20 Year Edition Eat Em Up Tee - ONLY 20 will be made

We will only sell 20! Limited Edition. When they're gone, they're gone.

In 2006 we printed the first “Eat ’Em Up Tigers” shirt.

We had no plan. We just loved "Jimmy".

If you went to games back then, you remember him. Hulk hand (we gave him that after a game - he immediately put it to use and went through many more). Red cup. He loved talking to everyone. Hated the post-game fireworks because they interfered with his fan conversations.

Sharp as hell. Quick wit. He could read a person in about three seconds.

My buddy Riley made the shirts with me. James called him “Ramsey.” No idea why. We laughed every-time he yelled "Ramsey" - I still call him that.

Whenever we brought James a new shirt, he’d duck behind the bushes and yell, “Dressing Room Time!” like he was in backstage at the Fox getting ready for a show.

As more people recognized him, he leaned into it. Loved the attention. Loved the ladies. Loved the whole thing.

One day I told him to take care of himself. Use protection.

He said, “Johnston, when I take a bath, I ain’t doing it with my socks on.”

That’s who he was.

Because people bought shirts and handed him money in that Hulk hand, his life changed. He got an apartment. He ate better. He had something to be proud of. He loved being the Eat ’Em Up Man.

His life ended too soon. But those years meant something to him.

2006 was also one of the best years of my life. We had so much fun spending time "panhandling" with Jimmy.

We’re only making 20 of these.

When the 20th sells, it’s over. Design Logo will be deleted (for this shirt). No more.

If you buy one, I hope I see you at a game.

Appreciate you having fun with us.

About The Shirt:

Front: Tribute graphic with the Hulk hand and “Legend”
Back: VAN HORN 26 in Detroit block
Inside tag: 20 Year Edition | JVH Tribute (photo of Ramsey, Jimmy, & Nick)

Lower imprint on front "20 YR Edition || LTD Run of 20 || JVH Tribute"

Eat ’Em Up.

T-shirt Specs:
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/yd² (153 g/m²)
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center

Size guide