Clyde Edwards-Helaire appears to be the only NFL player to have customized his helmet’s visor in a very specific way.
Category: Customization/Modification
Tigers Honor School Shooting Victims with Handwritten Cap Inscriptions
Photo by Raj Mehta, USA Today Sports; for all pics, click to enlarge Interesting development last night in Detroit, as the Tigers held “Oxford Night” in support of the town …
Shazam: Cubs Rookie Adds Mysterious Lightning Bolt to Helmet
Click to enlarge MLB players will sometimes add custom messages to their caps, wristbands, or other accessories. But it’s extremely rare, maybe even unheard of, for a player to add …
History Mystery Deepens as Pants Pocket Pics Proliferate
For all photos, click to enlarge The gent on the right in the photo above is Phillies manager Gene Mauch, who skippered the Phils from 1960 through 1968. Why am …
The Duke of Montreal: Snider Had Unusual Uni Modification
Click to enlarge Hall of Famer Duke Snider is best known for his 16-year stint with the Dodgers — first in Brooklyn and then in Los Angeles. But he also …
Uni Watch Classics: Squatchee Etymology
[Editor’s Note: Today I’m running a post that originally ran on Nov. 18, 2015 — not because I’ve run out of new content (I haven’t!) but because this is a …
A Uni Watch Look at Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant died yesterday. I’ll leave it to others to address what he meant on a cultural or historical level, or even on a basketball level. Here at Uni Watch, …
Totally Loopy: 49ers DB Has Unusual Pants Modification
Click to enlarge Reader/commenter RJ Nordlund noticed something really interesting during Sunday’s NFC Championship Game: Unlike most players, who tuck their waistband towels, well, into their waistbands, 49ers defensive back …
A Look Back at Mike McCarthy’s Odd Cap/Sharpie Habit
For all photos, click to enlarge With former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy heading back to the NFL coaching sidelines after a one-season absence, it’s worth remembering the he had …
Orel Hershiser: Man of Many Uni Quirks
Reader JaceSon P. Barrus recently brought to my attention a discussion that took place in the Dodgers broadcast booth on July 6 between play-by-play man Joe Davis and color analyst …
Reds Have Big Surprise Up Their Sleeves
Embed from Getty Images Ever since the Reds announced their massive 150th-anniversary throwback program last fall, I’ve had yesterday’s game, featuring Cincy’s 1956 road unis, circled on my calendar. That’s …
Pocket Perfesser: Stengel’s Surprising Pants Modification
It all started when one of my Twitter followers, Dwayne White, tagged me while retweeting the Casey Stengel photo shown above and asked, “Ever seen a watch pocket on a …
Dodgers Star Justin Turner Has Unusual Jersey Modification
There’s nothing new about MLB players who prefer to leave their jerseys partially unbuttoned. But reader Marc Gilbert has noticed that Dodgers third baseman, leprechaun lookalike, and Met-who-got-away Justin Turner …
A Uni Watch Look at Frank Robinson
Click to enlarge Frank Robinson died yesterday. You probably know that he was MLB’s first black manager, that he’s still the only player to have been named the MVP of …
A Uni Watch Look at Game One of the World Series
Click to enlarge There was a uni-related anomaly in last night’s World Series opener even before the game started, as Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (above left) had a cap …