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02-08-2010, 09:19 PM
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Just found this interesting blog about the history of the Packers' uniforms and how Ron Wolf almost decided to change them in 1993. Personally I wish the Pack would go back to the Blue and Gold uniforms the Pack wore in the 30's and 40's to show how important the pre-Lombardi days were. Just my opinion though. Ron Wolf's 1993 idea is weird to see. The Wearing Of the Green (and Gold): The Uniform Change That Wasn't
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02-08-2010, 09:35 PM
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I had heard that before...
The current Packers' colors are already a tradition.
I'm all for doing one game a year with the blue uniform. I like it a lot.
But the Green and Gold should never change. Add straps or remove straps. That's it. But do not change the uniform.
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02-08-2010, 09:40 PM
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I realize you weren't here for it, but we've done this topic before, I think. I remember being appalled once in the past by Ron Wolf's proposed atrocity.
I would never change their current uniforms. Ever. They're class all the way.
Those literally gold helmet jerseys look like Notre Dame's alternate green jerseys. Like, exactly like them. |
02-08-2010, 10:05 PM
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I didn't like the proposed uniform, but if you take their current uniform and just change the yellow to metallic gold, leave stripes and everything, I think that would look great.
Can't change it now though. If you win championships in separate eras with 1 uniform design, you cannot mess with it. |
02-08-2010, 11:28 PM
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If it ain't broke don't fix it. And right now it ain't broke.
Besides, isn't the green for Green Bay?
If it was Blue Bay then I could see changing it.
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02-08-2010, 11:31 PM
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Blue Bay Baggers?
Im struggling really to find a team name!
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02-08-2010, 11:44 PM
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Im struggling really to find a team name! | Blue Bay Boys
The Bay
The Shipmates
The Captains
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02-09-2010, 12:12 AM
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The Packers were nicknamed the Baby Blues in their infancy. I really think for one game a year the blue and gold uniforms would be an appropriate homage to the rich history of the greatest professional sports franchise in the world.
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02-09-2010, 12:12 AM
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Pro football was hardly even relevant in the pre-Lombardi days. It's only relevant to the teams that won championships way back then so that they have something to grasp at to hang their hat on. It wasn't until the 50's and television that people really cared about pro football.
And there is no reason to change the Packers uniforms. I don't care for the color scheme but it is one of those simple designs that works well enough that you don't ever really have to change it. And once it has been around long enough you just can't change it out of tradition. Off the top of my head there are only six uniforms in pro sports that I can think of that you can say that about - the Packers, the Raiders, the Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Celtics and the Montreal Canadiens. |
02-09-2010, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by nelanator Pro football was hardly even relevant in the pre-Lombardi days. It's only relevant to the teams that won championships way back then so that they have something to grasp at to hang their hat on. It wasn't until the 50's and television that people really cared about pro football.
And there is no reason to change the Packers uniforms. I don't care for the color scheme but it is one of those simple designs that works well enough that you don't ever really have to change it. And once it has been around long enough you just can't change it out of tradition. Off the top of my head there are only six uniforms in pro sports that I can think of that you can say that about - the Packers, the Raiders, the Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Celtics and the Montreal Canadiens. |
Are you claiming that George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Don Hudson, and other NFL legends are irrelevant? Don Hudson still holds several NFL receiving records. Would you claim that baseball was irrelevant before Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? Just because something happened before you were born doesn't make it irrelevant. The Packers are the greatest franchise in the history of this league. Claiming that the men that made the Packers and the NFL what it is today in its formative years are irrelevant is not fair.
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