Talk:Throwback uniform

Colts "throwback uniforms"
The Indianapolis Colts are still wearing substantially the same uniforms that they work in the 1960s, so I believe that they didn't do anything special for the 1994 season. Are there any other teams that this applies to also? --rogerd 12:58, 28 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually the (regular) uniforms that the Colts were wearing in 1994 weren't quite as close to the 1960s uniforms as the ones they are wearing now, but they did have a throwback uniform in '94, albeit only wearing different socks (the same ones they wear now, in fact, with the two white hoops). As a point of interest, 10 years later on Thanksgiving in Detroit the Colts were in throwback unis again, but this time with a more pronounced difference..

I think the official line from the NFL is that every team participated in the '94 throwbacks, but since Tampa Bay had never really altered their uniforms up until that point, and Kansas City had only made very minor changes since their move from Dallas, we're running the risk of splitting hairs here. Also the Browns have chopped and changed the stripes on their jerseys and socks so much you'd be hard pressed to even notice! 89.240.146.78 18:17, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

49er throwback
The image shown is incorrect. The team wore gold helmets as always in 1994, not white. -- Elaich   talk 20:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

"one of the first"
More research should be done regarding our conjecture about the short history of throwback uniforms. A 1921 baseball game in Birmingham, Alabama was played using the "rules of the game as they were in 1872" and in special uniforms modeled after the styles of that era. (Bhamwiki:1921 throwback game) --Dystopos (talk) 16:27, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Jets
Added the Jets wearing throwbacks today (12/2/07) Also, since the section heads of both NFL and NHL go beyond the years listed with them, shouldn't the years be taken out? --StoopidEmu 20:47, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

International??
Last time I checked, Wikipedia was intended to be used by the whole world. Why, then, is this article written as if it's solely for an American audience? There is a section called "international" - this is only the case because the article is written from an American perspective and intended for an American audience. It is not good enough. 209.153.204.1 (talk) 05:00, 2 January 2009 (UTC)Rusty8


 * Agreed! Besides, outside of North America, who would use a term like throwback instead of retro or even heritage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.111.97 (talk) 11:17, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Pictures?
An image or two would be nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.170.131.98 (talk) 19:22, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

incorrect info re: 1994 New England Patriots
I'm going to remove the following: "The New England Patriots, who had just changed their uniforms the year before........wore their then-current uniforms with the Pat the Patriot logo on the helmets in place of the Flying Elvis logo." According to the link at the bottom of the page - NFL 75th Anniversary Throwbacks - it's not true. Photos clearly show the Patriots did not wear their "then-current" (1994) uniforms with the Pat the Patriot logo. They wore a uniform design from circa-1965. Elsquared (talk) 19:05, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Better picture available?
The article is illustrated with a photo of the Pittsburgh Steelers in throwbacks. Unfortunately, that particular throwback is almost indistinguishable from a regular uniform. Surely better pictures of NFL throwbacks must exist. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 00:04, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

NBA section has a proscriptive sentence, should be simply descriptive instead
"throwback jerseys in the NBA have recalled some of the more gaudy uniforms of the NBA and the ABA"

calling the uniforms "gaudy" is a value judgment/personal opinion that does not belong in an encyclopedia

you're not writing an opinion piece or op-ed, it's an encyclopedia entry

should be made more neutral and objective

how about "bright", "colorful", etc. instead of gaudy

apart from that problem, i would remind you that the neutral dark and subdued colors of much of 90s and 00s fashion is not a universally cherished quality, look at human fashion throughout history, you'll find plenty of what you call "gaudy", from ancient times to modern, and in those periods those writers would probably wonder at the lack of imagination, creativity, and spirit in our mainstream fashions, they might use words like dull, boring, unimaginative, uninspired and insipidly conservative, etc. (in which case i'd have to object to their likewise lack of objectivity:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.250.176.112 (talk) 05:14, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Making following changes
I’m going to make the following changes. Nothing major, just a few spelling errors, and rewording a few sentences. (1) Adding “citation needed” to “Throwbacks were introduced in the NFL in 1991 at retail through the NFL Throwbacks Collection”. If true, it should also be explained if the Throwbacks Collection actually had a direct link to the on-field throwback uniforms in 1994. (2) I reworded the sentence about the 75th anniversary season in 1994. (3) I reworded the sentence about the Jets wearing their New York Titans throwbacks, also noting that they’ve continued to occasionally use them. (4) I moved the sentence about the Detroit Lions and their black alternates. Currently, the paragraph where it is deals with the AFL Legacy games. I thought it should go elsewhere. (5) Regarding the 2009 Mets wearing the “fauxback” jerseys with the giant “NY”, the sentence ran too long as written, and the team color reference didn’t seem to make sense. Elsquared (talk) 04:43, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Spinoff articles?
The sections regarding individual leagues are getting pretty large in and of themselves, so it might be a good idea to spin off new articles (i.e. "Throwback uniforms in Major League Baseball") to cover each of the major leagues, with their sections in the main article trimmed down to feature a link to the new article and a concise summary. Kyojikasshu (talk) 14:18, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

No attempt to simulate old leather helmets?
"While no attempt was made to simulate obsolete leather helmets which were phased out in the 1950s, teams simulating uniforms from the era of leather headgear simply removed all decals and striping from their regular hard-shell helmets."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Packers used to play in brown-colored helmets when wearing their third/throwback uniforms?

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