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By Phil Hecken, With Noel Basnight
A integrate weeks ago, reader Noel Basnight (who posts as the pseudonymous Leon) beheld the recent anxiety to Super Bowl rags upon the blog, as good as as predestine would have it Leon attended Super Bowl XXIV. As predestine would serve have it, the vegetable patch from which Super Bowl was discussed upon Uni Watch.
That sent Leon scrambling in to the depths of his sock drawer, where he rediscovered the smashing item from the bottom of which value trove. Ill let him solace we with both the following manuscript as good as as good as its concomitant story. Heres which story:
~~~It has been my good fortune to attend the single Super Bowl, number XXIV (24) in New Orleans, where the 49ers as good as Broncos squared off. we didnt have, as good as still dont have, any rooting seductiveness in either team, though we similar to football as good as what could be some-more compelling than the hard-fought, down-to-thewire contest between the most appropriate the NFL had to offer? However, my story is not about which nail-biter, though about my introduction to Super Bowl schwag.
The recent UW item about Super Bowl rags (specifically the picture of the album) reminded me of something which had been placed underneath every chair in the Superdome which Sunday twenty years ago. Inside which Special Collectors Edition were 40 trade cards displayed in transparent plastic pocketed pages. Naturally, most of them were of the players from both teams. There was additionally the Superdome action shot, an AFC card, as good as an NFC card, with the 1989 standings upon the reverse.
Something which was brand brand brand brand new to me (I final collected ca! rds circ a 1963) were coaches cards (Broncos Coach Reeves as good as 49ers Coach Siefert). we cant suppose Lombardi as good as Paul Brown had their own cards, though maybe Im wrong. we was additionally curious about dual rookies for the Broncos, Bobby Humphrey as good as Steve Atwater, who were shown in their college unis, Alabama as good as Arkansas, respectively.
Im not the label guy, though this would appear to prove the cards in this manuscript werent hot off the press as good as might have been recycled from the prior season. The complete manuscript can be beheld here.
While putting this entrance together, we began to consternation about alternative Big Game giveaways. These have been the common site during Fedex Field as good as before which during RFK. Was GTE (or whatever its called now) the only sponsor of this things or had others finished it, as well? Diving in to the popular anxiety work, E-Bay, we found the small answers.
It appears chair cushions have been the most popular premiums, as we found 13 various Roman-Numeraled years available. The oldest was from Super Bowl XIX. This doesnt appear similar to the initial time there would have been the giveaway, though its the beginning we could unearth.
Other sponsors included Sprint, E-Trade, as good as some-more recently, the entire Bridgestone. Perhaps the small of we saw these draped over the seats during this years game.
Hopefully, these were not given out this year in lieu of cushions. Its availablity small days after the diversion have been the magnitude of its worth. we know the economys bad, though cmon Bridgestone. Just dual years ago, we presented the sheet buyers these pleather beauties. (Wonder if Andy Rooney still has his)? A gallery of my commentary can be found here.
By the way, we didnt discover any alternative years where trade label albums were the schwag of choice, though my search is admittedly deficient as good as Im anticipating others can fill in the small of the blanks.
Returning to 1990, ! we would be lingering if we didnt embody an picture or dual which we snapped during the event. Of course, the people who have been in assemblage have been the story unto themselves: we never saw the not long ago deceased Denver Broncos Barrel Man, though did run in to this duo. Oh yeah, couldnt leave locale without starting underneath the helmets.
~~~Well, thank we Leon, for which good small story as good as for keeping all those cards as good as which manuscript to this day (after all, theyre older than the small of the readers seems similar to yesterday, tho). Any of we guys as good as gals collect Super Bowl memorabelia or alternative swag? Lets listen to it!
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The 1956 Olympics were hold in Cortina dAmpezzo in the Dolomite Mountains of Northern Italy. Being upon home ground, the Italians dominated the bobsled (or bobsleigh) events receiving gold as good as china in the two-man as good as china in the four-man. The current track during Cortina dAmpezzo is declared after Eugenio Monti who piloted both the two-man as good as four-man china award winners.
Lets take the demeanour during the small photos:
Looking similar to theyre straight out of executive casting, The British group arrives in the clapped out Bentley
Clifford Schellenberg as good as John Rainforth model helmets with visors some-more mostly associated with motor sports of the time.
A British driver displays the D-rings steering. And the pipe. You can see the steering, though not the pipe, in have use of here.
The blades have been the important thing. Italian, British as good as American teams working upon their runners. Being the home team, ! Italy pr obably had the most appropriate versed shop.
One of the Swedish sleds with minimal fairing as good as the steering wheel. Leather helmets were seeking dated by 1956.
This Norwegian sled looks similar to it was designed by the Swedish automotive engineer.
Waightman Washbond as good as Piet Biesiadecki in USA 1 with football similar to headgear. Arthur Tyler & Edgar Seymour in the second US sled wearing somewhat opposite helmets. In this (reversed!) shot for Life, the helmets have been somewhat opposite than the reduction ragged upon in the event.
The Swiss we sled took bronze. Max Angst (yes, thats the pilots name) looks similar to he got his equipment from the World War we flying ace.
The flying V sweaters have been flattering sweet, though whos this Susi? In becloud color.
The German sleds wear similar V sweaters though have use of the some-more complicated font. (Helmets by Rawlings?) Close-up of the alternative German sled with the reversed tone scheme.
Specialized footware not regularly required. Chucks (or the European equivalent) will do.
The Polish group went with tanned hide jackets as good as light goggles/helmets. Nice hosiery upon the brakeman.
Andre Robin as good as Lucien Grosso wearing horizontal tricolore striped sweaters in France I.
While sleek as good as stylish, the Liechtenstein sled was the DNF. However, the group was probably the most appropriate ready to go during the competition.
~~~Thanks for which awesome look-back, Lance. Since the bobsleigh events have been being hold in Vancouver this weekend, this was an additional special treat!
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One of the multi-tweakers, James Comfort, is behind with the brand brand brand brand new batch today, concepting the Jags, Broncos, Eagles & Cards:
For my next trick, we will have the Jaguars reappear. Their uni shift left them with really small character, so step the single was inserting the small gold behind in to the mix. After which we updated their classical demeanour to the distant some-more brand brand brand brand new propagandize set. Home. Road. Alternate.
Staying in the AFC, the Broncos need the clear lesson in toning it down. This uni set was designed to do only that. Home. Road. Alternate.
In rebellious the Eagles we had to decide if their aged china or their newer black was the improved third color. we chose neither. Home. Road.
In keeping with the birds, we decided the Cardinals needed to gas up the Delorean as good as find the small unis the bit some-more aged school. we adore their matte finish red, as good as with the design similar to this theyd unequivocally demeanour terrific. Home. Road.
-James Comfort
~~~Next up is Shane Milberger, who additionally has the small NFL tweaks for the Bills, Browns, Steelers as good as Broncos:
Hello, we have 4 tweaks for 4 opposite teams. Here they are:
Bills: we thought the Bills uni wasnt parti! cularly ugly, as good as took divided the couple of things which had done the unvaried nauseous in the initial place.
Browns: The Browns have the classical uniform, though they do need the couple of tweaks, so we changed the lettering, the pants, as good as done it the bit some-more complicated than it is now.
Steelers: we didnt bother messing with the home unvaried given it was perfect, though we did shift the divided pants to black as good as has the gold stripe, as good as combined an swap all gold jersey.
Broncos: These Broncos unvaried was the most drastic change, we changed the home unvaried to orange, changed the divided uniform, gave it blue pants w/ orange stripe as good as done an swap with blue jerseys as good as orange pants.
Hope we similar to it, Thanks!
~~~Moving along, we find the opposite sort of tweak from Caleb Borchers:
This isnt so most the tweak (unless the group gets moved to Tokyo), though after playing the small Super Mario Brothers Wii, we only couldnt help myself. The face facade mustache is all unlikely, though still fun. And of course, brownish-red cleats.
Caleb
(For those who dont get it, see here, here, as good as here)
~~~That will conclude todays Uni Tweaks we might have beheld theyre all NFL currently still have the couple of some-more of those, though tomorrow, good proceed proviso the single of the NFL Design-A-Uni Contest, so good take the mangle from the NFL in the tweak section until were through with the contest. Keep your uni designs coming! You know where to send them.
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Heres Jim:
PAIRS SHORT PROGRAM:
5. Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig, USA: Bright, tasteful, restrainedeverything we design from Americaisnt it?
4. Nicole Della Monica/Yannick Kocon, Italy: Very nice. Youll see them again.
Bronze: Ekaterina Kostenko/Roman Talan, Ukraine: Wouldnt wish the Arizona Cardinals to adopt this look, though it functions here.
Silver: Annabelle Langlois/Cody Hay, Canada: Love which color.
Gold: Maria Sergejeva/Ilja Glebov, Estonia: Very bright, really fun.
And Dont come nearby my lectern wearing that: Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov, Ukraine: They looked some-more similar to speed skaters than figure skaters.
~~~FREE SKATE PROGRAM:
5. Maylin Hausch/Daniel Wende, Germany: Figure skaters arent tough? Say which to him as good as hell go all gladiator upon you.
4. Vanessa James/Yannick Bonheur, France: These outfits only seemed to say Winter.
Bronze: Maria Sergejeva/Ilja Glebov, Estonia: 19th out of twenty upon the ice, though they nailed the wardrobe part twice.
Silver: Annabelle Langlois/Cody Hay, Canada: No host-country favoritism here they earned both of my silvers.
Gold: Nicole Della Monica/Yannick Kocon, Italy: Very, VERY niceeven with the rhinestones upon Yannicks pants.
And Dont come nearby my lectern wearing that: Anais Morand/Antoine Dorsaz, Switzerland: Norways curling pants we similar to these outfits, upon the alternative hand, were the bit too much.
~~~Thanks there Jim. But we still didnt answer the subject which contingency be upon everyones lips how most of those outfits would we wear?
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My cousin Ron grew up in San Diego, though came to Minnesota for college as good as stayed. During the childhood, his family drove behind here every summer so, me being an only child, he was the closest thing we ever had to the small brother. In 1976, we were examination the White Sox as good as their brand brand brand brand new tails-out unis. He said, They demeanour similar to the dispirited softball team. And we thought, Thats the flattering good premise for the comic strip. When we finally got to noodling with it, we picked Bubs Pub because when Ron was small everybody called him Bub or Bubber. Last Saturday night, Ron collapsed during his home as good as died in the ER. He was 61. So, interjection for the inspiration, Bub, as good as RIP.
Thanks Ricko, as good as greatfully accept everyones intense condolences upon your loss. Bub sounded similar to the smashing gentleman. Rest in peace.
And upon which note, heres Todays Benchies.
~~~~~~~~~~OK, folks, lets put this the single in the books. Enjoy the Olympics as good as whatever alternative sports we might find upon your schedule today. Tomorrow Ill have the initial batch (35 out of 69) of the NFL Design-a-Uniform contest entries, so its starting to be the big day.
Everyone have the good Saturday. Peace.
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