mepaca Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 When did stripes first appear on football ends ?American? College? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicfurth Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Probably college. I don't remember them ever being on pro footballs...Hey, you're new, so I'll cut ya some slack. Just so you know, random Q's like this don't belong in a fantasy area of the boards. Just for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheateater Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I don't know....they're still on Canadian footballs, though. Maybe it goes back to the days of rugby or something?But, yeah. I'll let this slide, but in the future, post this in "Sports in General" or something like that. Wagner Athletic Group11-2 Saskatoon Steeds (WAFL)-NFL-2014 Western Conference Champions / 8-5 Calgary Pronghorns (TNFF)-CFL-2014 Confederation Cup XI Champions14-6-2 Saskatoon Yellowheads (XHL)-NHL-1st, Gretzky Conference / 5-4-0 Saskatoon Czars (MLH)-AHL-T2nd, Calder Conference7-1-6 VfL Dortmund (Weltliga)-Bundesliga-3rd, League / 5-1-5 West End AFC (WFL)-EPL-T5th, League14-7 Saskatoon Sheiks (AA)-MLB-2014 Founder's Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 It was for visibility during night games. The NFL actually tried using a "DayGlo" ball for night games in the 50's, but it never caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 They just look better with the stripes!I've added stripes to Madden Screen shots--and it just looks better... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Probably college. I don't remember them ever being on pro footballs...Hey, you're new, so I'll cut ya some slack. Just so you know, random Q's like this don't belong in a fantasy area of the boards. Just for future reference. the USFL used to use orange stripes on the ends. looked kinda wierd to me On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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