The house is available for $1.15M. The helmets? Well…

 

The house is available for $1.15M. The helmets? Well…

Pug Winkler has stories, and a lot of them.

“I’ve been to every state except Montana and Alaska,” said the 77-year-old Las Vegas resident. “And I’ve been to 84 countries, 85 if you count the Vatican.”

Winkler also has another story — his house at 2590 E. Viking Road in the Paradise neighborhood, east of the Strip in the University District. Winkler has his home on the market for $1.15 million, but there’s a small catch: The house is filled with college football helmets and memorabilia, literally stuffed to the brim.

“I don’t really watch the NFL,” he said. “I like watching the kids play, and I started collecting this stuff 50 years ago.”

The house, which was originally built in 1978, is 3,770 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms and is lined floor to ceiling with mostly college football memorabilia. Winkler said he’s not exactly sure how much his collection is worth; however, he was able to retire from working in the television industry years ago by selling a previous collection of sports memorabilia.