It’s been a while since I acquired a vintage uniform catalog, and a long while since I acquired one as magnificent as the 1924 Goldsmith beauty you see above. Some parts of it are better than others, but almost every page offers at least one item of unusual interest, so let’s take a . . . → Read More: Good as Goldsmith
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 164 comments - (Comments are closed)  Collectibles/Memorabilia, College Football, History, Uniform Catalogs By Phil Hecken, with the Mothervilker Mr. 5 & 1 himself has been busier than a March Hare these days, but a couple weeks ago he told me he was working on his greatest “DIY” ever. He wouldn’t tell me what it was, but I promised him I’d let him tell the Uni . . . → Read More: Jumpin’ Jimmer Mothervilker By Phil Hecken The Detroit Tigers and have been playing their spring training baseball in Lakeland, Florida, longer than any other major league baseball team in one location. In 1934, they began their relationship with this Florida town, playing continuously except for a three year “hiatus” due to World War II. Before that . . . → Read More: The Tigers in Lakeland, Past and Present 65 comments - (Comments are closed) Ballparks, MLB  Detroit Tigers, Hank Greenberg, Henley Field, Joker Marchant, Lakeland Florida, Spring Training Lots of great stuff in this batch of wire photos. All of these are from Mike Hersh and the pseudonymous BSmile. Off we go: • Oh man, how awesome is the Tigers T-shirt that Billy Martin is wearing in this shot? Someone needs to put that design back into production, stat. • Did . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 25 Interesting development in college hoops last night, as three Louisville players wore snug-fit Adidas compression jerseys, just like the ones the NBA players wore were supposed to wear in the all-star game. Oddly, there was no advance publicity on this (at least that I was aware of), and I haven’t found any reference . . . → Read More: Snug as a Cardinal in a Gym, or Something Like That 145 comments - (Comments are closed) College Hoops, Jerseys, Typography, Uni Numbers Adidas, Compression Jerseys, Louisville Cardinals Basketball Got a note the other day from reader Billy Quinton, as follows: I’m fascinated by the old Dallas Texans of the AFL, who later became the Kansas City Chiefs. My family is good friends with Bob Halford, who was the Texans’ PR director in inaugural 1960 season and later moved with them . . . → Read More: Don’t Mess with Texans A quick note to start: We’ve made some adjustments to the site’s coding. If anything looks amiss, please let me know. Thanks. Now then: Today we have another batch of remarkable photos by the late Hy Peskin. Last time around we did baseball shots; today we’ll take a look at football and basketball. . . . → Read More: The Hy Peskin Archives, Vol. 2 |
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