Embed from Getty Images That was a pretty uni-uneventful Super Bowl, eh? The primary exception was when Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski caught a touchdown pass and emerged with a …
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A Close Look at Super Bowl Field Design Through the Years
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Jeff Flynn, who is super-obsessed with the details of Super Bowl field design. He points out tons of …
Permanent Record, NFL Version
Click to enlarge In August of 1966, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle sent a confidential memo to each team in the league. The memo had been written two weeks earlier by …
Talking Uniforms and Officiating with Puppy Bowl Ref Dan Schachner
For the past seven years, I’ve had the fun of attending the taping for the Puppy Bowl and the Kitten Halftime Show. The taping of this year’s installment, which will …
Finally: Indians to Scrap Chief Wahoo in 2019
As you’ve probably heard by now, Chief Wahoo’s days are numbered. The Indians will stop wearing the cartoon logo in 2019. The news was first reported yesterday afternoon by The …
Does Anyone Actually Watch the Pro Bowl or the NHL All-Star Game?
Embed from Getty Images People, I’ll be frank with you: I spent most of yesterday at a social event in New Jersey and watched not one single moment of the …
D-troit: Tigers Finally Achieve Uniformity on Their Uniforms
Click to enlarge Big news yesterday out of Detroit, where the Tigers announced that they will no longer have separate versions of the old English “D” on their caps and …
What’s It Worth: Uni Watch and Grey Flannel Auctions Team Up to Announce New Appraisal Service
Longtime readers know that we periodically run ads from Grey Flannel Auctions and that I periodically run “Auction Action” entries in which I showcase some of my favorite items from …
Pats Pull Surprise Move, Opt to Wear White in Supe
Click to enlarge Very surprising news yesterday, at least to me, as the Patriots, who are the designated Super Bowl home team, announced that they’ll be wearing white for the …
Report: NBA All-Star Jerseys Just as Bad as We Feared
Click to enlarge For the past two weeks, leaked images purported to be of the NBA All-Star jerseys have been circulating. The sheer multiplicity of images (there were several more …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Embed from Getty Images The most significant uni-related detail in yesterday’s conference championship games was probably the bandage wrap on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s injured right hand. That hand ultimately …
Grey Day: OAR Uniform Renderings Released
Click to enlarge Four weeks ago, the International Olympic Committee released the uniform guidelines and logo for the “OAR” team — that’s “Olympic Athletes from Russia.” At the time, we …
Capitals Unveil Stadium Series Uniform
For all photos, you can click to enlarge The NHL season, which has been almost completely bereft of alternate uniforms, got a bit more uni-interesting yesterday, as the Capitals unveiled …
Major Historical Find: A 1965 Stadium Uniform Brochure
For all of today’s images, you can click to enlarge Today we have something very, very special — a 1965 promotional brochure from a company that made uniforms for stadium …
NBA Honors MLK
For all photos, click to enlarge The NBA commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day yesterday, as players throughout the league wore “I Have a Dream” shirts during pregame warm-ups. Naturally, …