By John Turney
Today the New York Giants revealed their "Century Red' throwback/alternate uniforms and they are interesting as well as terrific. They are not 100 percent historically accurate but that can be forgiven.
They took the 1938 helmets with wings that are based on the contours of leather helmets of the time. It's the Michigan look, more or less.
They matched the 1925 socks with the 1933 Jersey and that pair works because they match very closely.
Here are the shots released by the Giants—
Here are a couple of colorized shots of the 1933 jerseys—
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| Bo Molenda (23), Dale Barnett (18), Ken Strong (50) and Harry Newman (12) |
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| Harry Newman |
Mel Hein in the 1938 winged helmet
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| Mel Hein |
A shot of the 1925 socks (colorized)—
From what we can tell the reaction is mixed. Some Tweets (now X) are mocking them and some seem to enjoy them.
For those who like them, the complaint is the tan pants, preferring that they be white.
For those who like them, the complaint is the tan pants, preferring that they be white.
To each is own, but it's a good effort, in our opinion. Well done.
The color of the pants? I would decribe it as buff.
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ReplyDeleteGiants had very cool uniforms throughout their history before looking more drab in the late 70s. Mel Hein's jersey was popular and now sold out on ebbets.com site
HOME RUN!!....as often as I've griped about uniform redesigns, credit where due....this is a perfect (unless we could agree to leather helmets for both teams during tribute/throwback games!) tribute to the storied history and centennial of the New York Football Giants.....somewhere Mel Hein is smiling...bravo to all involved!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like them ... some people on Twitter not happy, though. So mixed feelins, I think, overall.
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