I generally don’t like the term mashup, which has become so ridiculously overused that it’s been rendered almost meaningless. But it occurred to me the other day when I received the following note from Michael Princip:
I love clear shell-type football helmets, the Seattle Seahawks, and Joe Washington’s style (running and uniform). So what did I do about it? I developed the Joe Washington tribute Seahawks clear-shell helmet. The notion of this project was so eccentric, I had to see it through to fruition.
For those who aren’t aware of the uniqueness of a Macgregor/Kelley clear-shell helmet: All of the decals, as well as the paint, were applied from the inside (note the rivets on top of the decal). These helmets were truly unique because logo and paint were permanently protected by the outside surface of the clear plastic shell.
For this custom project, I got the clear-shell helmet through a Yahoo helmet collectors group, where I sent out an e-mail request. I got one reply from someone who had two shells, which he sold me. Only thing is, one shell had paint still applied on both sides, and the other had paint recently removed, leaving cloudiness from the paint remover. So I had to put a lot of work into sanding/polishing and taking the cloudiness out of that shell. Never really got it crystal clear, just good enough.
I developed the Seahawks logo decal using clear waterslide paper (think model kit decals). White paint was applied on the back (non-adhesive) side of the decals, to fill out and solidify the colors. Also, I used clear acrylic paint for added strength on the very delicate waterslide paper. I then applied the silver paint from the inside of the shell and finished with a nice gray flexible primer.
Other notable players who wore clear-shell helmets: Billy Sims, Roger Staubach, Charlie Waters, Archie Manning, and various Steelers players back in the 1970s. One of the most interesting clear shell helmets I’ve ever seen would have to be John Simmons’s Bengals helmet.
Thanks, Michael, for the excellent primer on clear-shell helmets, and kudos on your cool art project. At the risk of opening a Pandora’s Box of major silliness, are there other good uni mashups (for lack of a better term) waiting to happen? I’ll set one basic rule: Keep all the elements within a given sport, as Michael did (i.e., don’t propose a Brett Favre Dodgers jersey with a fight strap). Or if you insist on mixing sports, keep them all within a given city, as Roger Faso has done with his all-purpose Oakland sports logo (see comment No. 7 for details). OK? Let’s hear — or, better yet, see — whatcha got.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Faaaascinating article here about Japanese school uniforms (courtesy of, of course, Jeremy Brahm). … Also from Jeremy: The Seibu Lions will wear this design for their Japanese interleague games this season. The wording on the back of the jersey reads, “No Limit 2008, Aim for the Championship Again.” … Check out this video clip of Roger Goodell, and note the difference between the NFL logos in the background and the one on his microphone (good catch by Brian Corbett). … More on the Twins’ base coaches wearing the 1970s helmets: First read this, then read the first graf of this, and then the third graf of this (great work by Karl G. Anderson). … Last Friday I asked why the Rangers never wear their official road cap. Got the following response from someone connected to the team (who prefers to remain nameless): “We haven’t worn that cap since I started working for the team in 2003. I’m not sure who effectively eliminated it, but we keep no inventory of them.” Wow, you mean the team couldn’t wear the official road cap even if they wanted to, because there’s literally no such cap kept on hand? “Correct, which is why I would assume someone decided that we would stop wearing them, since we stopped ordering them from New Era. Definitely agree that it’s weird MLB still lists it as the official road cap. Also note that the Rangers used to have a black-billed alternate cap with a white T, which we also no longer wear, not sure if that cap is still official also [it is — PL].” This same source also weighed in on the Rangers’ seemingly endless red-vs.-blue debate: “Most people involved in the organization preferred the red, but owner Tom Hicks doesn’t like red, so he encouraged the switch to blue. Some fans think that switch has cursed the team, since we haven’t been to the playoffs since the switch! Personally, I preferred the red, but switching back would look awkward now that the Angels wear very similar jerseys to the old reds.” … Excellent overview of the Brewers’ racing sausages here (with thanks to Dana “It’s Just Business” Prey). … My friend Steve Heller has an interesting piece here about political campaign typography (thanks, Kirsten). … Bruce Menard found this great shot of Casey Stengel during the 1955 Goodwill Tour of Japan. Dig that patch! … Speaking of patches, several French athletes want to wear a protest patch at the Olympics (with thanks to Jonathon Binet). … The Titans have unveiled a really weak 10th-season logo, which will be worn as a jersey patch next season. Details here. … Several people told me that John Danks wore his undershirt backwards last Thursday, but David Chisholm is the only one who came up with a good screen shot. … We’ve all seen the 1976 pillbox caps that several National League teams wore. But Aaron Steele found something I hadn’t noticed before: Ted Simmons wearing one of the pillbox caps under his catcher’s mask. … Good article here about attire at the Masters (with thanks to Mark Coale). … Next year’s NHL All-Star Game logo looks like this. … Tyson Moll reports that Cyprus High in Magna, Utah, wear some awesome striped stirrups. … Interesting photo here of BYU’s 1951 NIT championship team during a preseason tour of Brazil. Dig those “Mormons” warm-ups! Additional info in this PDF file (with thanks to Spencer Hall). … Toronto native Chris Creamer notes that the Blue Jays’ retro helmets use a uni number font that’s never been part of the team’s design scheme. And although it doesn’t really look that way in the photo, he says the left portion of the helmet’s MLB logo decal is graphite, not red. … Speaking of Chris, someone over on his board noted that the Texans are starting to make more frequent use of the “HT” logo seen at the bottom of this page. I had literally never seen that logo before. … Bobby Cox has been managing the Braves forever, but don’t tell that to Fox (good catch by Zack Bennett). … Lots of 1983 Phillies commercials compiled in this YouTube video (nice find by Morris Levin). … Richard Giron noticed another example of co-branded boxing gloves during Saturday’s Felix Sturm/Jamie Pittman bout. “Paffen Sport makes its own gloves in Germany,” he writes. “But their logo is partially covering a pair of Grant Gloves. It doesn’t happen anywhere else except in Germany and England. Lonsdale, Paffen Sport, Top Ten, and Adidas slap their logos on top of existing brands such as Reyes, Everlast, or Grant.” … The Johns Hopkins lacrosse teams wore 1980s throwbacks on Saturday (with thanks to Michael Brand). … Amidst all the other birthday presents I recently received, I’ve shamefully neglected to mention that Scott Turner and Diane George generously gave me a gorgeous old hooded varsity volleyball jacket, with a chenille volleyball on one sleeve, a uni number on the other sleeve, and nice “Army” lettering on the back. This jacket kept me toasty yesterday morning as I shopped through a cold, blustery flea market, where I found, among other treasures, this TruByte sample kit, filled with artificial teeth and super-cool labels. … Reprinted from Sunday’s comments: Good article here about the Jazz’s uni numbers. … Also from Sunday: Brinke Guthrie noted that Barry Zito was having some undershirt tag issues, which led Nicole Haase to respond, “I was at the game and you could see the tag from the seats. And when they showed replays and close-ups on the video screen at Miller Park — ARG! I pointed it out to my boyfriend, who just looked at me.” … The Altoona Curve wore very old-school throwbacks for last Thursday’s home opener. Additional views here, here, here, and here, plus there’s a dozen pages of photo galleries here (with thanks to Timothy Welsh). … Curiouser and curiouser: The front uni numbers on the Twins’ navy jerseys, which unexpectedly switched from white to red last week, were white again yesterday. But I’m not sure if the NOB lettering, which had gone from white outlined in red to just white, has also changed back. Take a look here and here — red outline or pure white? Depending on how I squint, I can see it either way. Did any actually, y’know, watch the game, instead of just scavenge through photos on the web? Anyway, the obvious solution, of course, would be for them to stop wearing to stupid-ass navy jerseys in the first place. … Cubs’ blue alts made their first appearance since 2006 yesterday. … Uniform? What uniform? Boy, that camouflage uni is so effective I can barely see it. … Awesome 1957 article about football uniforms and equipment here. … Lots of good info about the Indians’ jersey options here (with thanks to Michael Burnett). … Accoding to this story, the Rams wanted to wear 1999 throwbacks this fall but were turned down by the league because they didn’t start the paperwork early enough. They’re also planning to wear a memorial patch for Georgia Frontiere (with thanks to Mike Engle).
#1 by Shane on 04.07.08 8:37 am |
I’m glad I only caught highlights of the Cubs-’Stros game. Red vs Blue, echhh.
#2 by Eric G. on 04.07.08 8:43 am |
Watching the Mets/Braves game yesterday, I saw a guy sitting behind home plate in a neon yellow Braves jersey.
Did anyone see it/get a screenshot?
#3 by Brendon on 04.07.08 8:50 am |
I see a red outline in the Twins NOB
#4 by Chris on 04.07.08 8:52 am |
I seem to recall the black billed Rangers cap being a favorite of Kenny Rogers: he always had the team wear it when he was the starter. Might the Rangers have make a uniform change out of spite?
#5 by Jim on 04.07.08 8:52 am |
I watched the Twins game. Unfortunately, it wasn’t broadcast in HD. It is really hard to tell whether the NOB is outlined in red or not. I want to say that it is, but I think that’s just because I want it to be there.
#6 by Robert on 04.07.08 9:00 am |
What did “mashup” mean originally? Or as bastardized? I don’t get out much, and am unfamiliar with it.
#7 by Roger Faso on 04.07.08 9:04 am |
I know I’m breaking the “one basic rule,” but this isn’t really a uni-mashup, it’s a logo-mashup.
I’m from the East Bay and I love the A’s, Raiders and Warriors. So, I made a logo that represents all of them. It’s easy to tell wear the shield, eyepatch and elephant come from. The font is the one used by the Warriors in the 70s and 80s. The stars represent the 7 titles collectively won by those teams, while they called Oakland home.
Way too much time on my hands.
#8 by Original Jim on 04.07.08 9:09 am |
That article about the Masters’ outfits is very interesting. By looking through Sergio Garcia’s collection, you can see that adidas, TaylorMade and Trophy (the brand of the belt) all use a 3-stripe logo.
#9 by Paul Lukas on 04.07.08 9:09 am |
Putting all of a city’s teams into one logo (or uni) is a worthy concept. I’ll adjust the wording of the one basic rule.
#10 by John Livewell on 04.07.08 9:14 am |
May we covered this already…let me start by saying that I only watched the last 7 seconds of the Tennessee Womens NCAA game last night. That was all I needed to see a poorly defenced winning layup…BUT what the heck is going on with The Lady Vols Unis. I just wanted to know if they can fit more logos on thier jersey. {Rolling eyes}
Sorry for no picture…
#11 by John T on 04.07.08 9:14 am |
Another Pink tribute coming up next week, Rugby Union premiership clubs in England will all be doing something, details here. (Great slogan btw)
Also at the European cup match this weekend, a rare sighting of NOBOH (Name on back of head), you can see the beginning in the pic, just the Ko part Player is Lesley Vainikolo. He has ‘Kolo’ spelled with his braids.
Pink and Lesley, great Rugby traditions!!
#12 by Pat on 04.07.08 9:19 am |
I’m very curious as to why you were compelled to buy a case of replacement/fake teeth. Any reason in particular… or just interested in the packaging?
#13 by Robert on 04.07.08 9:21 am |
Kenny Rogers also always opted to wear the blue alts whenever he started.
#14 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 9:24 am |
#15 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 9:27 am |
Marv Albert?
Anyway, on a serious note, I love the logo concoction. Nice work, Roger.
And I apologize in advance for this repost from last night but I didn’t get a definitive answer:
The Old English D on the Tigers jerseys is different than those on the caps.
Check the two horizontal arcs? on the D ofthe jersey. Has it always been this
way or is that the “stylized” D that we saw on the M&M’s the other
day?
#16 by Brian on 04.07.08 9:32 am |
Paul,
While watching those Phillies’ commercials from 1986, I came across this video of Peter Capolino from Mitchell & Ness giving a tour of all the Phillies’ jerseys since 1883.
Very cool…
http://www.youtube.c...
#17 by PJ Mallardi on 04.07.08 9:34 am |
How great is it that it will be a NON-NIKE final in the NCAA championship?!? Love that both Memphis and Kansas are adidas schools so we can get a break from the swoosh invasion….
#18 by Paul Lukas on 04.07.08 9:36 am |
I collect, among other things, salesman sample catalogs, and that’s what this essentially is.
Also: It’s just so fucking cool!
#19 by MichaelM on 04.07.08 9:39 am |
Of Course. Adidas owns TaylorMade.
#20 by Adam on 04.07.08 9:42 am |
John Danks start last week was easilly the best of his career, it’ll be interesting to see if he wears his undershirt backwards again.
#21 by Kenny on 04.07.08 9:46 am |
Cool wasn’t the word I was thinking…more like kinda gross…but hey to each their own
#22 by Minna H. on 04.07.08 9:50 am |
I watched the Twins’ game, too, but I was too dazzled by Bert’s cake-hat (it was his birthday) to notice whether the NOB had red outlining or not. Plus, as Jim mentioned, no HD.
Wow. That promo for pink rugby night was pretty damn patronizing. The only way I’ll go to a rugby game is if the All-Black are playing–and not wearing pink or white.
#23 by Chris on 04.07.08 9:52 am |
Oh yeah, because a three stripes invasion is soooooo much different than a swoosh invasion. I mean, no other company than the evil swoosh empire puts there logo everywhere. I’m going to sleep easy tonight knowing I didn’t just watch a game where everyone had adidas logos all over their shoes, shorts, jerseys, warm ups, wrist bands, under shirts, etc. etc, because of course Nike is the only company with the common sense to do that.
#24 by Chad Johnson on 04.07.08 9:57 am |
If the Rangers don’t have those hats in their clubhouse, maybe they should check their own ballpark gift shop. They have a ton of both of the authentic alternate hats. They’re even made of the new material that MLB started using last year.
#25 by Paul Lukas on 04.07.08 9:57 am |
Much like Uni Watch, this is one of those things that you either get or you don’t….
#26 by Cathy on 04.07.08 10:00 am |
Paul did an entire entry on this I believe about a year ago. Paul?
#27 by Pat on 04.07.08 10:02 am |
I was about to write pretty much the same exact thing. Adidas’ logo placement is just as egregious as Nike’s… if not more. In fact, I hate the fact that adidas will work the three stripes into the design of the uniform… which I think is MUCH worse than just branding the uniform like Nike does.
#28 by Scott on 04.07.08 10:06 am |
I think the twins have a home and a road version of the navy alternates. could thatv be the reason for the different # colors?
#29 by Paul Lukas on 04.07.08 10:09 am |
According to the MLB Style Guide, the road navy should have a “Minnesota” chest insignia (and, yes, it should have a red uni number on the front). But the one that the Twins wore on the road last week had “Twins” on the front.
#30 by Stuby on 04.07.08 10:10 am |
I posted a picture of Candace Parker last night wearing the long-sleeved white undershirt, but here is a much better photo. Note the Adidas logo featured prominently at the neckline. Seemed like it would’ve made more sense to wear something tighter if her concern was over her injured shoulder.
I also noticed that The Lady Vols have a 3-stripe feature on the side of their jerseys. Isn’t that a mark of Adidas and therefore against the NCAA rule of having no corporate logos on a jersey?
#31 by Al on 04.07.08 10:20 am |
God, those Seibu jersey are ugly.
#32 by Joe on 04.07.08 10:21 am |
The last few years of the Devil Rays, they “officially” used and sold 3 hats. All black (I think this was suppose to be home), all green (road?), and black w/green bill (alt?). However they always only wore the all green hat.
To make things worse, they always wore an all black batting helmet. On top of that, in last year’s All Star Game, Carl Crawford wore an all black hat despite the team wearing all green for all 162 games that season (minus the St. Pete Saints throwback day).
I’m still not big on the new Rays uniform, but I’m thankful that their hat now matches their batting helmet.
#33 by DJ on 04.07.08 10:24 am |
I also noticed that The Lady Vols have a 3-stripe feature on the side of their jerseys. Isn’t that a mark of Adidas and therefore against the NCAA rule of having no corporate logos on a jersey?
As long as the stripes are not all one color, they are okay. Tennessee uses two orange, and one light blue.
#34 by Miguel on 04.07.08 10:26 am |
Liverpool fans will be so happy to learn that Tom Hicks dislikes the color red.
#35 by tedkerwin on 04.07.08 10:36 am |
Any update on the NCAA contest going into tonight?
#36 by interlockingtc on 04.07.08 10:37 am |
Yes, it really is that.
#37 by derek on 04.07.08 10:41 am |
Ugh here we go…again…
#38 by Wes on 04.07.08 10:43 am |
I was at the Twins game yesterday and noticed the change in number color, but forgot about Paul’s previous note about the missing red outline on the NOB so I didn’t notice whether it was there or not.
I DID notice that the souvenir stands at the Dome are now selling replicas of the helmets worn by the base coaches and the catchers. That’s probably why MLB approved the non-matching helmets for the base coaches. Can’t pass up a good merchandising opportunity!
#39 by Walaitis on 04.07.08 10:45 am |
http://farm3.static....
Blue Jays helmet numbering … a tribute to the Expos, perhaps?
#40 by Kenny on 04.07.08 10:45 am |
Sorry Paul, but I guess that kinda just grosses me out…not passing any judgement though, it’s nice to see people still have a passion for something that is unusual and not scared to share it…it’s not like enjoy these
#41 by Tuffy on 04.07.08 10:46 am |
I think the twins have a home and a road version of the navy alternates. could thatv be the reason for the different # colors?
According to the MLB Style Guide, the road navy should have a “Minnesota” chest insignia (and, yes, it should have a red uni number on the front). But the one that the Twins wore on the road last week had “Twins” on the front.
The Twins have yet to play a road game, so a home/road mix-up isn’t a legit clue/idea/whatever.
#42 by Mark in Shiga on 04.07.08 10:47 am |
Rare find from Japan:
There’s a “Masters League” in which ex-professionals in their 50s or so play a short schedule of games, generally in domed stadiums.
One team is the Osaka Romans, and this Kozo Kawato jersey has the great combination of a NOB under the number, with the name containing a macron. Here’s the sponsor-defiled front of the jersey.
Yes, they’re all long-sleeve, sweatshirt-style. Whether this is because the old guys want to keep warm, or whether they don’t want fans looking at their chubby arms, I could not say!
#43 by Stephen on 04.07.08 10:47 am |
Saw the guy, but no screenshot. You know, even my in-laws noticed that guy while we were watching the game. And they definitely don’t “Get It.” I can’t remember any reason why the Braves would have a yellow jersey.
~E~
#44 by DJ on 04.07.08 10:49 am |
man those black-brimmed texas hats are awful!
#45 by Marty Met on 04.07.08 10:52 am |
So Liverpool in black from now on? also on the same subject Bayren Munich’s black kit just doesn’t work. It’s ugly and it’s not a traditonal color for them “werden Sie das Schwarze los”
#46 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 10:54 am |
This might have been asked before so I apologize:
But why are the names on the Japanese jerseys not written using the Japanese alphabet?
#47 by dougas on 04.07.08 10:57 am |
Hey it’s not about Nike or Adidas, we all know what sports brands are about, but it just feels good to be reminded this is not 1984, or Soviet Union, or Palpatine Empire… yet
#48 by Chad on 04.07.08 10:58 am |
#49 by Stuby on 04.07.08 11:14 am |
Does Roy Williams (the coach) always wear such putrid neckties?
#50 by LI Phil on 04.07.08 11:20 am |
wouldn’t that kinda advertise the fact that she has an injury?
#51 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.07.08 11:21 am |
Does the putrid tie equal a purtid (for the most part) performance?
#52 by Jeff on 04.07.08 11:23 am |
I am sure this has already been addressed, but I hope that someone will indulge me. I was watching the Yankees/Rays game yesterday and noticed that the ‘Rays’ still have a Devil Ray logo on their left sleeve. Any explanations?
#53 by Chris on 04.07.08 11:29 am |
you know what I said is true, so I was expecting a response exactly like this instead of actual constructive criticism of my post.
#54 by Stuby on 04.07.08 11:31 am |
It was a bad weekend for neckwear. Check out George Karl with his homage to Seattle.
Reminds me of the days when Don Nelson used to wear the classic fish tie in his first stint with the Warriors.
#55 by Walaitis on 04.07.08 11:32 am |
It has been discussed, but not resolved. Keep in mind, it’s a “manta ray” (not a Devil Ray) on the sleeve … but it still doesn’t match their suggestion within the logo their name now refers to SUN Rays.
#56 by Chuck on 04.07.08 11:36 am |
The University of Cincinnati is currently auctioning off the gameworn throwback uniforms the team wore during the 2007-2008 season. These were a tribute to the 1960-1961 team that won the first of two back to back National Championships.
#57 by Kevin Z. on 04.07.08 11:39 am |
Check out some amateur uni-watching here. It’s a weekly uniform column for a student-run college online magazine. We could really use the site traffic, so check it out and surf the rest of the site if you have time. Thanks!
#58 by Kevin M. on 04.07.08 11:40 am |
Actually a Manta Ray and a Devil Ray are the same thing. It gets the nickname Devil Ray because it rolls the extensions on its mouth up and they look like horns. Also nowhere does it say the new logo refers to SUN Rays. It’s Sternberg’s idea to try to get more people in the Central Florida area to follow the team (all though I will agree it does look like a Sun Burst).
#59 by Joe on 04.07.08 11:40 am |
To confuse things more, you’ll notice on the Ray (manta or devil, whatever) it has some yellow on it; one assumes from the sun ray burst.
#60 by Mark in Shiga on 04.07.08 11:41 am |
At least two reasons: there are many more Japanese characters than there are Roman letters, so you oculdn’t exactly make templates in advance. (Though with computer auto-cutting technology, now you can.) And Roman letters are more distinguishable from a distance.
Another problem is that you might not know how to pronounce a name just from the characters. For ecample, the character meaning “east” is usually pronounced “higashi”, but when it’s a surname, there are a few who say it “Higashi” but quite a few who say “Azuma”. If you use the Roman alphabet, you always know how to say it, even if you can’t guess which characters you’d be using.
The other big reason is that sports were imported from the West, and from the beginning English was widely used. They also used Japanese team names and even numerals, but after WWII, when the government anti-foreign probaganda subsided, things became almost completely Anglicized. You still see high school team names in Japanese, but even they use English about half the time.
#61 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 11:41 am |
I noticed that the other night as well. I want to buy him a subscription to GQ. Perhaps Paul can help him out with that.
If I can say ONEgood think about Matt Doherty’s tenure at UNC: He was ALWAYS nattily dressed, very often complete with Carolina colored ties.
#62 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 11:49 am |
Thanks, Mark.
#63 by Jason on 04.07.08 11:56 am |
The Nats base coaches are wearing flapless helmets, but they have a back section to them. It’s like the flapped helmet, just no flaps.
#64 by Darren on 04.07.08 11:58 am |
Good to see a helmet issue for today’s post, because I heard a good one this weekend. Anyways, I was watching a replay of Super Bowl XX with Da Bears, and Enberg made a comment about Walter Payton’s nicked-up helmet and then said he was wearing the same helmet he got as a rookie in 1975! After rewinding the DVR to make sure I heard him correctly (I did), I figured that this is the only place somebody can confirm this, so, guys, help! And if this is the case, there’s got to be others with helmet longevity like this, right? Thanks, fells!
#65 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 12:07 pm |
Check out the shoes on the base coach! Those are the “New Prototype” by Under Armour, which have not even been released to the general public as of yet.
#66 by diz on 04.07.08 12:09 pm |
not a chance. football fans are fickle creatures.
#67 by LI Phil on 04.07.08 12:16 pm |
hmmm…the answer?
#68 by Shawn Knowles on 04.07.08 12:16 pm |
Off Topic:
With softball season around the corner, its time to buy stirrups. Anyone remember what that link was that Paul posted a while ago, or can vouch for credibility?
#69 by Tony in Erie on 04.07.08 12:19 pm |
Just because I’m excited that the Pirates are only 78 wins away from respectability (yet knowing that we’re only 79 losses away from another losing season), I’m going to go out out on a limb and assume noone has posted this yet.
Pirates to wear comemmorative patch
#70 by DJK on 04.07.08 12:22 pm |
Who wears white tonight, Memphis or Kansas?
#71 by My Name is not Earl on 04.07.08 12:22 pm |
People may not like Trajan, but in its first year as the official font of KU athletics, the football team has had its best season ever, and the basketball team is in the finals. Coincidence? Probably (football team had some great players and a soft schedule, and the basketball team is always good). But I’m just saying . . .
#72 by TOG on 04.07.08 12:23 pm |
. . . A fight broke out among youngsters trying to get Rashard Lewis’ autograph at Medieval Times restaurant in Kissimmee on Monday night, the Magic star forward said. Lewis was not injured in the melee and got his family out of the facility without harm.
NBA Cares
#73 by Patrick on 04.07.08 12:24 pm |
I believe Memphis is the number 2 overall seed, so they would wear white.
#74 by Stuby on 04.07.08 12:25 pm |
That’s hilarious Phil. So the answer to my original question is ‘Yes, he does always wear putrid ties’.
#75 by DJK on 04.07.08 12:27 pm |
I thought the Kansas unis looked awesome in HD the other night.
#76 by Mark in Shiga on 04.07.08 12:39 pm |
I think this is the same situation as the Cubs winning the division last year after putting those god-awful names on the backs of the home jerseys — the correct phrase is “in spite of”, not “because of”.
(I loved that classic KU font!)
#77 by DenverGregg on 04.07.08 12:46 pm |
Some people may not like Trajan. I think it’s pretty sharp. Beats the stuffing out of yet another drop-shadow.
#78 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 12:48 pm |
From last night…
Kansas White
Kansas Blue
Kansas Red
Beautiful
#79 by Hed-Bone11 on 04.07.08 12:52 pm |
Good to see a helmet issue for today’s post, because I heard a good one this weekend. Anyways, I was watching a replay of Super Bowl XX with Da Bears, and Enberg made a comment about Walter Payton’s nicked-up helmet and then said he was wearing the same helmet he got as a rookie in 1975! After rewinding the DVR to make sure I heard him correctly (I did), I figured that this is the only place somebody can confirm this, so, guys, help! And if this is the case, there’s got to be others with helmet longevity like this, right? Thanks, fells!
I thought I heard somewhere that Walter wore the same helmet his whole career.
#80 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 12:53 pm |
But it pales in comparison to the incumbant font that WAS in place! If it wasn’t broke, why’d they have to go and fix it?
#81 by xyz on 04.07.08 1:00 pm |
In regards to the Walter Payton helmet I can only confirm that he wore the same model, a Wilson F2002, his entire career. According to Helmet Hut the Bears bought out the remainder of the stock of this particular Wilson model when it was discontinued in the early 80’s.
I doubt that it was the same exact helmet, considering that the leather interior would probably have rotten through and that the exterior shell would have been in serious disrepair.
One finally factor is that there was an infamous story in which a young intern at the reconditioner of the Bears helmets destroyed one of Payton’s last helmets when he put it in the same wash cycle with the plastic lined helmets. (check out HelmetHut for the article in the ‘Ask Dr. Del Rye’ section.)
#82 by Brandon on 04.07.08 1:19 pm |
Not only that but it’d be unwise to change the colors when Liverpool is commonly referred to as the Reds…I did like the black against Arsenal the other day though.
#83 by Darren on 04.07.08 1:20 pm |
Got it, xyz.
In case anybody else is interested in Sweetness’ helmet, here’s the link:
http://www.helmethut...
As far as my original question, it sounds more like the same type of helmet, not the same helmet.
#84 by MikeR on 04.07.08 1:22 pm |
Love the clear shell helmet look, and I’m glad to see somebody else has an affinity for it. I’ve got a ’70s-era Washington State University helmet in my collection at home, and I absolutely love the look of it. It’s also easier to care for than the other helmets, since the clear shell provides a nice protection for the logos.
#85 by Walaitis on 04.07.08 1:25 pm |
Along those lines … In a way only other Uniwatch readers could understand, I was actually kind of hoping the Cubs would have gotten blown out yesterday, maybe even by some monumental 50-0 score, just so the blue jerseys would be seen as bad luck and put back in the closet.
Guess that ain’t gonna happen.
#86 by LI Phil on 04.07.08 1:30 pm |
im no fan of trajan either…pointedly mad was soooo recognizable as “rock chalk”
#87 by bigDK on 04.07.08 1:31 pm |
#88 by LI Phil on 04.07.08 1:31 pm |
give it time…the winds aren’t blowing out…yet
#89 by LI Phil on 04.07.08 1:36 pm |
if you believe you’re playing well because you’re getting laid, or because you’re not getting laid, or because you wear trajan, then you ARE! and you should know that!
#90 by jesse on 04.07.08 1:38 pm |
“Poitendly Mad” looked very neat on the uniforms, and it certainly was traditional. But if you are going to use one font university wide, the font itself is a little frivoulous, while the font’s name totally frivoulous.
Plus, if you are going to change the whole look, you have to change the basketball team because it is the most visible part of the athletic program.
#91 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 1:39 pm |
Sorry to bounce around topic wise, but I finally checked out some of the helmet pics from the opening thread and those of Joe Washington fascinated me.
I am a huge fan of anything Bike/Air/Schutt related, thus Washington’s helmets were very interesting.
The eight holes atop the crown of the helmet look to be the precursor to the Schutt helmets of the recent past and present.
Not only the vent holes, but both the extension of the nose bumper(forehead pad) and the neck bumper seem to be distant cousins of todays gear.
#92 by chance on 04.07.08 1:40 pm |
It’s the exact same sleeve logo as they wore last season, just recolored.
What a supremely half-assed rebranding, trying to be all things to all people.
#93 by MPowers1634 on 04.07.08 1:44 pm |