johnnysama Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Over the years, there's been a remarkable menagerie of sports uniform manufacturers: You got your Russell Athletics, Champions, Wilsons, Adidas, Nikes, Pumas, Starters, and so on. Those are some of the more well-known names in history. But let's talk about some lesser-known companies that have made, or still make uniforms. I'd like to mention Speedline Athletic. The only pro teams that they've made uniforms for was the USFL's Orlando Renegades in 1985, and a few CFL teams during the early 1990s. No Fear, yes, the lifestyle clothing company, supplied some uniforms for the Arena Football League during the late 1990s. Of note, the interesting thing about those jerseys from what I have seen for sale, is that they have a tag that say "For Indoor Use Only". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KouPilot Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I have an and1 Wyoming basketball jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 The Pittsburgh Pirates famous mix-and-match pairings of the 1970's were made by Descente, the first Japanese-made uniforms in North American major league sports history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben in LA Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Don’t remember any uniforms by them, but I do remember caps and T-shirt’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 USF wore Sports Bell for football from 1997 thru 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This was brought up elsewhere, but Aeropostale got in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Ben in LA said: Don’t remember any uniforms by them, but I do remember caps and T-shirt’s My high school team still wears hats by them. I think they're really good quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I want to know which manufacturing company made these you know with the crazy disturbing "A" on the left side on the shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, AstroBull21 said: USF wore Sports Bell for football from 1997 thru 2005. I have a University of Washington Sports Bell football jersey. Another one: For a time in the mid 1980s, a Winnipeg-based company named Harv-Al Sportswear provided jersey to a couple CFL teams. http://gamewornfootballjersey.com/winnipeg-blue-bombers.html - One such example, which you can see on this page, is the 1985 Blue Bombers John Hufnagel jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 6 hours ago, orangefaniniowa said: I want to know which manufacturing company made these you know with the crazy disturbing "A" on the left side on the shorts. That's gross. An advertiser logo shouldn't be simply a letter in team colors. It looks like a part of their uniform, not some other unrelated logo (which shouldn't be competing for attention with the actual team's logos and marks, but that's a different story.) An advertiser logo should be clearly distinguished from the uniform so that it doesn't look like an actual integrated part of the team's identity. That's my number one problem with the latest round of Nike NFL designs - the swooshes are done in such a way that they're integral parts of the uniforms, mostly because of the color balance tehy provide combined with their placement. Remove a swoosh and teh team's look drastically changes (Titans and Jags are examples.) "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 16 hours ago, AstroBull21 said: USF wore Sports Bell for football from 1997 thru 2005. I wondered what happened to Sports Belle - they were a Knoxville-based supplier that seemingly vanished in the mid-2000s. They supplied Winthrop's basketball jerseys for a few years, and I have a few jerseys/shorts made by them. http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/crime-courts/sports-belle-owner-paid-to-have-his-business-torched-federal-court-records-state-ep-786519672-353911601.html https://www.wate.com/news/knoxville-man-sentenced-to-78-years-in-2008-sports-apparel-company-arson/792999625 Well, turns out the owner burned his whole operation down (literally) in 2008. I guess he saw the writing on the wall re: the big-name suppliers forcing him out of business, and tried to collect on the insurance $$$. That's one way to do it, I guess. The first article includes some information I didn't know about the company - apparently Sports Belle started post-Title IX and became known for supplying athletic apparel cut specifically for women. Interesting approach with good foresight there. Also explains the "Belle" in the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 16 hours ago, Ben in LA said: Don’t remember any uniforms by them, but I do remember caps and T-shirt’s My school's baseball teams use this brand for hats. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is probably American bias, but I only know Admiral from their association with the currently defunct Rochester Rhinos: 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 My favorite example is San Jose State football having jerseys made by 4-PlayersOnly.com, a small shop based in Texas, for the 2001 season. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmec Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 While visiting Italy back in 2008 I was surprised to learn that AS Roma was supplied by Kappa at the time. I hadn't seen Kappa since the late 90s before that and had no idea they made uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 For those wondering why this may have felt like a familiar topic ... NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 22 hours ago, DG_Now said: This is probably American bias, but I only know Admiral from their association with the currently defunct Rochester Rhinos: https://www.rhinossoccer.com/news_article/show/943874 The Rhinos are on hiatus, according to them. They plan to join USL Division III in 2020, for whatever that's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verno Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 7:21 AM, BringBackTheVet said: That's gross. An advertiser logo shouldn't be simply a letter in team colors. It looks like a part of their uniform, not some other unrelated logo (which shouldn't be competing for attention with the actual team's logos and marks, but that's a different story.) An advertiser logo should be clearly distinguished from the uniform so that it doesn't look like an actual integrated part of the team's identity. That's my number one problem with the latest round of Nike NFL designs - the swooshes are done in such a way that they're integral parts of the uniforms, mostly because of the color balance tehy provide combined with their placement. Remove a swoosh and teh team's look drastically changes (Titans and Jags are examples.) Don't forget the Buccaneers and Nike's orange swoosh, far too noticeable!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I try to forget about the Buccaneers every single day. If another team does to themselves what they and the Titans did, I might need actual medication to help deal with it. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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