Of course, the old ones were hideous as well. Sorry, Paul, but teal, gold & black simply don’t go together and the gold logo on a black helmet looks like a blob of goo from 10 feet away.

When Jacksonville and Carolina entered the league in the 90s, they created a whirlpool of aesthetic hideousness that seems to have sucked most of the league in since.

Ben in London said:

They don’t work with the orange alt because it is an affront to good taste and every Hall of Famer to suit up for the Bears.

With the possible exception of Bronko Nagurski and Bill Hewitt, who actually wore an orange jersey from time to time.

I’d love to see an in-game photo of that. I think that pic is the only one I’ve seen of it, and on those framed prints the Bears sell with the uniform history on.

I couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d torture myself…was it Lynn Chandnois?

I looked it up. It was the immortal Rex Johnston. No, Ricko, he’s not a legend in Pittsburgh.

Thasssss him. Had no idea of his status in Pittsburgh. Thought maybe he’d be something of a somebody. I know I certainly can’t think of anyone who played both sports only for teams in the same city, esp. as late as 1964, which is when Johnston played for the Pirates.

There’s Dieon Sanders’ tenure in Atlanta, of course, but he played for several different teams in both sports.

—Ricko

They don’t work with the orange alt because it is an affront to good taste and every Hall of Famer to suit up for the Bears.

With the possible exception of Bronko Nagurski and Bill Hewitt, who actually wore an orange jersey from time to time.

I looked it up. It was the immortal Rex Johnston. No, Ricko, he’s not a legend in Pittsburgh.

Ben in London said:

JTH said:

LI Phil said:

Ben in London said:

Why is going back to a gray face mask a step in the right direction? Gray isn’t part of their color scheme.

*sighs*

OK, whatever. But we please put an end to this Bears-should-go-back-to-gray-facemasks nonsense? The blue facemasks work so well with that uniform.

If they had switched to orange or white in the 80s, I’d be right on the bandwagon for a return to the gray. But they made the right decision in switching to blue.

Gray or Blue?

’Nuff said.

Feel free to be wrong disagree with me.

The current Bears helmet is the most perfect in the NFL. I hope it never changes.

wait! please explain that one!!!

They’re simple, unfussy and work beautifully with both the blue and the white jerseys.
(They don’t work with the orange alt because it is an affront to good taste and every Hall of Famer to suit up for the Bears.)

Your trivia question for the night (KEK and other Pittsburghers especially, I suppose).

Somewhere in the middle third of the 20th century, a young outfielder plays 14 games for the Pirates one season. That is his entire major league career.

BUT…somewhere along the line he also played for the Steelers, and nobody but the Steelers, in his only-somewhat-longer professional football career.

(To me this seems really arcane, but in Pittsburgh he may be a legend because of that strange quirk).

So…

Who is he?

—Ricko

I couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d torture myself…was it Lynn Chandnois?