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By Phil Hecken The 2010 Olympics from Vancouver, British Columbia, come to a close this evening, but there’s still some big excitement ahead today. Of course, I’m speaking of the Mens 50 km cross-country skiing, which will be held at 9:30 local time (12:30 ET). No, no…the big deal today, of course, is . . . → Read More: With Glowing Hearts  123 comments - (Comments are closed)  Collectibles/Memorabilia, Curling, Figure Skating, MLB, Olympics, Skiing, Speedskating By Phil Hecken It’s time for the second, and final, round of tweaks/concepts/revisions for the latest “Design a Uniform” contest, which was begun a little over a month ago. This contest was held in conjunction with Alain Nana-Sinkam, Prexy of Classic Old School Gear, (here’s a link back to that Design An NFL Jersey . . . → Read More: Design-An-NFL-Uni – Part II 106 comments - (Comments are closed) Curling, Customization/Modification, Jerseys, NFL, Olympics, Uniform Designers, Uniform Manufacturers Many of you have heard of David Boss, who’s probably best known for his NFL paintings and for his work with NFL Properties. But Boss was also an accomplished photographer, and now US Presswire has put nearly 700 of his photos online. The images are watermarked, but they’re still worth checking out. There . . . → Read More: The David Boss Files, Vol. 1 Depressing scene last night in Chapel Hill, as UNC wore silver uniforms (lots of additional photos here and here). This was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jordan brand — because, you know, the anniversary of a commercial brand is a perfectly appropriate thing for a college basketball team to be celebrating. . . . → Read More: And in Another 25 Years They’ll Wear Gold Uniforms Been nearly seven months since we featured some material from screen-grab kingpin Larry Bodnovich (if you missed the previous entries devoted to his work, look here, here, and here. Today we’re going to look at some shots he culled from a DVD with two 1939 college football games: Notre Dame at Iowa . . . → Read More: The Larry Bodnovich Files, Vol. 4 Back in mid-January I wrote an ESPN column about Todd Asselin, the KC Chiefs fan whose prototype helmet concept was shown on a national game broadcast. As I wrote in that column, “Fans send unsolicited uniform and logo designs to teams all the time, but it’s unheard of for one of those submissions . . . → Read More: At Least There Were No Truncated Shoulder Stripes Another week, another round of awesome wire service photos. My continued thanks to the readers who’ve contributed to this series, especially Larry Wiederecht, Paul Wiederecht, Mike Hersh, and Michael Martin. • This photo of Willie Horton is dated July 7, 1970. Note that the catcher appears to be wearing a brimless helmet — . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 6 By Phil Hecken Several weeks ago, in conjunction with Alain Nana-Sinkam, Prexy of Classic Old School Gear, I hosted another “Design a Uniform” contest, this one to Design An NFL Jersey, with the winner receiving a custom-made jersey from Classic Old School Gear. More entries than ever poured in, 69 of them in total, . . . → Read More: Design-An-NFL-Uni – Part I |
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