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Category: NFL
A Different Vault to Explore
A few weeks ago I featured some David Boss photos from the U.S. Presswire archives, but I didn’t spend much time exploring the rest of the U.S. Presswire database. Fortunately, …
Did The Uni Make Them Better?
By Phil Hecken Some interesting thoughts popped up in the comments section this week, specifically regarding how we remember our favorite team’s uniforms. Even more specifically, several questions were raised …
Go Figure, It Figures, Figured Out, Etc.
{Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Mario Fontana, who’ll be discussing a collection that he’s particularly passionate about. — PL] By Mario Fontana For the past …
Chance Michaels, Eat Your Heart Out
As you may recall, an old Packers dickey — just like the one Donny Anderson was wearing in the aftermath of the Ice Bowl — was recently auctioned off on …
And…The Winner Is…
…Brad McPelican ~~~ By Phil Hecken The results of the “Design An NFL Jersey” contest are in, the polls are closed, and we have our winner. Congratulations to Brad for …
Pack To The Future
By Phil Hecken Late yesterday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers, they of steeped tradition, unveiled a (gasp) third jersey (also known as an “alternate”) during their annual Packer Fan Fest. …
The David Boss Files, Vol. 2
Time for another round of classic NFL photos by David Boss. Without further ado: • God, this Rams uni looks just about Perfect, no? The deeper blue, the soft gold …
These Go To Eleven
By Phil Hecken It’s time to get down to brass tacks. We’ve spent the past two weekends looking at Round One and Round Two of the “NFL Design-A-Uniform” contest, brought …
But I Absolutely Refuse to Write About the Draft Caps
As you may recall from the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the NFL is introducing a new logo system for the big game. Turns out they’re also revising a bunch …
Design-An-NFL-Uni – Part II
By Phil Hecken It’s time for the second, and final, round of tweaks/concepts/revisions for the latest “Design a Uniform” contest, which was begun a little over a month ago. This …
The David Boss Files, Vol. 1
Many of you have heard of David Boss, who’s probably best known for his NFL paintings and for his work with NFL Properties. But Boss was also an accomplished photographer, …
At Least There Were No Truncated Shoulder Stripes
Back in mid-January I wrote an ESPN column about Todd Asselin, the KC Chiefs fan whose prototype helmet concept was shown on a national game broadcast. As I wrote in …
Design-An-NFL-Uni – Part I
By Phil Hecken Several weeks ago, in conjunction with Alain Nana-Sinkam, Prexy of Classic Old School Gear, I hosted another “Design a Uniform” contest, this one to Design An NFL …
Patches? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Patches
By Phil Hecken, With Noel Basnight A couple weeks ago, reader Noel Basnight (who posts as the pseudonymous “Leon”) noticed the recent reference to Super Bowl patches on the blog, …