Greetings from northwestern Ohio, where the temperature is in witch’s teat territory. I was working pretty much all day and all night yesterday (doing a video shoot at the Wilson …
Category: Player Names/Nameplates
I Bet This Never Happened to Peter Jennings
That’s Dan Jennings — not Jeninngs — of West Virginia, whose NOB was misspelled in yesterday’s game against Davidson. I suppose the lettering could have been done by a local …
The Steve K. Files, Vol. 5
Been a long time since we checked in with screen-shot maven Steve K., who spends his time scrutinizing old NFL video (you can see the previous entries featuring his work …
Sweet 16
Got a package in the mail yesterday from A’s equipment manager Steve Vucinich. Inside was the nameplate you see above, which clocks in at 16 letters — that’s two letters …
And That’s a Lot of Decals on His Helmet, Too
Reader Ronnie Poore recently sent me this photo of South Carolina outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Always odd to see “Jr.” or “Sr.” on an NOB — it’s not as though …
A New Name Game
I recently got a note from Anil Adyanthaya, who pointed out that Adam Foote’s name is represented twice on his jersey — first on his NOB, and then on the …
If Beavis and Butthead Were Jersey Collectors
Got a note the other day from a reader calling himself Navy Bean, who’s embarked on an interesting project: “I recently launched my own blog called Naughty Jerseys, which I’ve …
When The Saints (& Colts) Go Marching In
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson and Tim Brulia (with photo assistance from Larry Bodnovich) The Big Game is today, or the Super Bowl, as most of us call it. …
Meet Mr. Hockey (Jersey)
By Phil Hecken He’s been a member of Uni Watch for a long time. You have undoubtedly heard of his wonderful blog (if you don’t already have that bookmarked, you …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Okay, it’s official: Something needs to be done about the new NFL jerseys that some teams and players are wearing, because it’s getting seriously ridiculous out there. Case in point: …
What a Cool Sport, Maybe It’ll Catch on Someday
Thanks to Phil’s recent “Worst Uni Ever” poll, you’ve seen plenty of Colorado Caribous photos lately. But most of you probably haven’t seen this one. That shot, along with a …
NOB Job Revisited
A few days ago I reported on some inconsistencies in Michigan’s NOBs. Now reader Michael Kinney, after watching last night’s West Virginny/Colorado tilt, has spotted some similar issues with the …
Can You Bring a Guillotine onto the Ice?
I believe this is the first time I’ve seen an NOB with a hyphen and roman numerals. What’s it all about? Reader Jeff Nephew explains: “That’s Eric Louis-Seize, a forward …
NOB Job
Got a note the other day from reader Aaron Rich, who’s identified a troubling lack of NOB consistency in Ann Arbor. I’ll let him explain: As you might know, Michigan …
Monday Morning Uni Watch
Relatively quiet day in the NFL yesterday, but there were still a few noteworthy items. To wit: • Joe Skiba had promised me that the Giants would wear their road …