Based out of New York, the Buffalo Bills are an NFL team that joined the league as a product of the AFL-NFL merger. The team spent the ’60s in the American Football League (AFL) before joining the National Football League (NFL) in 1970. The Bills have not been the luckiest team in the league. […]
Since the Ravens’ inaugural season, the team’s uniform has remained mostly unchanged. Purple jerseys are normally worn at home, while white jerseys are worn on the road. The Ravens were based in Cleveland until the owner of the Browns moved the franchise after being enticed by the funding in Baltimore. The home stadium for the […]
The Seattle Seahawks joined the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1976 along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team is the only one based in the Pacific Northwest region, which provides them with wide geographic support from surrounding areas. In fact, they are described as having some of the loudest fans in the league! The franchise […]
Boston is a city of long-standing teams. The Boston Red Sox (1901), the Boston Bruins (1924), and the Boston Celtics (1946) are all charter or early expansion crews in their respective leagues. This reflects the legacy of a city that has been an essential part of the nation’s history. The New England Patriots – in light of […]
The Arizona Cardinals are a peculiar team. Despite being the oldest continuously run team in the NFL and a serious Super Bowl contender in 2015, they are often forgotten. While the team made up some ground in 2015 – buoyed by their NFC West title – in 2014, only the Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars were […]
The Green Bay Packers are Wisconsin’s most iconic franchise and the only publicly owned team in professional sports. The team name comes from the Acme Packing Company, a meatpacking company that purchased team rights in the early 1920s. Green Bay currently has four Super Bowl victories, including the first-ever showdown in 1966. Known for traditions like the Lambeau Leap, […]
The story of the Atlanta Braves’ uniform history is as rich and layered as the history of the franchise itself. It’s the story of the oldest continuously operating professional sports team this country has ever seen. Founded as the Boston Red Stockings in the spring of 1871, the team was incorporated as a charter member […]
The idea of losing a professional team to a faraway coast – as St. Louis just did when the Rams bolted for Los Angeles – is not new to the people of that city. In late September of 1953, St. Louis lost their baseball franchise, the Browns, to Baltimore – though the home team’s final […]
The Detroit Tigers began as a squad in 1894 and became one of the founding members of the new American League in 1901. They are one of the four original AL crews that have remained in their original city. The “Tigers” name comes from the yellow and black striped stockings the players wore in the 1890s. […]
The uniforms of the Pittsburgh Pirates will forever be a favorite among fans. Reason One: They’ve co-opted the most historically feared logo humanity has ever created. Everyone knows and dreads the skull and crossbones. Reason Two: The colors resonate with an entire city, as the hometown Steelers and Penguins also wear black and gold. Pittsburgh is the […]
