tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post8738237564812799095..comments2024-03-28T10:36:15.660-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: Uniform Oddities: 1970-1975 Los Angeles Rams UniformsJohn Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-41481050995259326542022-06-22T19:43:38.999-06:002022-06-22T19:43:38.999-06:00The rams white 1969 set which they wore for every ...The rams white 1969 set which they wore for every game that year were the bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-86672805281899800312020-12-22T10:24:04.854-07:002020-12-22T10:24:04.854-07:00Thank you John Turney for all of your NFL research...Thank you John Turney for all of your NFL research. You are a huge credit to NFL trivia and doing a lot of research myself (a fan since mid-70s) I find that about all of your claims are spot on. As a kid collecting football cards my first near-set was 1974 (pics of 1973 season) and I always wondered about the white trim until finding out years later. Now I see you have even more notes from Hewitt. Again excellent work.rams_lakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038582612678866127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-18478258695157813822018-10-03T11:30:35.507-06:002018-10-03T11:30:35.507-06:00Hello I am so delighted I located your blog, I rea...Hello I am so delighted I located your blog, I really located you by mistake, while I was watching on google for something else, Anyways I am here now and could just like to say thank for a tremendous post and a all round entertaining website. Please do keep up the great work. <a href="www.DoctorArash.com" rel="nofollow">Emergency Dentist Los Angeles</a><br />Saqib Khatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257926239774667321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-88762672441691364382016-06-01T11:31:20.131-06:002016-06-01T11:31:20.131-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357431464009261893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-7660632470694760842016-02-17T23:05:43.068-07:002016-02-17T23:05:43.068-07:00Additionally, the reason for the rule was because ...Additionally, the reason for the rule was because without the dark border, the numbers could be hard to see.John Turneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-36939489280375289672016-02-17T18:42:00.953-07:002016-02-17T18:42:00.953-07:00I am working on getting the rulebook, but when tea...I am working on getting the rulebook, but when teams went with colored numbers after that it was with the "San Diego" numbers, the Cleveland Browns in 1984 did it in preseason, but no one could read them, so they switched.John Turneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-79064614719686740572016-02-17T18:40:32.557-07:002016-02-17T18:40:32.557-07:00That was definitely a weird rule!
That was definitely a weird rule!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161435533401748558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-71398905692561207632016-02-17T17:17:55.504-07:002016-02-17T17:17:55.504-07:00The rule appeared in a mid-1970s official rulebook...The rule appeared in a mid-1970s official rulebook, it was post-1973 because it had the new rules for numbers for receivers, linebackers, etc. There was also a rule that a team could not wear the same color pants and jersey, unless that color was white. <br /><br />The rulebook I saw was in the library at the Hall of fame, if possible I will try and get a copy of it and scan the rules<br /><br />As far as the Lions, it is possible that they were grandfathered in in 1972. The rulebook I mention was post 1973, so perhaps the NFL didn't enforce it by making a current uniform change. Rams equipment manager Don Hewitt and his staff had to cut off all the white backing, then send them to the tailor to get the smaller numbers sewn back on sans white trim. It was Hewitt who first told me the story in the late 1990s.John Turneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-656767264343676852016-02-17T15:09:39.411-07:002016-02-17T15:09:39.411-07:00When was the rule in effect that forced teams to h...When was the rule in effect that forced teams to have a dark break between the numeral and outline on a dark uniform if the number wasn't white. From 1967-1969, the Saints had old gold numbers with a white outline and according to the data base, the Lions wore silver numbers with a white outline between 1972-1980. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161435533401748558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-23199910543483577862016-02-17T12:15:57.261-07:002016-02-17T12:15:57.261-07:00thanks, here are anothers http://caimages.collecto...thanks, here are anothers http://caimages.collectors.com/psaimages/1842/15006695/1976ToppsFB3101.jpg<br /><br />http://img.beckett.com/images/items/1884458/marketplace/72201415/front.jpg<br /><br />http://www.sportsworldcards.com/ekmps/shops/sportsworld/images/los-angeles-rams-fred-dryer-471-topps-1974-american-football-nfl-trading-card-9136-p.jpg<br /><br />http://www.sportsworldcards.com/ekmps/shops/sportsworld/images/los-angeles-rams-charlie-cowan-178-topps-1974-american-football-nfl-trading-card-9147-p.jpg<br /><br />http://myalltimefavorites.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Larry-Brooks-1974-Topps-493-Rookie-Card-Los-Angeles-Rams.jpg<br /><br />http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KhwS4cwpL._SY445_.jpgJohn Turneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-7838289074694882872016-02-17T09:50:05.751-07:002016-02-17T09:50:05.751-07:00a few examples of the "white trim" jerse...a few examples of the "white trim" jerseys<br /><br />http://s13.postimg.org/6b22oak1j/57_4.jpg<br /><br />http://s10.postimg.org/3vba1n86h/s_l1600_7.jpg<br /><br />http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab167/slats7/6666_zpsvvzksdxx.jpgstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896323040892760602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-79737797398001125662016-02-16T18:09:30.287-07:002016-02-16T18:09:30.287-07:00They were shiny. But I prefer tackle twill, but to...They were shiny. But I prefer tackle twill, but to each his own.John Turneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-88612638396689359152016-02-16T18:02:06.702-07:002016-02-16T18:02:06.702-07:00I love iron-on numerals.I love iron-on numerals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184049618052614662noreply@blogger.com