS All-American Team, and the AP FCS All-American Team after helping Yale to a no. 23/22 national ranking and a second Ivy League Championship. Eiselen was selected to participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Pasadena, California at the Rose Bowl. He was also inducted into National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.

The featured blue Under Armour 2XL Shirt was game worn by Dieter Eiselen under his Yale Bulldogs jersey as a member of the Bulldogs. The shirt is heavy material and was most likely originally a long sleeve shirt. Eiselen cut the sleeves for comfort. The talented offensive guard has signed the shirt and added “Game Worn” in silver. The shirt is washed but shows good wear.