Navy’s football team will wear seven different helmet designs in the December 12 Army-Navy Game. The helmets, created by Under Armour, reflect the ships of the Navy fleet and will be worn by players depending on their positions. (All photos are from a gallery on NavySports.com.) Wide receivers will wear
Author: Paul Caputo
Fishy Train: The Story Behind the Altoona Curve
There’s a 2,375-foot stretch of railroad tracks in central Pennsylvania that spins trains 180 degrees in a hairpin turn on their way over and across the Allegheny mountains. The so-called Horseshoe Curve, built from 1851 to 1854, is the tightest train track turn in the country. It’s been traveled by presidents
The Horse He Rode In On: The Story Behind the Arkansas Travelers
There are two versions of the mid-1800s legend of a minstrel who gets lost in rural Arkansas and stumbles across a squatter playing a never-ending tune on a fiddle. The first is told by Arkansans themselves, and has its roots in a tale told by Colonel Sanford Faulkner, an important figure in the
Harrisburg Senators Celebrate 30 Years, Revive Uncle Slam
The Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, will commemorate their 30th season with a specialty logo. More importantly, the team will revive long-missing mascot Uncle Slam, who was last seen in the team’s logos in 2005 (at right). Uncle Slam will be featured on the Senators’ alternate cap in 2016, and
Hartford Yard Goats Unveil Uniforms
Minor league baseball’s brand new Hartford Yard Goats may have gone full wacky with their logo and nickname, but their new uniforms, just unveiled today, have a definite classic feeling. Traditional home whites and road grays feature the Yard Goats word marks, which echo type taken from the logo for the
The Art of the Patriotic Hockey Sweater
Last week’s Veterans Day and Remembrance Day commemorations brought a slew of patriotic uniforms to hockey rinks around North America. One of the designers responsible for creating the patriotic sportswear is Jeff Tasca of the Toronto-based company Athletic Knit. Tasca designed themed jerseys this year for the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, Reading Royals, Brampton Beast, Quad
Fan Vote Will Decide Politically Charged Uniform Choice
In the spirit of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats are letting fans vote to decide which hat they will wear on Opening Day in 2016. The online ballot at www.WeTheFans2016.com pits a blue hat with a Democrat donkey against a red hat with a Republican elephant.
The Perfect Union: The Story Behind the Winston-Salem Dash
I’ve discovered a lot of unique team name origins in the course of writing this Story Behind the Nickname series, but just when I had given up my dream of finding a team that combined two of my passions, baseball and punctuation, I stumble across the Winston-Salem Dash. The town of Salem in
Royal Treatment: The Humble Beginnings of KC’s Logo
In 1968, Shannon Manning was one of what he figures to be 500 to 600 artists working for Hallmark Cards, headquartered in Kansas City. The city had just been awarded a Major League Baseball franchise called the Royals, and the new team needed a logo. To that end, the Royals
Braves, Cubs, and Royals to Wear Patches in 2016
We learned yesterday what the patches that three Major League Baseball teams will wear in 2016 will look like. The Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves will commemorate stadiums, and the Kansas City Royals will sport a World Series champion patch. The Atlanta Braves will commemorate their 20th and final season in
NBA Honors Veterans with Patriotic Socks
As part of the NBA’s “Hoops for Troops” week, which started yesterday and goes through Veterans Day next week, players will be wearing shirt, headbands, wristbands, and most importantly, socks, with a patriotic American flag motif. The Hoop for Troops program, in place since 2006, supports active and retired military
Triple H Sends Royals WWE Champion Belt
It’s been a while since the Kansas City Royals have had anything to stash in their trophy case, so Paul Michael Levesque, better known as wrestler Triple H, is making sure it’s fully stocked. In light of the Royals’ World Series championship, the wrestler, former Teenage Mr. New Hampshire himself,