Apex One and Patriot jerseys

[rmackman]

Here you can barely see the W with a rose patch on the shoulder of #68 and on Terell Fletcher, but that was a special Rose Bowl thing that I think a lot of teams do. Michigan does that also.

Here's a game against Colorado, but I think that's Brooks Bollinger there so I don't think that's the year you want.

Here's a 1995 one you can see they temporarily had a Big Ten Patch.

Okay I give up! I searched and searched and I think I found a lot of good stuff, but not the W on the shoulder. My next best idea is someone contact the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and have them search their archives and mail you a photo. That's all I can say. That or the UW Athletic Association.

[rmackman]

Here's a photo of the Cowboys wearing Apex One

[Discrim]

as previously mentioned, twas a rare night game at Camp Randall. in fact, the first ever, IIRC. Colorado beat UW bad-our boys never had a chance.

[DGivens87]

Here's a photo of the Cowboys wearing Apex One

wow that was from over 10 years ago...I remember when everyone in the schoolyard had Apex Cowboy jerseys, hat, and jackets. In fact, you WEREN'T cool unless you had some sort of Cowboys (or Patriots) apparel.

....a shot like that makes me feel old

[sacker12]

Here's a photo of the Cowboys wearing Apex One

wow that was from over 10 years ago...I remember when everyone in the schoolyard had Apex Cowboy jerseys, hat, and jackets. In fact, you WEREN'T cool unless you had some sort of Cowboys (or Patriots) apparel.

....a shot like that makes me feel old

That could not have been more true. I got picked on a lot for being a Bills fan at the time. Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, and Steve Tasker were my favorite players on the Bills. Spielman and Bryce Paup were also some of my favorites. I was also a Flutie fan.

[TruColor]

....a shot like that makes me feel old

The fact that something as recent as that makes you feel old, REALLY makes ME feel old!!

[OnWis97]

as previously mentioned, twas a rare night game at Camp Randall.  in fact, the first ever, IIRC.  Colorado beat UW bad-our boys never had a chance.

I was a junior at UW that year. I'll never forget it. The anticipation of a night game at camp randall. The brew was flowing like water. I knew they were wearing those Cowboys/49ers jerseys. I hated them. UW's simple look was good enough for me. And Colorado just waxed us--they had done so in boulder the year before. Had we won, I wonder if they'd ever have worn those monstrosities again. Yuck. Two other Big Ten schools had some messed up jerseys about then too (as some have mentioned).

MINNESOTA: The M & M jersey was terrible. Either right before that or right after that, they used similar colors (metallic gold, but maybe a lighter maroon) in a jersey that was much better. Personally, I am glad they are back where they'd been before.

MN Metallic

Iowa: Those winged (never heard the "banana peel" term, but it works) is just one of the worst ideas ever.

As for those "tire tread" basketball shorts, there were about six schools that had that identical pattern. It was horrible. Minnesota was one of them. Minnesota has had classy hoops uniforms as long as I can remember, except for the converse tire tread year(s). Awful. And it was so cheesy how those 5 or 6 schools all had that same lame pattern.

[rmackman]

Here's a photo of the Cowboys wearing Apex One

wow that was from over 10 years ago...I remember when everyone in the schoolyard had Apex Cowboy jerseys, hat, and jackets. In fact, you WEREN'T cool unless you had some sort of Cowboys (or Patriots) apparel.

....a shot like that makes me feel old

That could not have been more true. I got picked on a lot for being a Bills fan at the time. Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, and Steve Tasker were my favorite players on the Bills. Spielman and Bryce Paup were also some of my favorites. I was also a Flutie fan.

You know the only thing I find weird about the photo is that the 75th anniversary patch is in a different place on each player. Troy Aikman's is almost in his armpit!

[DGivens87]

Since I started this topic, I might as well kinda close the door on it as well.

After combing through as many Pats articles from the mid-90s, I found this article in the August 31, 1995 edition of Patriots Football Weekly:

"Slaves to Fashion"

When the Patriots step on the field as Foxboro Stadium against the Cleveland Browns this Sunday, they may appear sharper than in former years. It's not only the coaching they've received, it's the jerseys they're wearing.

The Patriots unveiled new uniforms at the Annual Kickoff Luncheon Aug. 24. The new jersey, which has been in design since August 1994, sports the Patriots logo on the shoulders and the numbers on the sleeve. Previously, the logo, in smaller form, was stitched to the sleeve and the numbers were on the shoulders. By alternating the density of the fabric, a striping effect was also added to the shirt's body, and the written Patriots logo was added to the front, below the NFL logo. Lastly, the player's numbers will appear 3-D, with red shadowing added behind them.

Rumors had been circulating that the "Elvis" logo, which was introduced in March 1993, was going to the change, but that was never the intent of the Kraft family.

"We didn't want to change the color or the logo," said Jonathan Kraft, Patriots VP. "That wouldn't be fair to the fans. But, they were previous ownership's uniforms and we wanted to put our family stamp on the field."

There is a photo of former Pats QB Scott Zolak holding up the jersey - can't tell if it's Starter or Apex One. Probably Starter, though.

But anyway, just wanted to share this.

[WSU151]

DGiv,

There's another article in the 1996 PFW yearbook (the military-themed cover), and it talks about Starter and the materials.

But now I know why the Pats wore the 1994 jerseys for the 1995 pre-season...the new ones weren't unveiled until August 24th.

[WSU151]

You know the only thing I find weird about the photo is that the 75th anniversary patch is in a different place on each player. Troy Aikman's is almost in his armpit!

Aikman requested that his 75th patch be lower than normal...he said he always wiped sweat off his face in the area where they normally put the patch.

[FiddySicks]

Here's a photo of the Cowboys wearing Apex One

wow that was from over 10 years ago...I remember when everyone in the schoolyard had Apex Cowboy jerseys, hat, and jackets. In fact, you WEREN'T cool unless you had some sort of Cowboys (or Patriots) apparel.

....a shot like that makes me feel old

That could not have been more true. I got picked on a lot for being a Bills fan at the time. Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, and Steve Tasker were my favorite players on the Bills. Spielman and Bryce Paup were also some of my favorites. I was also a Flutie fan.

You know the only thing I find weird about the photo is that the 75th anniversary patch is in a different place on each player. Troy Aikman's is almost in his armpit!

Ha, yeah i was gonna say it was like they tried to match the patch on every player at the same height, so the taller you were, the lower the patch was and vice versa

[DGivens87]

DGiv,

There's another article in the 1996 PFW yearbook (the military-themed cover), and it talks about Starter and the materials.

But now I know why the Pats wore the 1994 jerseys for the 1995 pre-season...the new ones weren't unveiled until August 24th.

WSU thanks for the info bro. I'll have to search around for that '96 PFW Yearbook...

[Discrim]

But now I know why the Pats wore the 1994 jerseys for the 1995 pre-season...the new ones weren't unveiled until August 24th.

yeah, that and the leagues didn't have that Creamer guy to deal with