ESPN: Cowboys have the quirkiest uniform set in all of sports

[Hostile]

Navy uni numbers that match the helmet. Real sleeves. Metallic blue pants. Striped socks. Perfecto.

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That is such a fantastic picture.

Tony D was so fun to watch.

 

[adamknite]

I gotta disagree with ya on this. From the article.


The 2 pictures they used do not illustrate this red stripe.

I believe, That's because the guy who wrote the article messed up. He put the hip number response where the stripe response was supposed to go. If you notice he had the exact same packer picture and response. It looked like he realized he messed up because there were two teams that did it, but edited the wrong part of his article with the information.

 

[adamknite]

Also here's a history of Cowboys Uniforms, if anybody is remotely interested.

Dallas Cowboys:

1960: HOME JERSEY: BLUE with WHITE shoulder patch/BLUE star and WHITE numbers
ROAD JERSEY: WHITE with
PANTS: WHITE with thin BLUE-WHITE-BLUE striping
HELMET: WHITE with "STAR" logo, BLUE-WHITE-BLUE striping and GREY facemask


1964: HOME JERSEY: WHITE with BLUE numbers and three medium BLUE sleeve-end stripes/BLACK trim
ROAD JERSEY: BLUE with WHITE numbers and three medium WHITE sleeve-end stripes/BLACK trim
PANTS: METALLIC-SILVER-BLUE
HELMET: SILVER with WHITE trim on "STAR" logo


1966: JERSEY: two stripes on sleeve-ends


1967: HELMET: BLUE trim on logo


1981: ROAD JERSEY: NAVY with SILVER numbers/NAVY-WHITE trim and two medium SILVER sleeve-end stripes with WHITE trim
ROAD PANTS: SILVER with number on hip


1982: HOME PANTS: number on hip


1989: PANTS: number removed


1994: ALTERNATE HOME JERSEY: WHITE with ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE numbers/WHITE-ROYAL BLUE trim
ALTERNATE ROAD JERSEY: ROYAL BLUE with WHITE sleeves, WHITE numbers/ROYAL BLUE-WHITE trim
ALTERNATE ROAD JERSEY: "STAR" logo on shoulders and "COWBOYS" script at V-neck
ALTERNATE PANTS: SILVER
THROWBACK HOME JERSEY: WHITE with NAVY numbers, NAVY shoulders, WHITE star on shoulder
THROWBACK PANTS: WHITE with medium NAVY-WHITE-NAVY striping
THROWBACK SOCKS: NAVY


1996: ROAD JERSEY: WHITE numbers/NAVY-WHITE trim, thick GRAY sleeve-end stripe/WHITE trim and "STAR" logo/WHITE trim, and NAVY- WHITE-SILVER-WHITE-NAVY neck stripe


1997: ALTERNATE JERSEY: removed


2000: JERSEY: "HAT" Landry tribute logo on left chest


2001: THANKSGIVING JERSEY: ROYAL BLUE with WHITE sleeves, WHITE numbers/ROYAL BLUE-WHITE trim
THANKSGIVING PANTS: SILVER with BLUE-WHITE-BLUE striping


2004: THANKSGIVING JERSEY: BLUE with WHITE shoulder patch/BLUE star and WHITE numbers
THANKSGIVING PANTS: WHITE with thin BLUE-WHITE-BLUE striping
THANKSGIVING HELMET: WHITE with "STAR" logo, BLUE-WHITE- BLUE striping and GREY facemask

 

[Boyzmamacita]

The road silver pants are too bland to wear at home. They gotta be metallic blue.

I agree, bb. The metallic sliver blue color is uniquely Dallas Cowboys. No other team in sports wears it. Maybe we should wear a metallic blue helmet at home and a silver helmet with the road blues. I wonder if the league would allow that.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Actually that was an interesting article IMO.

 

[TheSkaven]

10. COLLAR MY WORLD
Little-known fact: During the Cowboys' first four seasons, they wore a bizarre crossover-style collar, which created an odd wraparound effect that didn't look so hot. Further details and lots of additional photos are available here.

Uniqueness Factor: Off the charts. As far as Uni Watch knows, there's nothing else like this in NFL history.

This is actually common in soccer jerseys. I bought my son a Chelsea jersey when I was in London earlier in the year and it has the same look. Kinda cool, I think.

 

[TheSkaven]

At least get the teams right, Genius. The Eagles weren't in the 1981 NFC Championship game. That would be the 49ers (think "the catch").

He meant the 1980 NFC Championship game, where Jaws and the Eagles went on to get upset by the Raiders.

 

[thekavorka]

This is actually common in soccer jerseys. I bought my son a Chelsea jersey when I was in London earlier in the year and it has the same look. Kinda cool, I think.

I hate their team, but I love the Chelsea home jerseys.

 

[parchy]

Didn't see this posted.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/071025&sportCat=nfl

Pretty cool look at the uniqueness of the Cowboys jersey throughout the years. Although the guy is a total anti-Cowboys homer, it's pretty cool to see how different our jerseys are. Tradition rules all, eh?

 

[tomson75]

Lmao...you didn't look very hard did you Parchy?

 

[cowboyeric8]

yeah, it was posted yearlier

 

[jimmy4713]

You better believe the jerseys get a makeover with the new stadium.

 

[Royal Laegotti]

You better believe the jerseys get a makeover with the new stadium.

Don't nobody screw with the uniforms especially the home whites and all that goes with'em, they're perfect, leav'em alone!!!! Or else!





























































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Just sayin' I like our current uni's.....alot!

 

[CliffnDallas]

Tex didn't own the team. This guys a nit.

 

[CATCH17]

That was funny!

Thats what I thought too. I lovd reading a little Cowboy hate every now and then. It just gets me more pumped about them.

 

[parchy]

Lmao...you didn't look very hard did you Parchy?

Doh! Been a long day, fellas.

 

[Joe71]

I would like to see a black Jersey...........you know like the one's people purchase from the swap meet that aren't authentic.....but they look sweet

You don't have to go to a swap meet. I've seen them in a Cowboy's pro shop.They also have a silver one.

 

[joseephuss]

I gotta disagree with ya on this. From the article.


The 2 pictures they used do not illustrate this red stripe.

I must of read the article after it had been edited because it only mentions the Colts and Packers in conjunction with the hip numbers and not the red stripe. Shows just how on top of things people are on this board. Post an article so early that it still has mistakes that end up being edited later on.

8. HIP HUGGERS
In 1982, someone decided it wasn't enough for the Cowboys to have uniform numbers on their chests, backs and shoulders. And so it came to pass that the Cowboys began wearing uni numbers on their hips -- useful if you're trying to identify a player who's only partially shown in a photo, but pretty bogus-looking otherwise. The 'Boys stuck with this format until 1989, when sanity, in the form of numberless pants, was restored.

Uniqueness Factor: Fairly high. Only two other NFL teams have gone this route -- the 1984-87 Packers and the 1982-86 Colts.

Annoyance Factor: Massive. One of those "innovations" that nobody was clamoring for. A solution to a non-problem. Textbook case of failing Uni Watch's standard "Is it good or is it stupid?" litmus test.

9. SPIRIT OF '76
Not many people seem to remember this, but the Cowboys gave new meaning to "America's Team" in 1976, when they changed one of their helmet stripes from blue to red, creating a patriotic effect for the nation's bicentennial.

Uniqueness Factor: Very high. No other NFL team modified its uniform -- much less introduced a new hue to its color scheme! -- for the bicentennial.

Annoyance Factor: High. Truth be known, Uni Watch kinda likes this move, at least when viewed in a vacuum. But in the context of all the "America's Team" nonsense, it's just another example of the institutional hubris that makes it so easy -- so necessary -- to hate the Cowboys.​

 

[Hostile]

I must of read the article after it had been edited because it only mentions the Colts and Packers in conjunction with the hip numbers and not the red stripe. Shows just how on top of things people are on this board. Post an article so early that it still has mistakes that end up being edited later on.

8. HIP HUGGERS​

In 1982, someone decided it wasn't enough for the Cowboys to have uniform numbers on their chests, backs and shoulders. And so it came to pass that the Cowboys began wearing uni numbers on their hips -- useful if you're trying to identify a player who's only partially shown in a photo, but pretty bogus-looking otherwise. The 'Boys stuck with this format until 1989, when sanity, in the form of numberless pants, was restored.​

Uniqueness Factor: Fairly high. Only two other NFL teams have gone this route -- the 1984-87 Packers and the 1982-86 Colts.​

Annoyance Factor: Massive. One of those "innovations" that nobody was clamoring for. A solution to a non-problem. Textbook case of failing Uni Watch's standard "Is it good or is it stupid?" litmus test.​

9. SPIRIT OF '76​

Not many people seem to remember this, but the Cowboys gave new meaning to "America's Team" in 1976, when they changed one of their helmet stripes from blue to red, creating a patriotic effect for the nation's bicentennial.​

Uniqueness Factor: Very high. No other NFL team modified its uniform -- much less introduced a new hue to its color scheme! -- for the bicentennial.​

Annoyance Factor: High. Truth be known, Uni Watch kinda likes this move, at least when viewed in a vacuum. But in the context of all the "America's Team" nonsense, it's just another example of the institutional hubris that makes it so easy -- so necessary -- to hate the Cowboys.​

Too cool.

Thanks for clarifying it. I like this article a lot.

 

[CATCH17]

Great job Catch.

SIlver is better. Plain and simple.

Can you give us the navy as our royal color?

I thought you guys were psychic or something. I didnt see anyone in here called CATCH22 and I posted this last night and saw that above.