Some have accused me of paying insufficient attention to modern football. That, of course, is a lie, and to prove my awareness and interest in the modern game, we'll spend a few posts perusing the pages of the 1964 Rawlings catalog. Clearly, nothing shouts modern louder than my appreciation of this beautiful publication and its LeRoy Niemanesque cover.
Like many that preceded it, the 1964 McGregor catalog has page after page (42, to be precise) of black-and-white images of footballs, helmets, and pads shown on backgrounds with elements of brown burlap or other ornamentation.
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