The Greatest Sports Uniforms Ever Thread

[Kace]

Fashion is such a big deal in sports, even if some aren't willing to admit it.

So here's where we get to talk about and if able, show pictures of our favorite (or in some cases, least favorite) sports uniforms ever.

Atlanta Braves

http://www.collectr.com/bb/images/bpmurphyd.jpg

Oakland Athletics

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/media/pg2/2002/0724/photo/a_oakland_sp.jpg

North Carolina Tar Heels (Basketball)

http://www.nbaloud.com/images/michael-jordan-unc-sports-illustrated-cover-with-s1.jpg

[adam & doctor drew]

good topic.

for football, I don't see how you beat this:
http://www.megacalendars.com/images/Oakland%20Raiders8010023%20-Fc.jpg


for baseball, I may've been the only one but I liked these:
http://www.fsu.edu/%7Ecrimdo/images/pirates/rhoden.jpg


http://www.fsu.edu/%7Ecrimdo/images/pirates/candelar.jpg



http://www.fsu.edu/%7Ecrimdo/images/pirates/ray.jpg

[Kace]

The silver and black. Always a winner (if not necessarily on the field).

[The Thrill]

good topic.

for football, I don't see how you beat this:
http://www.megacalendars.com/images/Oakland%20Raiders8010023%20-Fc.jpg



With this, easily.

http://www.weirdwolf.net/FFP/images/1990/GreenBay92.gif

[Mayhem]

Come on... they matched the colors of the seats!
http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/store/images/49497.jpg

[The Fedora]

oh mayhem no...

that is just wrong.

[Desert Rat]

The Charger powder blues from the early 60's

[AutoTranz]

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/pkg/ncf/100/top_plays_58.jpg
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAHG072_16x20-PassingAction~Warren-Moon-Posters.jpg
http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0505/nba_g_mjohnson_430.jpg
http://www.slamdunkcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/00al19.jpg

[nkr]

The San Diego SuperChargers

[SpxGrunt]

Sacramento Surge! Long live the WLAF!
http://home.elp.rr.com/all41/images/Kugler.JPG

[Kace]

I suppose it was either that or those god awful Orlando Thunder uni's. Thank God, good taste prevailed. LOL

[Ralphie the buffalo]

good topic.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day and Kace was due

[Mayhem]

fedora... this one's for you...
http://www.campbellperformancetires.com/Danbury%20Trashers%20NASCAR%2005-06%20Bialowas%2092F-50.JPG

AND YES... that was a PROFESSIONAL hockey team.

[NewsguyMark]

I like the powder blue, however, those white helmets with black numbers were SERIOUSLY UGLY!!!

So, I vote for the: 1992 - 2004 Chargers, baby!!!

http://www.chargers.com/history/uniforms-visual.htm#1961

[SpxGrunt]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/The_Playlist/movies/andree_semipro.jpg

[NewsguyMark]

Flint TROPICS??? Palm trees in FLINT?

THAT'S FUNNY!!!

[McCovey Cove Returns]

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHOTOFILE/AADL024~Larry-Bird-Posters.jpg
CLASSIC.

[adam & doctor drew]

I agree.
too bad they don't wear them anymore.
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/ian_thomsen/03/09/celtics/t1_paul.pierce.jpg

[McCovey Cove Returns]

Still one of the best uniforms in the NFL. Though it's now out of service.
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0611/gallery.nfl.week9/images/chargers.jpg

[Ping-Pong Ball]

http://waku.cocolog-nifty.com/waku/image/basket15.jpg

[Tripe Face]

I never liked the team, but I liked the unis.

http://nomas-nyc.com/uploaded_images/genemutombo-767275.jpg

And these guysa in white look great... (the morons in blue, faggedaboutit):

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/kamikazepilot42/Blog/redskinsthrowback.jpg


ANd my vote for the ugliest:

http://www.mopupduty.com/whitesox1976a.jpg

or these:

http://images.dawgsports.com/images/admin/heinous_Oregon_uniforms.jpg

[NewsguyMark]

That Australia uniform looks GREAT! Of course the young lady strongly contributes to its beauty!

:)

[McCovey Cove Returns]

I hate the Yankees, but I'd hate them even more if they change this uniform. There's something to be said about a simple, classic look.
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071203/capt.a20e3b928d9944a28b6a22eac926fcc2.yankees_pett itte_baseball_ny150.jpg

[The Thrill]

Who's your Papi?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/153/997975~David-Ortiz-Game-winning-RBI-single-14th-inning-Game-5-2004-ALCS-Posters.jpg

[JoinUsForCake]

http://phillyist.com/attachments/philly_jim/pennstate04-30-07.jpg

[and123]

http://www.evansville.edu/images/150/jerrysloan.jpg
http://www.hoosiergazette.com/images/UEuniform.jpg

Some will say they should fall in the ugly category, but Evansville's sleeved uniforms evoke some great memories. Too bad they've been relegated to "throwback" status.

http://media.courierpress.com/media/img/photos/2007/12/29/20071229-231741-pic-381275215.jpg

[Kace]

Sweet, the Purple Aces still use the short sleeved jerseys! :rockon:

[Barnburner]

Some of these choices are clearly more about heart than about true uniform quality.

Nothing against UNC, but there is nothing special at all about those unis.

Even moreso, the Boston Celtics and Penn State uniforms are stunningly dull. It's kind of like Pavlov's dog: fans have enjoyed positive experiences with teams wearing those uniforms, so they associate them with positive memories. But in and of themselves? Dullsville.

And don't give me the "simplicity" argument either. If that's the case every team should wear all-white uni's with black numbers.

[Sir Dropham Pants]

I like the old Seattle Seahawks uniform:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/ChadFinn/4005cf2d.jpg

It's good, but becomes even better when you compare it to the current abomination of head-to-toe baby-poop green uniforms.

http://raisingzona.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/seahawks.jpg

[Kace]

Some of these choices are clearly more about heart than about true uniform quality.

Nothing against UNC, but there is nothing special at all about those unis.

Well at least as far as criticizing my choice goes, you're wrong. :) I thought those uni's were cool. So there.

And feel free to participate with your own ideas of what works for cool uni's and such.

[and123]

Sweet, the Purple Aces still use the short sleeved jerseys! :rockon:

Well, they've only worn them once since Jim Crews left. The third photo in my post above was from a "throwback" game last season. They wear tank tops like everyone else these days.

[Kace]

Aww, that's a bummer. I always dug those jerseys.

[cinehead]

http://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2006/12/22/20061221195051.jpeg

I always thought these were the best uniforms in all of sports.

[Kace]

AFC East

http://members.cox.net/billswatch/st_dozer3.jpg
http://greatsportsrivalries.com/1972_season/nonames_330.jpg
http://www.sportstraveler.net/media/patriots.jpg
http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/store/images/AAA-75524.jpg

[Kace]

AFC North

http://www.talkingnfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/raylewis.jpg
http://www.bigorangemachine.com/bengals_images/boomer_esiason.jpg
http://www.bestsportsphotos.com/images/brown-lilly-cvb-1.jpg
http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/store/images/01500_harrphs016028-L.jpg

[Kace]

AFC South

http://blogs.chron.com/jeromesolomon/71465360AL018_Houston_Texan.JPG
http://www.nflgridirongab.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/capt_9d02c9cd835d4363a5be26760c82fecf_broncos_colt s_football_nad110.jpg
http://www.strictlyfx.com/special_effects/jaguars_player_introductions/player_introductions_12.jpg
http://www.athlonsports.com/store/images/ugeorge.gif

[Kace]

AFC West

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/sports/football/images/seahawks/gd-seahawksbroncos.JPG
http://www.authenticsportscollectibles.com/store/images/01500_johnphs008052.jpg
http://patricknewell.jp/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/jordan1112.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/Saltlick/chargers_powder.jpg

[Kace]

NFC East

http://www.denverautographs.com/images/DORSETTTONY16X20COWBOYS2.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/KMethod/TaylorLawrence21.jpg
http://www.iconsportsmedia.com/image_dir/album28076/md_50621087_Randall_Cunningham.jpg
http://sites.younglife.org/sites/WesternPrinceWilliam/Banquet%20Photos/schroederWas.jpg

[Roy Hobbs]

I kept hearing shouts of "ROY HOBBS" wearing this at Wrigley last week.
http://www.onlinesports.com/images/nyk39j.jpeg

There goes Roy's warmup jacket, the best there ever was in the game...

[No Mistake]

I'm just tired of teams with dozens of uniforms. An example would be the Tennessee Titans who mix and match between 3 or 4 sets of pants and 3 or 4 jerseys. How about 1 for home games and 1 for away games. It's all a marketing ploy now to get people to buy several jerseys and spend even more money.

[WalMartNation]

Love the team Vancouver... hated these uniforms..

As for the Seahawks, I was always partial to the old road white uni's of the 80's..

[Nature Boy FriarTuck00]

I like the old Seattle Seahawks uniform:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/ChadFinn/4005cf2d.jpg



Seeing Franco Harris in a Seahawks uni reminded me of a column I saw on ESPN.com about players who played for teams that you normally don't associate them with. It had pictures of most, if not all of the players mentioned in the column. Pretty neat to check out.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/070511

[Sultanosurf]

Strange Joe:

http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=61913&rendTypeId=4

Strange Joe:

http://ndholiday.com/joe-montana.jpg (http://ndholiday.com/joe-montana.jpg)

Favorite Joe:

(http://ndholiday.com/joe-montana.jpg)
http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Joe-Montana---passing---Photofile-Photograph-C12961569.jpeg (http://ndholiday.com/joe-montana.jpg)


Favorite Strange:

http://goodtimesllc.com/images/brasil-butt.jpg

(http://goodtimesllc.com/images/brasil-butt.jpg)

[Kace]

NFC North

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Walter-Payton-Photograph-C12217993.jpeg
http://www.detroitlions.com/photos/sanders_barry_112602.jpg
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maasx003/Vikings/images/gbfavre.jpg
http://www.nfl.com.mx/imagerepository/Tarkenton.jpg

[Kace]

NFC South

http://i2.iofferphoto.com/img/1155452400/_i/13630417/1.jpg
http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/376816888/376816888_631481002_626a381140e8fbd79a92eaec9872b6 bcc6c2349f.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff180/JRiederer/bushflip.jpg
http://www.prosportsmemorabilia.com/Images/Product/33-24/33-24688-F.jpg

[Kace]

NFC West

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040423/040423_tilman_vmed.standard.jpg
http://www.blogs.dhenderson.com/David_Henderson/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/AABI014~Joe-Montana-celebrating-touchdown-Posters.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/john_donovan/02/02/zorn/p1_zorn.jpg
http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/1999/warner.jpg

[user name]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/joeyofkings/th_439341100_700e53a99f.jpg (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e247/joeyofkings/439341100_700e53a99f.jpg)

[The Thrill]

C'mon, Kace, those weren't the best Saints unis.

It's a tie between the originals: http://www.cdol.com/saints/joe-retro-td.jpg...

...and the Pat Swilling era. http://www.weirdwolf.net/FFP/images/1990/NewOrleans91.gif

GOLD PANTS, baby.

As for the Pack: never you mind those 1994 throwbacks. I'm torn between the Majkowski-era single-gold-ring socks...

http://www.weirdwolf.net/FFP/images/1980/GreenBay89.gif

...and the matching socks and sleeves of the 1967 back-to-back-to-back world champions.

http://www.weirdwolf.net/FFP/images/1960/GreenBay66.gif

Still waiting on those Panthers throwbacks, too. :-)

[Kace]

I had to search all around for that Packers shot up there, so I'm stickin' with it. Plus it just looks cool.

[Sir Dropham Pants]

I always liked the 'numbers on pants' era in the early to mid 80s. Cowboys and Pack both did it. But I hate the Cowboys.
http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/catImages/dickey03pf-1.jpg

[The Thrill]

I always liked the 'numbers on pants' era in the early to mid 80s. Cowboys and Pack both did it. But I hate the Cowboys.
http://www.sportsposterwarehouse.com/catImages/dickey03pf-1.jpg

That was all Forrest Gregg's doing. He put the Packer G on the sleeves, too. Just looked weird. And the yellow stripe down the middle of the pants never worked for me, either.

GREAT game pictured there, though. Dickey out-performed Elway in that MNF blizzard...but the Pack still lost. Now that Rodgers will be under center wearing #12, it'll feel like a time warp.

[Sir Dropham Pants]

Maybe they can get Eddie Lee Ivory to come out of retirement to complete the time warp.

[The Thrill]

Only if he brings his 2 good college knees with him.

And Ezra Johnson.