One of many interesting sites devoted to football helmets:
http://www.helmethut.com/. Sports uniforms are interesting. A trend over the last ten or so years are "throwback" days where teams will don uniforms that the school or pro franchise wore in a prior era. Sometimes forgetful or even hideous but also occasionally superior to what the team is wearing now. A sterling example are the original powder blue San Diego Chargers jerseys with the gold stripes, along with the white helmet with the yellow lightning bolt. Dazzling. Apparently, however, the team's owner prefers the rather dull navy blue jerseys adopted during his tenure. A shame but it's his toy. I don't know if this is age talking (probably is) but it seems that the best unis are most often the simplest and with only a single color to go with white (or gold). Especially the case in college football--Bama and Texas looked great with their simple and distinctive uniforms at the national championship game. I find pro soccer uniforms an abomination--the team's logo is a small crest worn over the left chest, otherwise the jersey is a mishmash of garish advertising--hope American sports never adopt that look. Also, can't stand the current baggy, below the knee shorts trend in basketball. They look clownish (again, age talking). Best uniforms? Baseball in my humble opinion. I enjoy college football more than anything but to have worn a major league baseball uniform is in my book, the epoch. Would have traded at least one testicle for the privilege.
http://www.helmethut.com/. Sports uniforms are interesting. A trend over the last ten or so years are "throwback" days where teams will don uniforms that the school or pro franchise wore in a prior era. Sometimes forgetful or even hideous but also occasionally superior to what the team is wearing now. A sterling example are the original powder blue San Diego Chargers jerseys with the gold stripes, along with the white helmet with the yellow lightning bolt. Dazzling. Apparently, however, the team's owner prefers the rather dull navy blue jerseys adopted during his tenure. A shame but it's his toy. I don't know if this is age talking (probably is) but it seems that the best unis are most often the simplest and with only a single color to go with white (or gold). Especially the case in college football--Bama and Texas looked great with their simple and distinctive uniforms at the national championship game. I find pro soccer uniforms an abomination--the team's logo is a small crest worn over the left chest, otherwise the jersey is a mishmash of garish advertising--hope American sports never adopt that look. Also, can't stand the current baggy, below the knee shorts trend in basketball. They look clownish (again, age talking). Best uniforms? Baseball in my humble opinion. I enjoy college football more than anything but to have worn a major league baseball uniform is in my book, the epoch. Would have traded at least one testicle for the privilege.
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