Welcome to the latest installment of Uni Watch readers telling us how they first got bitten by the uniform bug (or, as I like to say, how they first Got …
Author: Paul Lukas
Uni Watch DIY Project: Gumball/Sponge NFL Players!
For all photos, click to enlarge Back in December I received a note from Uni Watch reader Drew Tornquist, as follows: When I was a kid, I used to make tiny …
New Website Aims to Be the Last Word on Helmet History
Click to enlarge By now, most of you folks are probably familiar with the major uniform history online databases — Dressed to the Nines for MLB, NHLuniforms.com for the NHL, …
Sock It to Me: Burlington Now Home to Baseball’s Coolest Mascot
Every single day, there’s an upside-down baseball stirrup at the top of this website. But today there are two upside-down stirrups! That’s due to a really fun new team identity …
A Shea Stadium Usher’s 15 Minutes of Fame
Good morning, and happy February! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy (and, in one inhabitant’s case, insufferably cute). Hope things are …
Talking Uniforms with 95-Year-Old Designer Elaine Goldsmith
For all photos, click to enlarge Today we have something very special. Give me a minute to set it up and provide some context. So: Three years ago, I ran …
Everything You Need to Know About the Super Bowl Uni Matchup
Click to enlarge The Super Bowl uniform matchup finally came into focus last night, as the Buccaneers — the designated home team this year, because it’s the NFC’s turn to …
Memorial Mystery: The Case of the Curious ‘44’
Click to enlarge Strange doings yesterday in Atlanta, as a memorial service for Henry Aaron was held at the Braves’ ballpark. As you can see, they emblazoned a huge “44” …
Jay Braiman’s Insanely Awesome Super Bowl Uni Preview
The graphic shown above notwithstanding, we still don’t know which uniform combos will be worn in the Super Bowl, because the Bucs — the designated home team — haven’t yet …
A Uni Watch Look at Hammerin’ Hank
For most photos in this section, you can click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where are three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy. Hope things …
Here’s What We Know About the Bengals’ New Uniforms
Click to enlarge In a long-overdue move that practically qualifies as a public service, the Bengals yesterday announced that they’ll have new uniforms for the 2021 season — their first …
A1 Steak Sauce’s 1994 NFL Trading Cards
Click to greatly enlarge Longtime Uni Watch reader/supporter Robert Brashear recently got in touch to let me know he’d found something interesting buried in a drawer: a set of 28 …
New Twitter Account Reveals High School Hoops Treasures
Click to enlarge Derek Perras, who tweets as @retro_70s, has been posting some great high school basketball photos lately, including this fantastic photo of the 1967-68 Sacred Heart team from …
A Deep Dive on NFL Rear-Helmet Numbers
If you look at the photos above, you can see that the Browns’ 2020 uniform makeover included an unheralded change that I don’t think we’ve discussed before: Prior to the …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Divisional Playoffs Edition
For most photos, click to enlarge Good morning, and greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Hope the same is true at …