The Sports Jersey Dispatch aims to furnish the history by the uniforms, jerseys & sweaters of top North American Team Sports players.
From the diamond to the hard courts, the icy surface of hockey, all the way to the grass of the gridiron, auto, horse racing, and beyond. Jersey Dispatch uses these identifying numerals on the participants to tell the story of sports.
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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February 8, 1963 - It became offical on this day that the American Football League franchise formerly calle...[iframe]https://img.newspapers.com/img/img[/iframe]
This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons with a Caption on the image: Arctic Sisterhood BasketBall Team, Nome, Alaska, 1908-09. F.H. Nowell, 5758
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This classic image of a group of ladies from Nome, Alaska depicts the basketball gear for women in 1908. The long stockings as was pro...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-8-Image/images/640px-Arctic_Sisterhood_Basketball_women_team,_Nome_(NOWELL_200).jpeg[/iframe]
Here are some jersey numbers in team sport history that stuck out.
February 7, 1949 - Number 5, Joe DiMaggio became the first ball player to earn $100,000 a yearas he did so under contract with the New York Yankees .
February 7, 1958 - The Brooklyn Dodgers official...
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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February 6, 1926 - St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from ...
Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 5: Kareem hits a new NBA high, Hines hauls in a big one and Bob Douglas is honored. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from historian Joe Ziemba. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the unif...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/aad46b1f-7a6c-4b0e-812d-e7c05b551cb2[/iframe]
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Members of the 1922 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team. From left to rightː Gill (forward), Hjeite (enter), and Feraley (forward), from February 5, 1922. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
We know the OAC by a different name today, Oregon State. The Oregon Ag...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-5-Image/images/1922_Oregon_Agricultural_College_mens_basketball_players.jpg[/iframe]