A little while back I ran an entry about a vintage uniform catalog that included a listing for beanies. That led reader Larry Bodnovich to point me toward a fantastic …
Category: History
A Utah-Buffalo Connection?
Last week I wrote about some uniform catalogs I acquired from the collection of the late Mike Hersh. One of those catalogs — a Spanjian catalog from 1971 — had …
When Football Research is Really GUD
By Phil Hecken Happy Mother’s Day to all. I had originally planned on just having an open thread for today, but as fate would have it, I was approached by …
A 100 Year Old Brew
By Phil Hecken As alluded to yesterday, if you got through the entire article, today I have a very special treat — Uni Watch stalwart Chance Michaels has penned an …
Kap Kontroversy
Click photos to enlarge What you see above, from top to bottom, are an original game-worn Brooklyn Dodgers cap, circa 1940s; a Brooklyn Dodgers cap made for use in the …
Uni Watch DIY Project: A Phillies Fanatic
Photo by Barbara Henderson; click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Bill Henderson. You may know him as the guy behind the world’s most awesome …
This DUD is Definitely NOT a Dud
By Phil Hecken OK, I’m back after a one-week illness-induced hiatus — I’m not quite sure what afflicted me, but it sure felt like the flu, which is quite odd …
More Voices
By Phil Hecken As we continue to discuss the use of Native American iconography, names and logos on Uni Watch, I’ve attempted to include different voices in the discussion. Last …
One for the Ages
Click to enlarge Reader John Adomaitis was going through some old childhood stuff and came up with the absolutely astonishing photo you see above. “Art Baumgarten’s Major League All-Stars were …
Continental Divides: How New Zealand’s Chiefs Handle Native Peoples’ Iconography & Naming
By Phil Hecken Uni Watch (and ESPN, via Paul) have recently done some in-depth investigation of the relationships between American sports teams who use either Native American names (racist or …
A Different Kind of Uniform Catalog
I’ve written many times about the assorted vintage uniform catalogs that I collect. But Kirsten recently pointed me toward a post on the history site Retronaut, which featured something I’d …
Two Days in D.C.: Of Pats, Nats & Racist Logo Discussions
By Phil Hecken This past week, I joined Paul (and many a Washington D.C. Uni Watcher) as Paul hosted a Uni Watch Gathering in Hamilton’s Bar and Grill. The usual …
Going for the (Red and) Gold
By Phil Hecken Welcome to Super Bowl Sunday. That’s really all that needs to be said. Now, it’s just the countdown until kickoff. There might be a few minutes of …
Brewers vs. Brewers
. Hmmm, what have we here — a Brewers intrasquad scrimmage, perhaps? Nope. It’s from a Brewers/Royals game that took place in Milwaukee on June 12, 1977 (the box score …