Short ticker today, but we’ve got the last barefoot kicker in NFL history, a team license plate outside of North America, and a 1998 World Cup catalog.
Uni Watch News Ticker for Oct. 22, 2022
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Baseball
- Lots of states in the US and Canadian provinces offer team-based license plates. Hiroshima City is now offering Hiroshima Carp license plates, the first time I’ve ever heard of this practice expanding outside of North America. (From Jeremy Brahm)
Football
NFL
- Fun Twitter thread on Jeff Wilkins, who in 2002 became the last kicker to ever kick barefoot in an NFL game. Wilkins does not consider himself to be a true barefoot kicker, because his foot was heavily taped. He would continue to kick until 2007, wearing a shoe. (From multiple readers)
- The Jets will be going white over black for the fourth week in a row. (From Jordan Wert)
College
- Want a 1998 Ohio State Sugar Bowl ring? The Franklin County, Oh., Sheriff’s Department is auctioning one off after recovering it during a bust. They were unable to find the ring’s owner. (From Jason Hillyer)
- Here are this weekend’s uni combos for ASU, Iowa State,
Hockey
- Germany’s Red Bull München had some fantastic Oktoberfest unis this year. (From Dan McGinty)
Basketball
NBA
- New unis for NC State men. (Thanks, Phil)
Soccer
International
- A Twitter user recently unearthed a 1998 World Cup catalog. One thing to note is that the catalog has a completely different Chile kit than the one the team would actually end up wearing at the World Cup. (From @texastrevor)
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Iowa State doesn’t play this weekend – that was their uniform for last week’s game @ Texas