Longtime reader/pal Jim Vilk was recently watching the 1972 Liberty Bowl on YouTube and noticed that the game featured an unusually large number of uni-notable details (plus it was a …
Category: Player Names/Nameplates
New Ad Has Awesome Leatherhead Unis — and One Big Error
A few nights ago, the Tugboat Captain and I were watching reruns of The Office when a commercial for Dewar’s Scotch came on. It featured some really good-looking leatherhead-era football …
A Uni Watch Look at the NFL 2020 Season Opener
The 2020 NFL season got underway last night, as Kansas City hosted Houston. As KC took the field, I was surprised to see that they weren’t wearing a Super Bowl …
NOB Confusion as NBA Successfully Restarts Its Season
For all photos, click to enlarge Some surprising developments during last night’s NBA restart. As expected, many players opted to wear social justice messages in place of their NOBs. But …
When the Number and Name Colors Don’t Match
Notice anything uni-notable about this old photo of Michael Jordan about to break some hearts in Detroit? Here’s the part that interests me: For both teams, the color of the …
Some Thoughts on the NBA’s Proposed Racial Justice NOBs
Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be healthy and safe. Hope the same is true at your home. As you may have heard …
Hyphenation Nation: Rangers Shorten Shortstop’s Name
Click to enlarge How do you fit shortstop prospect Tyler Depreta-Johnson’s unwieldy surname on the back of his spring training jersey? If you’re the Texas Rangers, you don’t even try …
Tales from the Dream Shop: Restoring a Joe Torre Jersey
For all phtoos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Back in January we had a guest entry from Bill Henderson about his restoration of an old Mickey Mantle jersey. That post …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Wild Card Edition
Click to enlarge Good morning! Interesting move prior to yesterday’s NFC Wild Card playoff game by Eagles center Jason Kelce, who wore an NNOB jersey for pregame warmups to symbolize …
Cursive Writing Makes Comeback — on the Hardcourt
Click to enlarge Reader Bryan Beban tipped me off yesterday to something interesting: The road uniforms for Eastern Washington — a school that plays in the Big Sky Conference — …
Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Perfect’ NOB?
Sometimes people get in touch with me and propose good topics to write about. If I’m busy, those topics sometimes get back-burnered — and then I sometimes forget about them. …
Smell the Glove: Pitt’s Absurd Blackout Uniforms
I got a note last night from reader Rich Friedman, as follows: Has anyone ever looked into why the chest script and the NOBs on the Pitt Panthers’ black basketball …
Talking Jersey Names with Mariners Prospect Dom Thompson-Williams
Lots of people have noticed Mariners prospect Dom Thompson-Williams, who’s been wearing “T-Williams” on his back this spring. We’ve mentioned him in the Ticker, but today we’re going to take …
End of an Era: MLB to Be Nameplate-Free in 2019
Back in October, I wrote a Ticker item that said, “Chief Wahoo isn’t the only thing the Indians are leaving behind next season. A little birdie tells me they’re going …
L.A. High School Hoops Team Puts a New Spin on FNOB
Click to enlarge The basketball team shown above is from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. As you can see, their front-jersey design is very no-frills — no chest lettering, …