Autographs of Mark Gastineau
Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the New York Jets. During his NFL career, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and was the first player to lead the league in sacks in consecutive seasons. Gastineau also received five Pro Bowl and four first-team All-Pro selections. At the time of his retirement, he held the single-season sack record. For his accomplishments in New York, Gastineau was inducted to the Jets Ring of Honor in 2012.
He entered Eastern Arizona Junior College in 1975 and earned All-America honors in his first season. He transferred to Arizona State University, and spent just one season playing defensive end there before finally settling upon East Central Oklahoma State University, now East Central University, in Ada, Oklahoma. He had 27 quarterback sacks in his college career, and earned Outstanding Defensive Lineman honors for the North in the 1979 Senior Bowl.
Gastineau became ECU's first-ever draft pick when the New York Jets selected him in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft. Connie Carberg, the first female NFL scout in history, was credited with helping the Jets discover Gastineau. The team was coaching in the Senior Bowl and needed another defensive lineman on the roster due to a vacancy, so Carberg called several prospects before suggesting Gastineau to be the replacement based on a phone conversation with him. He was projected to be an eighth round draft pick at the time, but due to his performance in the Senior Bowl and other pre-draft processes, the Jets selected him in the second round.
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Traded items with a signature of Mark Gastineau
The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Gastineau (Mark Gastineau NY Jets Autographed Lithograph COA 38/99 Sack Marino Framed 28X20) was sold in April 2025 for £765.29 while the cheapest item (Mark Gastineau signed cut NY Jets NY Sack Exchange JSA coa) found a new owner for £1.49 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £30.98 for an autographed item of Mark Gastineau. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £188.83 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.49 was November 2021. In average, an autographed item from Mark Gastineau is worth £37.49.
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