ChicagoOakland Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 hour ago, whitedawg22 said: The San Jose State supplier was "4-Players-Only," which was a Texas-based startup that, as far as I can tell, never outfitted any other major program. These might be the ugliest college football unis I've ever seen, and that's REALLY saying something. Pretty tragic, because there's an interesting backstory behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBeltz Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Before becoming an association football supplier/boot maker, New Balance was the outfitter for CMU's football uniforms. They also were Wyoming's(?) provider before Nike tookover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Can someone tell me who manufacturer this is when Manhattan basketball wore these in early 2000s? It had the crazy "A" on their shorts, but I do not think it is Aerostaple. I know the company doesn't exist making these unis anymore, otherwise I would hear more about them. I know several other college basketball teams wore them as well, but this is the one I could find. BTW: This is the best photo I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltjets21 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 11 hours ago, whitedawg22 said: The San Jose State supplier was "4-Players-Only," which was a Texas-based startup that, as far as I can tell, never outfitted any other major program. Did San Jose St use to play in a baseball stadium? Looks like they are sitting in a dugout... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Early 2000s Texas Tech football was outfitted by now defunct Norman,OK based Big Time Sports. At the time, they also had some of OU's Olympic sports too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Did Starter outfit some NFL teams, or am I remembering wrong? I know Puma did. http://www.derekyoder.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Derek said: Did Starter outfit some NFL teams, or am I remembering wrong? I know Puma did. Yes, they did. In the late '90s there were even a few teams outfitted by Logo Athletic. I believe they also did the draft hats for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, mjd77 said: Yes, they did. In the late '90s there were even a few teams outfitted by Logo Athletic. I believe they also did the draft hats for a few years. Thats right! Did Logo Athletic do the “sharks tooth” hats? http://www.derekyoder.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Here's a really good blog post about Sports Specialties, who did some of the on-field hats for MLB https://ballcapblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/company-profile-sports-specialties.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Re: Starter: They also supplied jerseys to some NHL teams (and for all teams at retail) during the 1990s as well. I've stated in the past how Starter's NHL jerseys sold at retail were of VERY high quality, almost on par with the on-field models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 4 hours ago, OMMF said: Here's a really good blog post about Sports Specialties, who did some of the on-field hats for MLB https://ballcapblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/company-profile-sports-specialties.html Sports Specialties was owned by Nike. Nike bought the company in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Derek said: Thats right! Did Logo Athletic do the “sharks tooth” hats? They sure did. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjb93 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 1:09 AM, WBeltz said: Before becoming an association football supplier/boot maker, New Balance was the outfitter for CMU's football uniforms. They also were Wyoming's(?) provider before Nike tookover Let's not forget that New Balance is the current uniform supplier of Maine Black Bears football... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The ultimate one is probably Apex. You just know the sports world took note of how unique you can make a uniform. They were thinking outside the box and I like that even if most of the designs weren't that good, atleast they were trying something new at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby34 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 11:50 AM, leopard88 said: If you read the text on the left, it says the uniforms were "sold to the Orioles by Brooks Robinson Sporting Goods" and "made by Powers Manufacturing." This tag may or may not be from those uniforms. I don't see a tag on the example above, so my guess is it is not from those uniforms. I actually have a Powers jersey from 1987, it was the Miami Hurricanes baseball teams supplier. Looked like great quality. Time has taken a beating on the elasticity of the double knit over the 30 years though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 12 hours ago, Old School Fool said: The ultimate one is probably Apex. You just know the sports world took note of how unique you can make a uniform. They were thinking outside the box and I like that even if most of the designs weren't that good, atleast they were trying something new at the time. Is it more important to try something new or to put out a great final product? At any rate, trying something new doesn’t seem to carry the same respect in this day and age. What are your thoughts on the way teams try new things today vs. back then? My personal opinion on Apex is that they were a one-trick pony. All those football jerseys are essentially the same idea. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I knew about most of these but I did not know Mitchell and Ness ever produced anything on-field nor that they've been around since 1904. That said, I don't know if any news I've ever seen on here has floored me as much as the fact that Aeropostale supplied D-1 uniforms. Wow. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 For their first 20 years of existence (1960-80), the Dallas Cowboys' uniforms were supplied by the locally based (Terrell, Texas) Southland Athletic Company, which gave the team their uniquely-styled block numerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 7:57 PM, orangefaniniowa said: Can someone tell me who manufacturer this is when Manhattan basketball wore these in early 2000s? It had the crazy "A" on their shorts, but I do not think it is Aerostaple. I know the company doesn't exist making these unis anymore, otherwise I would hear more about them. I know several other college basketball teams wore them as well, but this is the one I could find. BTW: This is the best photo I can find. https://www.instagram.com/athletes_basketball/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 8:57 PM, orangefaniniowa said: Can someone tell me who manufacturer this is when Manhattan basketball wore these in early 2000s? It had the crazy "A" on their shorts, but I do not think it is Aerostaple. I know the company doesn't exist making these unis anymore, otherwise I would hear more about them. I know several other college basketball teams wore them as well, but this is the one I could find. BTW: This is the best photo I can find. I want to say that Anarchy made those, but it's been so long ago i may be wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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