Click to enlarge When it comes to arched NOBs, there’s radial arching and vertical arching — and then there’s the style shown above. It’s sort of like vertical arching, because …
Category: History
History Mystery: Why Did the Iron Horse Wear a Metal Pin?
Click to enlarge A fascinating little MLB mystery unfolded yesterday on Twitter. It began when Matt Dahlgren (author of the baseball memoir Rumor in Town) posted the Lou Gehrig photo …
Supe’s On Part II: Uni History of the Philadelphia Eagles
By Phil Hecken, with Tim Brulia Follow @PhilHecken I’m back again today with my buddy and Gridiron Uniform Database co-founder, Timmy Brulia, who has — as he has for the …
Supe’s On Part I: Uni History of the New England Patriots
By Phil Hecken, with Tim Brulia Follow @PhilHecken With the Super Bowl kicking off tomorrow, I’m back once again with my buddy and Gridiron Uniform Database co-founder, Timmy Brulia, who …
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 …
Meet David Resnik – Building Fields of Dreams
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken “If you build it…” I have a very special post today for you all. As you’re all probably aware, I spend a fair amount of …
The NFL Logo’s Missing Link
With NFL season about to start, let's look at the NFL logo. Here's how it's evolved over the years. pic.twitter.com/PUuPfvi9sU — Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) September 6, 2016 In September of …
An Interesting NFL Chinstrap Habit
Click to enlarge Reader Jon Solomonson recently brought something interesting to my attention: Former NFL linebacker Mike Curtis, who was best known for his time with the Colts but also …
More Minnesota Musings
During the reporting for my follow-up piece on the origins of the Vikings’ uniforms, I interviewed the two surviving sons of Bert Rose, the Vikes’ original general manager (that’s him …
The Thick and the Thin of Saints History
Click to enlarge The photo shown above was taken during the Saints’ inaugural season, 1967. Take a look at the two players in the center — quarterback Gary Cuozzo and …
How the Vikings Got Their Horns
Click to enlarge In January of 1962, cartoonist extraordinaire Karl Hubenthal drew a cartoon about how he had designed the Minnesota Vikings’ uniforms. If you’ve never heard of Hubenthal, and/or …
Baseball Artist Graig Kreindler Returns
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken You fine readers may recall that back in August, while Paul was on his well-deserved uni-sabbatical, I ran an interview with Graig Kreindler, a tremendous …
Uni Watch DIY Project: Clip Job
We cover some pretty small details here at Uni Watch — belt buckles, shoelaces, wedding bands. But until now, I don’t think I’ve ever devoted an entry to the topic …
A Cincinnati Reds History Mystery
Time for a trip down another rabbit hole today, people. This one involves a four-season stretch in Reds history, from 1968 through 1971. Let’s start by consulting Dressed to the …
A Closer Look at College Football Merit Decal History
There was an item buried in Friday’s Ticker that you may have passed over without a second thought. It read, “Did merit stickers start at Rutgers, not Ohio State? This …