Click to enlarge Well, that sucked. Can’t expect to win the game if you go punt, punt, downs on three consecutive fourth quarter possessions. Still, it was a good game, …
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Supe’s On: Kansas City Chiefs Uniform History
By Phil Hecken, with Timmy Brulia Follow @PhilHecken It’s Supe Sunday, and as I’ve done for the past half-decade-plus, I’m joined by Timmy Brulia, one of the head honchos over …
Supe’s On: San Francisco 49ers Uniform History
By Phil Hecken, with Timmy Brulia Follow @PhilHecken It’s Supe weekend, and as I’ve done for the past half-decade-plus, I’m joined by Timmy Brulia, one of the head honchos over …
Behind the Scenes at the Puppy Bowl
Click for full-sized cuteness Two days from now isn’t just Super Bowl Sunday — it’s also Puppy Bowl Sunday! (And Kitten Halftime Show Sunday, but that doesn’t roll off the …
Is a Clever Design Automatically a Good Design?
Where do we draw the line between style and substance? Between endearing and enduring? Between a clever design and a good design? I’ve been thinking a lot about those questions …
Time for the Uni Watch Super Bowl Preview
The photo above, from a 2018 game, is a good approximation of how this Sunday’s Super Bowl will look (and, I hope, is also a good representation of the outcome). …
Beast Mode: Company Turns Pets Into NFL Players
For all images, click to enlarge If you want to pretend that your pet is a football player — and really, who doesn’t? — you have plenty of options. Unfortunately, …
A Uni Watch Look at Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant died yesterday. I’ll leave it to others to address what he meant on a cultural or historical level, or even on a basketball level. Here at Uni Watch, …
Graig Kreindler Invites You To The Show
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Weekend readers are (or should be) very familiar with the tremendous artwork of artist Graig Kreindler (who I’ve featured several times in lede articles, and …
A DIY Classic Scoreboards Project
By Phil Hecken, with Gary Chanko Follow @PhilHecken Longtime weekend readers may recognize the above graphic, which was created by artist Gary Chanko, and one of many scoreboard images that …
Pirates to Unveil New Road, Alternate Unis Today
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joshua Bell (@bell.josh19) on Jan 23, 2020 at 4:38pm PST The Pirates are scheduled to reveal some new uniforms this afternoon. …
Talking NFL Helmets with Poster Designer John Williams
For all photos, click to enlarge When I recently did the 2019 year-end raffle, one of the prizes was an NFL helmet poster, which was eventually won by reader Charles …
Tennessee School Turns Back the Clock to Segregated Era
Click to enlarge Obviously, school integration is a good thing. But as many segregated school systems integrated in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education …
Totally Loopy: 49ers DB Has Unusual Pants Modification
Click to enlarge Reader/commenter RJ Nordlund noticed something really interesting during Sunday’s NFC Championship Game: Unlike most players, who tuck their waistband towels, well, into their waistbands, 49ers defensive back …
Monday Morning Uni Watch, Conference Championship Edition
Click to enlarge In the fall of 1970, when I was six years old, I reached into a box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and pulled out a 3D football card …