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.
This is really awesome. Also, I had no idea that jerseys with both shoulder loops and sleeve stripes were actually popular; I always assumed that the Eagles jerseys were just oddballs.
I googled Eagles jerseys in the mid-1960s and did not realize they has two sets of stripes on their sleeves. That is not the prettiest look I've ever seen, but someone who grows up with that look on their favorite team's jerseys might think differently.
Actually, I agree with you that the Eagles jerseys were a bit over-striped in the 1960s. I also never could figure out the big block stripe on the Eagles' sleeves from 1974 through 1984.
The color chart in these posts give a better representation of Columbia Blue and Air Force Blue: https://x.com/jamesleegilbert/status/1499891567670312968?s=20 Both UNC football and basketball switched to Air Force Blue in the late '60s. Football lightened up in the '80s, but men's basketball may have been using the same Air Force Blue in its uniforms until they were redesigned by Alexander Julian in 1991. Ironically Air Force Blue has been replaced by increased use of Navy Blue. (Julian was such a stickler for a more appropriate shade of Carolina Blue that he would eventually design new undergraduate commencement regalia because he didn't like the shade of light blue that was being used.)
This is really awesome. Also, I had no idea that jerseys with both shoulder loops and sleeve stripes were actually popular; I always assumed that the Eagles jerseys were just oddballs.
I googled Eagles jerseys in the mid-1960s and did not realize they has two sets of stripes on their sleeves. That is not the prettiest look I've ever seen, but someone who grows up with that look on their favorite team's jerseys might think differently.
Actually, I agree with you that the Eagles jerseys were a bit over-striped in the 1960s. I also never could figure out the big block stripe on the Eagles' sleeves from 1974 through 1984.
The color chart in these posts give a better representation of Columbia Blue and Air Force Blue: https://x.com/jamesleegilbert/status/1499891567670312968?s=20 Both UNC football and basketball switched to Air Force Blue in the late '60s. Football lightened up in the '80s, but men's basketball may have been using the same Air Force Blue in its uniforms until they were redesigned by Alexander Julian in 1991. Ironically Air Force Blue has been replaced by increased use of Navy Blue. (Julian was such a stickler for a more appropriate shade of Carolina Blue that he would eventually design new undergraduate commencement regalia because he didn't like the shade of light blue that was being used.)