Jersey Toss (Zack Bair)

  1. General Info
    1. Locker room tradition
    2. Informant: Vittorio Tartara 
    3. Place of Origin: Red Bank, New Jersey
    4. Customary Lore
  2. Informant Data
    1. Vittorio is a 21-year-old senior student at Monmouth University in New Jersey. Prior to attending Monmouth as a student, Vittorio played football at Red Bank Catholic High School from 2014 until 2018. Vittorio is originally from Monroe Township, New Jersey. 
  3. Contextual Data
    1. Following Red Bank Catholic football games, the players throw all of their jerseys into a big pile in the middle of the locker room, which are later collected to be sent out to be cleaned. 
  4. Item
    1. Following every Red Bank Catholic High School football game, a large pile of dirty jerseys is made in the center of the locker room in order for the jerseys to be collected and cleaned later. After victories, the coach would come into the locker room and talk to the players. After the coach’s speech is finished and the staff leaves the locker room, older players on the team would convene and choose any player that had a particularly good game, regardless of age. Once decided, a group of players will grab the selected player and throw them into the pile of dirty jerseys and even more jerseys are thrown on top of the player. 
Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, NJ) Athletics
  1. Informant comments
    1. “I’m not sure how it started but it was something we also looked forward to doing after every win. Obviously it sucks to be thrown into a pile of disgusting, used jerseys, it was also seen as an honor cause it meant the other players on the team acknowledged how well the selected player had done in the win.”
  2. Collector’s Name: Zack Bair

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