Tuesday, April 18, 2006
My favourite sports uniforms of all time: NFL edition
The NFL has always been a league that tries to honour tradition. It's no accident that 3 of my favourite NFL uniforms all echo the past. There's something about old style NFL designs that just get to me. I think it's the originality and the fact that they weren't cookie cutter that brings out the joy in watching them in their glory.
In a related story it looks like the Vikings will be getting their purple pants back WOOHOO! Sadly the design that i've seen looks VERY cookie cutter. It looks like a mix of the Rams, Broncos and Chargers. "sigh".
Oh well, at least the pants are back!
I have to include the greatest uniform in all of sports. It's a shame that Spanos (the owner in San Diego) doesn't like them that much. The uniform has such an iconic yet "cool" look to it. I do have to say I really enjoyed the game last year on National TV where the Chargers organization totally went back to the future by giving Qualcomm a throwback look in terms of the football field logos and such.
I really think this should be something done for every team once a year but then again it'd probably be too much work for a one game event.
The Washington Redskins 70th anniversary uniform was just BRILLIANT! I loved the burgundy colour, the nod to the 'Skins past with the spear/feather helmet logo and the sock striping. Sadly, it seemed this was just a one year anniversary uniform. There was talk that it was a trial run for Daniel Snyder to actually RENAME the team. Luckily that never came to pass but the uniform itself is just GOOOORGEUS. It's a shame we'll probably never see this uniform again.
last but not least is the current New York Jets uniform. It's a great tribute to .the 1969 Jets. It's not a completely accurate reproduction but it's good enough. I like the fact that the oval that the word "Jets" is in looks a little more refined then the '69 version which looked more like a football shape. The only thing that's bad about the current set is the green pants. Personally I think it looks alright but a classic uniform doesn't need a monochrome set!
In a related story it looks like the Vikings will be getting their purple pants back WOOHOO! Sadly the design that i've seen looks VERY cookie cutter. It looks like a mix of the Rams, Broncos and Chargers. "sigh".
Oh well, at least the pants are back!
I have to include the greatest uniform in all of sports. It's a shame that Spanos (the owner in San Diego) doesn't like them that much. The uniform has such an iconic yet "cool" look to it. I do have to say I really enjoyed the game last year on National TV where the Chargers organization totally went back to the future by giving Qualcomm a throwback look in terms of the football field logos and such.
I really think this should be something done for every team once a year but then again it'd probably be too much work for a one game event.
The Washington Redskins 70th anniversary uniform was just BRILLIANT! I loved the burgundy colour, the nod to the 'Skins past with the spear/feather helmet logo and the sock striping. Sadly, it seemed this was just a one year anniversary uniform. There was talk that it was a trial run for Daniel Snyder to actually RENAME the team. Luckily that never came to pass but the uniform itself is just GOOOORGEUS. It's a shame we'll probably never see this uniform again.
last but not least is the current New York Jets uniform. It's a great tribute to .the 1969 Jets. It's not a completely accurate reproduction but it's good enough. I like the fact that the oval that the word "Jets" is in looks a little more refined then the '69 version which looked more like a football shape. The only thing that's bad about the current set is the green pants. Personally I think it looks alright but a classic uniform doesn't need a monochrome set!
# posted by Chris Fung @ 2:18 PM 
