Here’s my latest eBay score — a 1961 basketball uniform catalog filled with lots of pasty-looking white guys. Exciting! Let’s take a look:
• The basketball shorts in this catalog feature a lot of interesting panels and inserts I hadn’t seen before. Check out the two guys on the ends here, for example, or the guy on the right here (and a sleeved jersey!). And look at the dude on the right — it’s like a Jesus fish tipped on its nose! Additional interesting pants designs on display here and here, and you can see all five of these pages in this slideshow.
• This catalog had unusually good women’s uniforms. Check out these, and dig the buttons on these shorts. Additional women’s designs here and here, and all the preceding pages grouped together in this slideshow.
• Lots of cool varsity-style jackets. Check them all out here. (For some reason there’s also a small selection of quilted outerwear, although it’s not clear what this has to do with basketball.)
• Terry Proctor always wants to see the lettering pages, so they’re all grouped together here.
• Totally digging the striped collar points in the top warm-up pullover here. And look at that rear yoke!
• Rather annoyingly, this catalog doesn’t have a hosiery section. Fortunately, there’s this great display of knit trim options.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Tons of cool old football posters available here (with thanks to Rich Liu). … Lots of good pics in this book, including Will Clark with NOE (name on eyewear), a great little uniform on Johnny Evers’s kid, a really interesting insignia style that I’d never seen before, and two examples of striped contrast collars. … Tom Shieber turned up an interesting Sporting News item from 1951: “Warren Spahn, who had been wearing on his uniform the number of the victory he was attempting to notch, was crossed up on the next-to-final day of the season. The Braves’ lefty, after wearing uniform No. 21, borrowed George Estock’s No. 22 shirt. He beat the Dodgers, 6 to 3, registering his twenty-second victory. However, when seeking his twenty-third win on September 29, he wore Johnny Logan’s No. 23, and the Braves failed to produce any runs for him.” Amazing, right? But the item then continues: “Mort Cooper, when with the Cardinals in 1942, went on changing numbers to chalk up 22 triumphs, after he had stumbled several times on No. 13.” I’d never heard of anything like this before. … Best thing about this story: the next-to-last graf. Second-best thing: Singletary probably didn’t realize he was honoring a long-held Niners tradition. … L.I. Phil notes that John Goebel of the Cincy Bearcats had a biceps inscription last night. Anyone know the story behind that? … Yowza!
#1 by simulated steve on 10.31.08 8:30 am |
I had thought I had seen it all with the wacky-White (Black) Sox uniforms until this…
June, 1976 – Salute to Mexico day..
http://www.chicagotr...
#2 by WSC on 10.31.08 8:36 am |
Colossians 3:23
“Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.”
I figured you knew it was a bible verse, so I assume that it is just inspirational to the player. Not really sure.
#3 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 8:44 am |
WSC said:
thanks…didn’t pick up on that one
maybe because this is my bible…and that verse wasn’t in there ;)
#4 by Juan Grande on 10.31.08 8:59 am |
The link with the old football posters….
Joe Pa looks exactly the same. Does that guy ever age?
#5 by Jim MI on 10.31.08 9:00 am |
Juan Grande said:
Wish I could find hockey posters like that. I’d have one in my hockey room in no time…
#6 by Juan Grande on 10.31.08 9:01 am |
Do you think Nike looks at those old basketball uniform and thinks “Dear God, who would wear something so hideous?”
#7 by Matt H. on 10.31.08 9:01 am |
Paul:
Misspelling in the ticker: “Warren Spahn, who had been wewaring . . .”
#8 by JTH on 10.31.08 9:03 am |
simulated steve said:
And somehow, that still manages to be better than this.
#9 by JTH on 10.31.08 9:05 am |
LI Phil said:
Gee Phil, I’d love to check out that picture you linked, but the web filter here flags that URL as an Art/Culture/Heritage site.
#10 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 9:10 am |
JTH said:
this work?
not that i care of course ;)
(btw…that joke only works if you can see the link)
#11 by shadoquad on 10.31.08 9:11 am |
LI Phil said:
Phil, I’ve really enjoyed your contributions to the blog recently. I don’t make posts in the comment section very often, but I wanted to commend you on the stuff I’ve seen over the last few weeks. It’s been really terrific imo.
#12 by shadoquad on 10.31.08 9:13 am |
shadoquad said:
Oh, and I didn’t follow that link until after posting this, so please don’t take it as sarcasm. lol. I’m really not that clever or sardonic.
#13 by simulated steve on 10.31.08 9:16 am |
JTH said:
I have no idea if they played any part of the game with those on or just started the game like that, anyone know??
#14 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 9:18 am |
shadow…
it was even funnier if you had followed the link prior to posting your disclaimer…but thanks…you should have seen the look on my face
#15 by werthj on 10.31.08 9:21 am |
Brewers introduce Macha yesterday, hand him a jersey. He puts it on over his suitcoat, then buttons it up incorrectly, resulting in a pedro situation.
http://media.jsonlin...
#16 by JTH on 10.31.08 9:25 am |
LI Phil said:
Yep. Clearly, Flickr is devoid of any cultural value.
Thanks.
#17 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 9:33 am |
This week’s sign that the apoacalypse is upon us…besides the fact that people are complimenting Phil:
http://rtm.ebaystati...
#18 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 9:35 am |
MPowers1634 said:
#19 by Joe B on 10.31.08 9:52 am |
An even better look at Macha’s Jersey
#20 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 9:56 am |
MPowers1634 said:
Try this:
http://www.ebay.com/
#21 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 9:58 am |
MPowers1634 said:
AARRRRGGHH:
http://shop.ebay.com...
#22 by Joe B on 10.31.08 10:05 am |
MPowers1634 said:
so does this mean which one is the highest bid is going to be president?
#23 by Brendan on 10.31.08 10:07 am |
MPowers1634 said:
The link from your name is misspelled also. A case of the Fridays, maybe?
#24 by Sammy on 10.31.08 10:09 am |
Ken Harvey does realize that “Float Ball” would be a completely different game in Space, on the moon, and on Mars? In space, everybody and everything is weightless, so the players would literally be flying around. On the moon and Mars, gravity will eventually pull you down, although it isn’t as strong as on Earth. Basketball with 20 ft or higher rims would be more appropriate. Not that this idea has much of a chance of being completed anyway, because according to my aerospace professors, we are more than 10 years away from getting to the moon, let alone Mars, or setting up a base on either body.
#25 by Brendan on 10.31.08 10:12 am |
Sorry for the double post, but I remembered this: Signed 49ers prototype helmet on eBay
No mention of dropping trou in the bios; I guess that’s a more recent Niners tradition.
#26 by Justin in AR on 10.31.08 10:15 am |
It would be my guess that Meghan McCain would not like this site.
http://www.people.co...
#27 by Robert on 10.31.08 10:17 am |
The posters of the old college football programs are outstanding. My order has already been sent. Thanks for the heads up on that one.
#28 by Zack K on 10.31.08 10:19 am |
Apparently FSU is going to ‘Blackout’ BC… seriously? I mean BC???
http://fsu.teamfansh...
Don’t they realize that BC is 5-2 and isn’t even FSU’s biggest rival?!
#29 by Robert on 10.31.08 10:22 am |
Brendan said:
The helmet had a high bid of just over $200 a couple of weeks ago. The high bidder flaked, and it has been relisted. Considering its Uni Importance, I figured that it would go for well north of $200 and get a bidder who would actually follow through with the transaction.
#30 by slurpeeman on 10.31.08 10:23 am |
Jim MI said:
What? a hockey poster with Joe Paterno on it? JK
#31 by JTH on 10.31.08 10:27 am |
The bids on the Palin doll are currently higher than the other three dolls combined: http://shop.ebay.com...
Joe B said:
*shudders and curls into fetal position under desk*
#32 by BrianC on 10.31.08 10:30 am |
“Warren Spahn, who had been wearing on his uniform the number of the victory he was attempting to notch, was crossed up on the next-to-final day of the season. The Braves’ lefty, after wearing uniform No. 21, borrowed George Estock’s No. 22 shirt. He beat the Dodgers, 6 to 3, registering his twenty-second victory. However, when seeking his twenty-third win on September 29, he wore Johnny Logan’s No. 23, and the Braves failed to produce any runs for him.”
Can you imagine the league marketing weassels allowing that today?
#33 by Hurnf on 10.31.08 10:34 am |
The Daniel Okrent book as previously published forms the framework for Ken Burns’ “Baseball” documentary (innings as decades).
A previous version had one of the more interesting Boston Red Sox photographs I’ve ever seen — the uniform’s lettering was much more ornate with little curlicues at the the corners of the serifs and inside the O and the D. That photo is not in the updated Okrent book.
#34 by Brendan on 10.31.08 10:35 am |
Robert said:
Same here. I found it a couple days ago, and I’m surprised the price is still so low. The write up, though, dismisses it as a souvenir helmet, instead of a prototype. I seriously doubt that the Riddell made any souvenirs prior to it’s unveiling. And they certainly wouldn’t have made any, and would have stopped production, after it turned out to be universally hated.
The average fan, and apparently some collectors and dealers, probably has no idea what to make of it, so they’ll skip it in favor of an on-field design.
The auction doesn’t end until Tuesday, though, so there’s still time for the price to go up.
#35 by Concerned Citizen on 10.31.08 10:38 am |
I didn’t see any reference to this in the comments, but Lou Dorfsman passed away this week.
When I was looking for information on his TV promos, I found this great site that has viedos of a bunch of closing TV title cards (like “Sit Ubu, sit”).
#36 by Mark M on 10.31.08 10:50 am |
Regarding Ken Harvey’s “lecture” in the last link. I work on at the NASA facility in the article. I never thought my vocation and Uniwatching avocation would cross.
I have to say the writer about captured the look of Goddard, although the author’s age is showing. Goddard’s oldest buildings date from the 60’s. Equally ancient history to the 20-somethings that write for the Times, but still different eras.
#37 by Namhob on 10.31.08 10:53 am |
In honor of Halloween, here are some Halloween “uniforms” (see, it’s uni related) from last week. There will probably be more for this weekend as well…
http://www.stltoday....
#38 by Beau on 10.31.08 10:57 am |
Pictures of the black-out FSU uniforms can be found here:
http://photos-220.ll...
They wore them against BC last time, and aren’t actually too bad. Nice to see a team that can go with the all-black and not look like this
http://bp1.blogger.c...
And, if you didn’t notice last time, the pants say “Unconquered”
http://vmedia.rivals...
#39 by Beau on 10.31.08 11:02 am |
There was also an article explaining the uniform last year
http://seminoles.cst...
#40 by JTH on 10.31.08 11:26 am |
Beau said:
So they’re switching from their terrific-looking regular uniforms to those eyesores? How exactly does this honor the Seminole Tribe? Oh, because it says “unconquered” in lettering that virtually nobody will actually be able to read.
#41 by Beau on 10.31.08 11:29 am |
So they’re switching from their terrific-looking regular uniforms to those eyesores? How exactly does this honor the Seminole Tribe? Oh, because it says “unconquered” in lettering that virtually nobody will actually be able to read.
Actually, they’re not so hard to read, even from the student section.
And the television broadcast crew attempted VERY hard to make sure just about everyone knew about it.
#42 by Justin in AR on 10.31.08 11:29 am |
JTH said:
And they appear more green than black.
#43 by noelamezquita on 10.31.08 11:32 am |
surprised spahn didnt get sued by reebok for that stunt. HA!
#44 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 11:39 am |
Justin in AR said:
The rumor is that they ARE actually green!
#45 by Beau on 10.31.08 11:44 am |
The rumor is that they ARE actually green!
If you look towards the end of that article, it says that the Seminoles Florida state flag consists of the colors red, black, gold, and white.
#46 by Tim on 10.31.08 11:45 am |
http://media.jsonlin...
Ken Macha looks like he’s a few fries short of a Happy Meal in that pic. And the jersey certainly doesn’t help……
#47 by Roger Faso on 10.31.08 11:45 am |
Not sure what the quilted outerwear has to do with basketball?
Take a look at the city and state on the cover of the catalog.
Everything has something to do with basketball over there. Even what you wear when you talk about basketball.
#48 by MPowers1634 on 10.31.08 11:51 am |
Brendan said:
Yes…a long week compounded by alot of wine last evening and finally, Halloween at school with 1400 8th and 9th Graders!
And this guy:
http://i256.photobuc...
#49 by Lwiedy on 10.31.08 11:52 am |
Joe B said:
I’m guessing that won’t be the cover of the 2009 media guide.
#50 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 12:10 pm |
JTH said:
because its a real doll
#51 by JTH on 10.31.08 12:12 pm |
LI Phil said:
A real doll or a RealDoll?
#52 by Rich on 10.31.08 12:12 pm |
Re: the posters…email Andy directly, as he has several old NFL and early professional posters as well. He hasn’t set up the pro website yet but I picked up a cool 1958 and 1959 Colts NFL championship programs from him last week.
#53 by Brandon on 10.31.08 12:49 pm |
New MLS Cup trophy
Old:http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/AQUA/24-621~MLS-Cup-Posters.jpg
New:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Philip_F._Anschutz_Trophy.jpg
#54 by JTH on 10.31.08 12:55 pm |
Brandon said:
Damn you elitists and your fancy Art/Culture/Heritage websites!
#55 by Matt on 10.31.08 1:07 pm |
That’s a really sweet baseball book Paul found. Among the awesome pics is one of the Boston club and their captain Mike “King” Kelly. It’s mentioned in the caption that the “Boston” on Kelly’s jersey is far bigger and bolder than those of his teammates, lest anyone forget who the star was.
#56 by Hurnf on 10.31.08 1:24 pm |
Matt said:
Slide, Kelly, slide!
#57 by CtSports on 10.31.08 1:34 pm |
Don’t you think it would be great if the nba would make a throwback week in all teams would wear the short shorts and the old uni’s from the 70-80’s. Think that would be hilarious. Get all your sports picks http://www.CTSportsP...
#58 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 1:39 pm |
#59 by LI Phil on 10.31.08 1:40 pm |
LI Phil said:
yes ;)
(and…fixed)
#60 by The Hemogoblin on 10.31.08 1:55 pm |
LI Phil said:
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Why do I have to be socially acceptable.
#61 by The Hemogoblin on 10.31.08 1:59 pm |
The Hemogoblin said:
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Why do I have to be so forgetful?
#62 by The Hemogoblin on 10.31.08 2:04 pm |
Synopsis: I need midterm week to end.
#63 by Beau on 10.31.08 2:05 pm |
As of right now, there is a pretty decent view of the Riddell Speed on the homepage. Justin Tuck.
#64 by Beau on 10.31.08 2:06 pm |
Beau said:
On the ESPN.com homepage.
Wow. I’m with HG. Midterms!
#65 by Beau on 10.31.08 2:20 pm |
Beau said:
Oh, and not to mention Brad Johnson next to him in the old-fashioned “Marino Mask”
#66 by tom farley on 10.31.08 2:28 pm |
Brewers introduce Macha yesterday, hand him a jersey. He puts it on over his suitcoat, then buttons it up incorrectly, resulting in a pedro situation.
Yeah, if you’re going to insist on putting a baseball jersey on an old, overweight man, you could at least remind him to take off his suit jacket first. But then, that’s the folly of putting a non-playing manager in uniform. Connie Mack had it right.
I missed “NFL Films Presents” this week, and I heard from a co-worker that they had a feature on the history of the Orange Bowl. Anybody know of a Web site where I could watch this? NFL.com, YouTube and Truveo aren’t helping.
#67 by Rick Chaney on 10.31.08 2:40 pm |
Uniwatcher’s favorite color getting a political shoutout.
From USA Today:
What do candidates do on Election Day when everyone else is standing in line to vote for them? John McCain will be at the local multiplex. “He always goes to a movie on election day,” daughter Meghan McCain tells People. “He usually goes in the early afternoon.”
As for her own election day ritual, “I wear purple somehow,” she said. “Purple is my lucky color.” This is her dad’s eighth political campaign and it’s always nerve-wracking, she says. “I’m a basket case on election days traditionally, and I probably will be on this one, too. This is a really big deal and no one knows what the outcome is going to be.”
#68 by Andy Bowen on 10.31.08 2:41 pm |
Worst. Photoshop. Job. EVER.
#69 by Andy Bowen on 10.31.08 2:42 pm |
Sorry, forgot the link!
http://pittsburgh.pi...
#70 by Glen on 10.31.08 2:57 pm |
Well, work is slow so I figured I would bitch about the shitty football uniforms from my Alma Mater. Right now we are 7-0 and the Number 3 team in D-3 but our uniforms are hideous.
This is what they were 2 years ago. I thought they were clean and looked damn good. http://www.wabash.ed...
http://www.depauw.ed...
Now they look like this.
http://farm3.static....
http://amadeo.blog.c...
But thank God they got rid of the all “scarlet” alts.
http://www.wabash.ed...
#71 by Juan Grande on 10.31.08 3:06 pm |
Andy Bowen said:
I didn’t know that G. Gordon Liddy played for the Pirates!
#72 by RedWing in Colorado on 10.31.08 3:11 pm |
I found it amusing that the Kokomo jersey in [url=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2981266621_646f565a88_b.jpg] this shot [/url]is in blue and yellow, when the wildkats have always, as much as I know, have always worn red and blue. It wouldn’t be a big deal, but the company is in Butler Indiana. I know, I know, the pictures are hand tinted, but still, if this were a Reebok catalog, and the Ravens were shown in Red and White, people would comment.
Gorgeous uniforms, though
#73 by RedWing in Colorado on 10.31.08 3:12 pm |
Ok, I’m incompetant at the internets
[url]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2981266621_646f565a88_b.jpg[/url]
#74 by Juan Grande on 10.31.08 3:13 pm |
#75 by TimGA on 10.31.08 3:17 pm |
Last time I tried to link, I failed terribly. Therefore, I’m not going to attempt it again.
But, rumor has it that UGA may be in all red tomorrow. During Mark Richt’s press conference he was asked if they were going to don black jerseys and he said “no, we’re wearing red.” Then he was asked if the pants were going to be red and he simply stated that they are wearing red. Check it out on the AJC website. As a fan of the Bulldogs, I have to say I’m scared. I had a lot of fun dogging Tennessee fans after the creamsicle uniforms last year. This would be humiliating.
#76 by Justin in AR on 10.31.08 3:31 pm |
TimGA said:
Don’t worry, man. Can’t be any worse than this.
http://nwanews.com/b...
#77 by Glen on 10.31.08 3:32 pm |
Justin in AR said:
Yes it can, they could be wearing white helmets.
http://www.wabash.ed...
#78 by DJ on 10.31.08 3:33 pm |
I had thought I had seen it all with the wacky-White (Black) Sox uniforms until this…
June, 1976 – Salute to Mexico day..
They wore the sombreros only as they charged the field from the dugout; a couple of batboys went out to collect the sombreros and the players played the game in their normal baseball caps.
#79 by The Hemogoblin on 10.31.08 3:34 pm |
Justin in AR said:
#80 by JTH on 10.31.08 3:35 pm |
RedWing in Colorado said:
All’s you needs to do is paste the address. no need to enclose it in the high-falutin’ [url] tags. Like so: http://farm4.static....
#81 by bills on 10.31.08 3:40 pm |
Glen said:
I’m with you, Glen. My school, the University of Rochester, had some of the best uniforms in D3, or any D for that matter, for the past 5 or so years: http://www.rochester...
Now we get these pieces of shit with trendy, phony-ass piping that will surely go out of style in the next 3 years: http://www.rochester...
I hate trendy uniforms!!!
#82 by Glen on 10.31.08 3:58 pm |
bills said:
Its a cryin’ shame! I’m not about staying in the past and refusing to change and all of that, but what ever happened to good taste? I think it would be cool for the throw backs they went to the striping like in the old-old days i.e.
http://historicfootb...
but its still better than the eyesore that is Oregon University
#83 by Lwiedy on 10.31.08 4:01 pm |
Juan Grande said:
It’s actually Joe Pesci in JFK: http://www.jfk-onlin...
#84 by The Hemogoblin on 10.31.08 4:01 pm |
Glen said:
Whoa whoa whoa. WE’re the University of Oregon. Only the loser schools start with the state name before university, like Oregon State.
#85 by Glen on 10.31.08 4:04 pm |
The Hemogoblin said:
ha ha my bad! I apologize.
I’m just glad I’m not a fan of a Washington school
#86 by ChrismM70 on 10.31.08 4:35 pm |
Legendary graphic designer Lou Dorfsman died this week.
He was famous for his work for CBS Television.
I came across a gallery of some of his most famous work, and it includes some photos of a promotional book “Field of Vision” and it has some nice black and white photos of NFL football in the 1960s. Thought some Uni Watch fans might like to see them…
http://www.undercons...
#87 by MetsFan AZ on 10.31.08 4:52 pm |
ChrismM70 said:
didn’t Paul do a little piece on him some time in the past year or so? I think he’s the one that designed the hawkers uni’s at Yankee stadium in the ’50s… yes? nay?
#88 by Micah on 10.31.08 4:58 pm |
Found the best Cubs tattoo logo ever:
http://www.stltoday....
#89 by ChrismM70 on 10.31.08 5:05 pm |
MetsFan AZ said:
Yep. Same guy.
http://www.uniwatchb...
#90 by noelamezquita on 10.31.08 6:56 pm |
SAW THEMED TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING MASK WORN BY MIKE SMITH up for sale on ebay
#91 by Kyle O. from VA on 10.31.08 7:01 pm |
Haven’t seen this posted anywhere yet… Virginia Tech men’s basketball team is adopting Nike’s System of Dress.
Thumbnail: http://inside.hokies...
Can’t find a better picture, but the players are wearing the new jerseys in their bio headshots on the official VT site: http://www.hokiespor...
#92 by ChrisN on 10.31.08 8:54 pm |
TimGA said:
link
#93 by Johnny F. on 10.31.08 8:57 pm |
http://www.youtube.c...
LeBron’s new shoe commercial (for the 6’s).
Not gonna lie, it’s a little weird..and the shoes are a bit underwhelming.
LBJ is pretty funny, though…and the girl is hot (dead ringer for Kim Kardashian, no?)
#94 by Kevin M. on 10.31.08 9:47 pm |
Johnny F. said:
Isn’t she the lead singer for the Pussy Cat Dolls?