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A Shea Stadium Usher’s 15 Minutes of Fame

Good morning, and happy February! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy (and, in one inhabitant’s case, insufferably cute). Hope things are …

Ladies and Gentlemen: Presenting the Atlanta Hammers

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watch readership. Hope everyone had a good Saturday! As weekend readers know, I often feature reader concepts on here, but usually …

Which Jersey Numbers are ‘Fast’ or ‘Slow’?

By Phil Hecken, with Jimmer Vilk Follow @PhilHecken Good Saturday Morning Uni Watchers! I hope everyone had a good week and you’re staying safe and healthy. For obvious reasons, we …

Talking Uniforms with 95-Year-Old Designer Elaine Goldsmith

For all photos, click to enlarge Today we have something very special. Give me a minute to set it up and provide some context. So: Three years ago, I ran …

Everything You Need to Know About the Super Bowl Uni Matchup

Click to enlarge The Super Bowl uniform matchup finally came into focus last night, as the Buccaneers — the designated home team this year, because it’s the NFC’s turn to …

Memorial Mystery: The Case of the Curious ‘44’

Click to enlarge Strange doings yesterday in Atlanta, as a memorial service for Henry Aaron was held at the Braves’ ballpark. As you can see, they emblazoned a huge “44” …

Jay Braiman’s Insanely Awesome Super Bowl Uni Preview

The graphic shown above notwithstanding, we still don’t know which uniform combos will be worn in the Super Bowl, because the Bucs — the designated home team — haven’t yet …

A Uni Watch Look at Hammerin’ Hank

For most photos in this section, you can click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where are three inhabitants continue to be safe and healthy. Hope things …

And Then There Were Four: NFL Conference Championships

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning, everyone — hope everyone had a good Saturday, and you’re still staying safe. While the Supe gets all the headlines (and rightfully …

What’s Your Sign(ature) — Baltimore Ravens

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings everyone! Hope you and yours are staying safe. For those who have been reading Uni Watch for some time, you are aware I’ve run …

Here’s What We Know About the Bengals’ New Uniforms

Click to enlarge In a long-overdue move that practically qualifies as a public service, the Bengals yesterday announced that they’ll have new uniforms for the 2021 season — their first …

A1 Steak Sauce’s 1994 NFL Trading Cards

Click to greatly enlarge Longtime Uni Watch reader/supporter Robert Brashear recently got in touch to let me know he’d found something interesting buried in a drawer: a set of 28 …

New Twitter Account Reveals High School Hoops Treasures

Click to enlarge Derek Perras, who tweets as @retro_70s, has been posting some great high school basketball photos lately, including this fantastic photo of the 1967-68 Sacred Heart team from …

A Deep Dive on NFL Rear-Helmet Numbers

If you look at the photos above, you can see that the Browns’ 2020 uniform makeover included an unheralded change that I don’t think we’ve discussed before: Prior to the …

Monday Morning Uni Watch, Divisional Playoffs Edition

For most photos, click to enlarge Good morning, and greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Hope the same is true at …