Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discuss the evolution of sideline gear, including blankets, jackets, capes, and even visors. In the days before unlimited substitution and heated benches, wearing the proper gear on the sidelines was difference between cold and hot buns.
Watch or listen to the podcast here and/or read the original Tidbit.
Here’s the Pigskin Dispatch link as well.
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