Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken, with Leo Strawn, Jr. Those of you who are familiar with the Weekends (and if you remember over the Summer), I’m fortunate to have …
Category: History
A Close Look at Falcons Logo Inconsistencies
We all know the basics of the Atlanta Falcons’ logo history. The team wore its original falcon logo from 1966 through 2002 (as seen on the helmet shown at right), …
Hats Off To Brooklyn — Part III
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul is still …
In Defense of Skippy & Muffy (and Ambrose, Poppy, Tad & Whitney too)
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul is still …
Leo’s World Gets A Lede – A Look At Rams Helmets in the Late ’40s
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Weekend readers of Uni Watch know that Leo Strawn, Jr. has a column that periodically appears on here called “Leo’s World,” in which he documents …
O’s Faux It Back Fifty Years
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken To celebrate their World Series winning season of 1966, the Orioles threwback (or faux’edback) last evening to that magical year, wearing uniforms …
A Look at a 1965 Mets Program
Reader Brian Sullwold’s mother was recently going through her attic and found something cool: a 1965 Mets program, apparently purchased and saved by Brian’s grandfather half a century ago. His …
Is the Underhand Free Throw Unaesthetic?
On Saturday the Tugboat Captain and I drove to the north shore of Long Island so she could show me her hometown. (Fun fact: For several years her next-door neighbor …
Back, Back, Back – (Throw)back, (Throw)back, (Throw)back
Here come your 1984 Seattle Mariners! #AnythingCanHappen #Mariners84 pic.twitter.com/ND8QYVGFh3 — Mariners (@Mariners) June 26, 2016 By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Fans of throwback uniforms were in for a triple-treat yesterday, …
Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
In yesterday’s installment of Collector’s Corner, Brinke Guthrie showcased a few items featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ original mascot character, Bucco Bruce. I was 12 years old when Bucco Bruce …
Uni Watch Show and Tell: An Early-’80s MLB Style Guide
@UniWatch nice find at work. 1980 Uniform Specification book for every team pic.twitter.com/EtPmZcvVYe — Andrew Weatherly (@arwfsu) June 2, 2016 I have a bunch of MLB style guides from the …
EXCLUSIVE: American League Had Stirrup Rule in 1967
Click to enlarge When I was 12 years old, in 1976, I read Jim Bouton’s seminal best-seller, Ball Four. I was already obsessed with stirrups by that point, so I …
1962 Broncos Photo Has Lots of Stories to Tell
Click to enlarge About a month ago I linked to four photos from the Broncos/Titans game played on Sept. 30, 1962 at the Polo Grounds. Those shots, provided to me …
DIY Helmets and a WFL History Lesson
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken I’m joined today by a longtime Uni Watch favorite, Leo Strawn, Jr., who has graced these pages with many great things, including …
Uni(tard) Watch: Pirate Edition
Last week I wrote about how Iowa’s basketball team had worn unitards (well, at least in practice, although not in a game) back around 1989 or ’90. Today we can …