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On 6/15/2021 at 10:03 AM, dont care said:

When they would raise they’re arms to celebrate is the only time you’d see the stripes, that’s where the term victory stripes came from. If you’re wondering why other teams didn’t adopt it I’d assume it is because they didn’t want to be viewed as copying them. Why lower leagues wouldn’t do it, is because it was never a template option.

Well I know what they did, but I wasn’t sure why they had them. But I did just watch a video from Icethetics, where Chris did an interview with Phil Esposito. He said that he wanted to be unique, so he added elements like the bolt on the breezers or the victory stripes. 

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1978 Junior Ah You | Canadian football, Nfl football players, Montreal  alouettes

Back to the CFL. For most of its run, the 1974-81 Montreal Alouettes uniform lacked TV numbers.

 

1979 David Green - Montreal | Football icon, Montreal alouettes, Canadian  football

That changed in 1979, when they were added to the jersey sleeves, thus completing what was already a pretty solid look. It wouldn't be there for long, because in 1980.....

 

Cauz's Uniform Vault: Montreal Alouettes - CFL.ca

....the team put their "delta-A" logos on the sleeves, migrating the TV numbers to the shoulder pad for the final two years of this uniform set's run.

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On 6/15/2021 at 1:10 AM, chcarlson23 said:

Well they’re still wearing jerseys with no victory stripes... 

 

And I mean they wore them from 1992-2014, so they weren’t short-lived by any means, but they definitely were unique. I’ve never seen another team do that, even in lower level hockey. Does anyone know the story behind those? 

I didn't realize they never put them back on! Apparently ownership promised to as part of the upgrades to those jerseys (solid numbers, bolt pants, etc), but I guess they were the one thing they never did.

 

On 6/15/2021 at 11:03 AM, dont care said:

When they would raise they’re arms to celebrate is the only time you’d see the stripes, that’s where the term victory stripes came from. If you’re wondering why other teams didn’t adopt it I’d assume it is because they didn’t want to be viewed as copying them. Why lower leagues wouldn’t do it, is because it was never a template option.

 

Victory stripes, explained in a photograph.

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On 6/16/2021 at 9:34 PM, nash61 said:

I didn't realize they never put them back on! Apparently ownership promised to as part of the upgrades to those jerseys (solid numbers, bolt pants, etc), but I guess they were the one thing they never did.

 

 

Victory stripes, explained in a photograph.

andreychuk.jpg

Speaking of the Lightning, there was the endless futzing with the back name and number in the first few years...

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France 2009 - 2010 Player Issue TechFit Home Shirt (Good) L | Vintage  Sports Fashion

Adidas Techfit soccer jerseys

These were meant to be skintight uniforms to keep the opponent from pulling on the jersey. But it wasn't worn by all of the players on each team so it stood out like a sore thumb in some competitions. 

Luckily History? Adidas TechFit PowerWeb 2010 Football Kit Technology - In  Detail - Footy Headlines

France with both cuts shown:

2010 adidas France Home Replica Jersey | Jason Lee | Flickr

Did Beckham wear the tightest jersey ever? | SBI Soccer

 

Luckily History? Adidas TechFit PowerWeb 2010 Football Kit Technology - In  Detail - Footy Headlines

 

It was visually jarring with some color sets and went away after about 2-3 years. 

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