Longtime Uni Watch reader Jerry Wolper spends a lot of time researching his way through old Pittsburgh newspapers. Along the way, he often spots things that would be of interest …
Category: History
The Brief History Of Logo-On-Back
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation and will return to the site on March 9. Today’s content is by assistant editor Alex Hider.] By Alex Hider Almost every …
A Look Back at a Particularly Bad Bullets Uni
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on vacation. Today we have a guest entry from David Versel. He’s written for Uni Watch before, about his childhood uniform drawings. Today he’s taking a …
Blast From the MLB Past: Stan Hochman Goes Uni-Watching
Reader Debbie Woodell works on the sports copy desk at The Philadelphia Daily News. While recently researching something in the paper’s archives, she came across an old piece by sports …
Uni Watch History Lesson: When Rimas Kurtinaitis Wore a Plain Jersey in the 1989 Three Point Shootout
Click to slightly enlarge Yesterday’s Ticker had an item about Craig Hodges competing in the 1993 NBA Three Point Shootout while wearing a generic NBA jersey, because he was a …
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Chinstraps!
The second Super Bowl I ever watched was SB VII in 1973 — Miami vs. Washington. I was only eight years old at the time, so maybe I can be …
Some Good Stuff from an Old Magazine
For all photos, click to enlarge When I was growing up in the 1970s, our house was full of old copies of magazines like Pro Sports, which had been left …
A Man(ning) of Many Masks
Longtime reader/contributor Gene Sanny recently got in touch to let me know about a really unusual facemask worn by former Saints quarterback Archie Manning (who’s shown at right; dig those …
A Recap of the Cardinals’ 1964 Re-Cap
As many of you are probably aware, there’s a new book about the history of the St. Louis Cardinals’ uniforms. I listed it in my recent holiday gift guide and …
It Ain’t the Years, It’s the Mileage
Click to enlarge Here’s a shot of former Packers great Ray Nitschke. I’m not sure of the photo’s date, but the mesh jersey suggests that it was taken late in …
A Look Back at the 1972 MLB All-Star Game
Greetings, people — happy post-holiday! Hope your extended weekend was as good as mine. Reader Ferdinand Cesarano’s weekend included watching the 1972 MLB All-Star Game, and he spotted some uni-notable …
An Early Example of Uniform Advertising
Click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guestwritten entry by Matthew Algeo, who’s going to enlighten us regarding an early example of uniform advertising. Enjoy. ”” PL] By …
An MLB Footwear Controversy from 1967
Jerry Wolper, our resident newspaper historian, recently turned up another uni-related story from journalism’s digital archives. This one dates back to 1967 and involves Maury Wills, who at the time …
Talking Helmets with Curtis McClinton
Super Bowl IV is not generally regarded as a good game. The score was lopsided (Chiefs 23, Vikings 7) and the outcome was never in doubt. These days the game …
A Close Look at a 1965 NFL Uniform Article
Click to enlarge Longtime reader Jerry Wolper spends a lot of time looking through old newspaper archives. He recently came across a UPI wire story about the ’Skins uniform expenditures …