When I recently wrote about Oklahoma State basketball’s 1989 unitards, I mentioned that reader Dave R. had said he remembered seeing Iowa wear unitards, but that I had checked with …
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Uni(tard) Watch
A few Fridays ago I wrote a piece about NC State basketball’s infamous 1989 unitards, which were worn for two days before being scrapped. Toward the end of that piece, …
Classic Stadium Scoreboards — By The Book
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken, with Gary Chanko Follow @PhilHecken As most of you fine readers are familiar, almost every Saturday for the past few years, I’ve run a …
North Stars Go Wild, If Just For One Day
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Yesterday afternoon, as part of the festivities surrounding today’s Stadium Series outdoor game (at TCF Bank Stadium, in Minneapolis) between the Minnesota Wild and …
For ‘How To Get To Second Base’ Ask Your Older Brother
By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk A couple weeks ago, Jim Vilk DM’ed me a couple pictures which really piqued my interest, and mentioned they came from a book he’d …
A Brief History of College Football Players Wearing Uniform No. 100
Click to enlarge Up until now, I was aware of only one college football player who wore a triple-digit number. That would be West Virginia punter/kicker Chuck Kinder (shown above), …
Old Highlight Film Shows Rams Prototype Jerseys
The Rams-related hits keep on coming. Reader Andrew Kupka was watching the Rams’ 1972 year-in-review video (which is awesome — check it out above) and has found something cool. Toward …
A Deep Dive on an Obscure MLB Memorial Patch
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and longtime Uni Watch contributor/pal BSmile marked the occasion by tweeting some old baseball cards of players named Valentine, including the 1975 Bobby Valentine card shown …
Supe 50: A Uniform History of the Broncos and Panthers
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Today is the BIG day, and momentarily I’ll be joined by Gridiron Uniform Database founder and historian Tim Brulia, who will bring you the …
‘The Brooklyn Americans: Hockey’s Forgotten Promise’
For all photos, click to enlarge The Brooklyn Historical Society currently has an exhibit devoted to the Brooklyn Americans, the NHL team that was known for most of its existence …
Friday Flashback: Holy Gorgeous Uniform, Batman!
My Friday Flashback piece on ESPN today takes a look at one of my favorite overlooked uniform designs: the Steelers’ “Batman” uni, which was originally worn in 1966 and ’67 …
‘Radom Thoughts’ – Logo Case Study #2 – 1944 Philadelphia Blue Jays/Phillies
[Editor’s note: You guys may recall that in previous summers I had Morris Levin pen some guest columns for Uni Watch, but unfortunately, he won’t be able to do so …
‘Radom Thoughts’ – Logo Case Study #1 – The Montréal Expos
[Editor’s note: You guys may recall that in previous summers I had Morris Levin pen some guest columns for Uni Watch, but unfortunately, he won’t be able to do so …
A Look Back at MLB Teams Wearing White Pants on the Road
Twitter user @JCL513 recently asked me about phenomenon I hadn’t really thought about before: MLB teams wearing white pants on the road. There are no teams that wear white pants …
Mr. Met Mystery Kinda-Sorta Solved, Mostly
As many of you know, for several years now I’ve been trying to find the identity of the artist who designed Mr. Met — not the live mascot but the …