Heritage Uniforms and Jerseys

Hey Phillies Fans - Vote for your favorite Phillies throwback uniform

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:00 +0000

Greeting Phillies fans!

We're going to have a little fun and would love your help!

We're doing a poll over the next six months and asking fans which of 12 uniforms they would most like to see used as the basis the the next "Throwback Uniform" worn by the Phillies. When we're done we will make the results public and share them with the powers that be at MLB and Majestic.

To take part, just click on your favorite uniform below - you can select up to three uniforms. Then hit "Vote" at the bottom and you're done!

And if you like this, please share the poll with your friends!

Which of the following Philadelphia Phillies uniforms would you like to see selected as the basis for the next â€œThrowback Uniformâ€ worn by the Phillies? We will make the results public and share them with the powers that be at MLB and Majestic.

Just a quick word about the images used in the poll - The actual original watercolor paintings shown in this poll are available for sale in a beautiful framed format from Heritage Sports Art and would make a great gift for a huge Phillies’ fan.

Thank you for being a Phillies fan and thanks for voting!

As always, feedback is welcome and encouraged.

Scott Sillcox

New home for "An Insider’s Guide to the World of Licensed Sports Products in 12 Parts: Practical Lessons from the Trenches"

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:19:00 +0000

Greetings!

In 2011 I posted a highly popular 12 Part series called "An Insider’s Guide to the World of Licensed Sports Products in 12 Parts: Practical Lessons from the Trenches". It proved so popular that it made sense to move the entire series from this blog to one dedicated to the world of licensed sports products.

So please come on over to the blog's new home.

And I am delighted to announce the latest addition to the Scott Sillcox family - a brand new, free, searchable Online Directory of North American Licensed Sports Products Companies - it’s called LicensedSports.net and it can be found here. This is a highly searchable directory of licensed sports products companies in North America, companies that have been licensed by various sports leagues. I am really proud of this new product, and best of all, it's completely free to the user!

If you're looking for a licensed sports products company, this directory likely has the answer.

Looking for companies that hold licenses for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL? You'll find them.

Looking for a company(ies) based in Massachussets licensed by the NHL which sells apparel? You'll find them.

Looking for a list of "all" NBA licensees? Or a list of NFL licensees? Or a list of Nascar licensees? You'll find some pretty thorough lists - maybe not every single licensee as they can change weekly, but as good a list as you'll find anywhere on the net!

And in most cases the directory gives you key contact info including email addresses, phone numbers and even Linkedin urls!

So come on over to LicensedSports.net and Search Away!

Thanks - Scott Sillcox
Email: ssillcox@rogers.com
Cell: 416-315-4736

Washington Nationals uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:36:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos) uniform images, five images in total, to Flickr and to our Heritage Sports Art site.

Flickr: You can see all the Washington Nationals uniforms here.

Heritage Sports Art: You can see all the Washington Nationals uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Washington Nationals (formerly Montreal Expos) franchise. Each of these five original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Washington Nationals web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of two formats - unframed and Classic Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 2007 Washington Nationals uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Tampa Bay Rays uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:26:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Tampa Bay Rays uniform images, four images in total, to Flickr and to our Heritage Sports Art site.

Flickr: You can see all the Tampa Bay Rays uniforms here.

Heritage Sports Art: You can see all the Tampa Bay Rays uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Tampa Bay Rays franchise. Each of these four original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Tampa Bay Rays web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of two formats - unframed and Classic Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 2007 Tampa Bay Rays uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Arizona Diamondbacks uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Arizona Diamondbacks uniform images, four images in total, to Flickr and to our Heritage Sports Art site.

Flickr: You can see all the Arizona Diamondbacks uniforms here.

Heritage Sports Art: You can see all the Arizona Diamondbacks uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks franchise. Each of these four original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Arizona Diamondbacks web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of two formats - unframed and Classic Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

The greatest, most unique sports gift ever

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:34:00 +0000

Greetings!

There is a danger to blowing one’s own horn too loudly, but I have to take three minutes and tell you about what I truly feel is one of the greatest sports gifts anyone could give or receive. You can see what I am talking about here at Heritage Sports Art – fantastic, beautiful original artwork of NFL, MLB, NHL, CFL and NCAA college football uniforms past and present.

When I say “the greatest sports gift ever”, I realize that’s one heck of a bold statement – yet I stick by it - these gifts as just about as good as it gets. These pieces of original watercolor art celebrate sport and all that's good about sports – they celebrate your favorite team – they are tasteful and attractive – and as I will explain in a moment, they are all “somewhat famous” art.

And when I say “gift”, I am thinking that one of these pieces of art, when beautifully framed, would make a remarkable and highly memorable graduation gift, wedding gift, major birthday present (ie a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday present), anniversary gift, Christmas present, or a gift for achieving a major accomplishment in life. It could even be a gift for your spouse or for your own home or office.

You may not yet be convinced, and that’s fine. Until you see the art on the Heritage Sports Art website, and until you see it framed, you may not quite grasp how beautiful and unique a gift this artwork is.

(By the way, I also have a two minute video on You Tube that tells the "Greatest sports gift ever" story and shows you what this artwork looks like all by itself, and what it looks like framed. Check it out!)

So let’s start at the beginning…

I am talking about is an original watercolor painting of a great uniform that was worn by your favorite team – below please see just four samples of the more than 1500 original pieces of uniform art available for sale at the Heritage Sports Art website.

The Heritage Sports Art collection of original artwork contains more than 1500 pieces of original watercolor art including originals for all NFL + MLB + NHL teams as well as 14 of the leading NCAA football teams. In addition to being really beautiful, tasteful art, this is actually “somewhat famous” art. You might well ask – what does Scott mean by “somewhat famous”? What I mean is that this art was used in a huge family of products celebrating the evolution of team jerseys – products such as plaqued posters, framed posters, clocks, coffee mugs, fridge magnets, collector plates, mousepads, playing cards, fan-frames and more. And because the artwork has adorned so many products – almost every piece of art has been seen on tens of thousands, or in some cases hundreds of thousands, of jersey evolution products currently in homes and offices across North America.

So to reiterate - what Heritage Sports Art is selling is the actual, original, watercolor art used in the manufacture of a large number of great NHL products including the three shown above. When you buy the 1968-69 Red Wings jersey artwork, for instance, there is only one painting of that jersey in the entire collection and when you buy it, no one else can own that particular piece of jersey artwork. In fact, we only have 16 pieces of Detroit Red Wings jersey artwork in total, and you would own one of them! The same goes for the original artwork of the 1934 New York Giants uniform – it’s one of only 16 pieces of Giants’ art in the collection. Or the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies uniform – it’s one of just 17 Phillies' jerseys that we painted. And so on for each of the 1500 original paintings in the collection – each piece of art is absolutely one-of-a-kind, unique and as explained above - somewhat famous.

We frame the original art in really attractive manner. Included in the frame is an engraved plate that tells the story of the art, as well as a jersey evolution poster for that team which shows how that particular original piece of art was used in that team’s jersey evolution poster. This really makes for a highly attractive wall hanging and we continue to be delighted and amazed to hear from people who have bought from us and when they take delivery, they email or call us almost immediately and tell us how it is even more appealing and more attractive than they had thought when they bought it online. And remember, your purchase comes with a 30 day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee so if you are not 100% completely satisfied with you purchase for any reason, ship it back to us and we will gladly refund your payment. And also, our prices including UPS shipping right to your door.

So I would like to encourage you to have a close look at the original art collection at Heritage Sports Art – I sincerely believe are looking at a gift so nice it will become an instant family heirloom. These are so beautiful that you’ll find yourself sneaking downstairs late at night to have another look. This is save-the-family-photo-album-and-then-this-framed-piece-of-art-from-a-fire nice. I don’t like doing a hard sell, it’s not my nature, but keep in mind that since all of the art is original, the sooner you act, the more choice you have.

Thank you being a huge sports fan and for reading this blog. If you have any questions, please call me at 416-315-4736 or email me at ssillcox@rogers.com – I’m a real person and I’d love to tell you everything I can about this great art and why it really is “The best sports gift ever”.

Thanks!
Scott

The greatest, most unique NCAA football gift ever

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:38:00 +0000

Greetings!

If you are a huge fan of one of the following NCAA football teams, or if you know a die-hard super-fan, please let me blow my own horn for three minutes.

Alabama Crimson Tide
Auburn Tigers
Florida Gators
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Bulldogs
Miami Hurricanes
Michigan Wolverines
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Ohio State Buckeyes
Oklahoma Sooners
Penn State Nittany Lions
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas Longhorns

If you see your team listed above, I would like to make sure that you know about what I truly feel is one of the greatest NCAA football gifts anyone could give or receive. You can see what I am talking about here at Heritage Sports Art – fantastic, beautiful original watercolor artwork of NCAA team uniforms past and present.

(By the way, I also have a two minute video on You Tube that tells the "Greatest NCAA football gift ever" story and shows you what the NCAA football uniform artwork looks like all by itself, and what it looks like framed. Check it out!)

When I say “the greatest NCAA football gift ever”, I realize that’s a very bold statement – yet I stick by the assertion that this really is as good as it gets. This art celebrates the great sport of US college football – it celebrates your favorite team (if it’s listed above) – it’s tasteful and attractive – and as I will explain in a moment, it’s also “somewhat famous” art.

And when I say “gift”, I am thinking that one of these framed pieces of art would make a remarkable and highly memorable wedding gift, anniversary gift, major birthday present (ie a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday present), graduation gift, retirement gift, Christmas present, or a gift for achieving a major accomplishment. It could even be a gift for your spouse or for your own home or office.

You may not yet be convinced, and that’s fine. Until you see the NCAA football art on the Heritage Sports Art website, and until you see it framed, you may not quite grasp how beautiful and unique a gift this artwork is.

So let’s start at the beginning…

What I am talking about is an original watercolor painting of a great uniform that was worn by one of these storied NCAA football teams – below please see just three samples of the more than 200 originals available for sale at the Heritage Sports Art website.

The NCAA football collection of original artwork contains more than 200 pieces of original NCAA football uniform art including jerseys and helmets for all 14 teams listed above. In addition to being really beautiful, tasteful art, this is actually “somewhat famous” art. You might well ask – what does Scott mean by “somewhat famous”? What I mean is that this art has been used, and will continue to be used in years to come, in and on a huge family of products celebrating the evolution of team uniforms – products such as plaqued posters, framed posters, clocks, coffee mugs, fridge magnets, collector plates, mousepads, playing cards, fan-frames and more. And because the artwork has adorned so many products – almost every piece of art has been seen on thousands, or in some cases tens of thousands, of uniform evolution products currently in homes and offices across North America.

So to reiterate - what Heritage Sports Art is selling is the actual, original, watercolor art used in the manufacture of a large number of great NCAA products including the three shown above. When you buy the 1896 Texas Longhorns football uniform artwork, for instance, there is only one painting of that uniform in the entire collection and when you buy it, no one else can own that particular piece of uniform artwork. In fact, we only have 13 pieces of Texas Longhorn uniform artwork in total, and you would own one of them! The same goes for the original artwork of the 1987 Miami Hurricanes – it’s one of only 16 pieces of Canes’ art in the collection. Or the 1938 Oklahoma Sooners – it’s one of just 16 Sooners uniforms that we painted. And so on for each of the 200 original paintings in the NCAA football collection – each piece of art is absolutely one-of-a-kind, unique and as explained above - somewhat famous.

We frame the original art in really attractive manner. Included in the frame is an engraved plate that tells the story of the art, as well as a uniform evolution poster for that team which shows how that particular original piece of art was used in that team’s uniform evolution poster. This really makes for a highly attractive wall hanging and we continue to be delighted and amazed to hear from people who have bought from us and when they take delivery, they email or call us almost immediately and tell us how it is even more appealing and more attractive than they had thought when they bought it online. And remember, your purchase comes with a 30 day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee so if you are not 100% completely satisfied with you purchase for any reason, ship it back to us and we will gladly refund your payment. And also, our prices include UPS shipping right to your door.

So I would like to encourage you to have a close look at the NCAA football uniform art collection at Heritage Sports Art – I sincerely believe are looking at a gift so nice it will become an instant family heirloom. This is such a nice piece of framed NCAA art and history that you’ll find yourself sneaking downstairs late at night to have another look. This is save-the-family-photo-album-and-then-this-framed-piece-of-art-from-a-fire nice. I don’t like doing a hard sell, it’s not my nature, but keep in mind that since all of the art is original, the sooner you act, the more choice you have.

Thank you being a huge college football fan and for reading this blog If you have any questions, please call me at 416-315-4736 or email me at ssillcox@rogers.com – I’m a real person and I’d love to tell you everything I can about this great NCAA art and why it really is “the best NCAA football gift ever”.

Thanks!
Scott

The greatest, most unique NHL gift ever

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:43:00 +0000

Greetings!

There is a danger to blowing one’s own horn too loudly, but I have to take three minutes and make sure that you know about what I truly feel is one of the greatest NHL gifts anyone could give or receive. You can see what I am talking about here at Heritage Sports Art – fantastic, beautiful original artwork of NHL team jerseys past and present.

(By the way, I also have a two minute video on You Tube that tells the "Greatest NHL gift ever" story and shows you what the NHL jersey artwork looks like all by itself, and what it looks like framed. Check it out!)

When I say “the greatest NHL gift ever”, I realize that’s a very bold statement – yet I stick by the assertion that this really is as good as it gets. It celebrates the great sport of hockey – it celebrates your favorite team – it’s tasteful and attractive – and as I will explain in a moment, it’s also “somewhat famous” art.

And when I say “gift”, I am thinking that one of these framed pieces of art would make a remarkable and highly memorable wedding gift, Christmas present, major birthday present (ie a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday present), anniversary gift, graduation gift or a gift for achieving a major accomplishment. It could even be a gift for your own spouse or for your own home or office.

You may not yet be convinced, and that’s fine. Until you see the art on the Heritage Sports Art website, and until you see it framed, you may not quite grasp how beautiful and unique a gift this artwork is.

So let’s start at the beginning…

I am talking about is an original watercolor painting of a great jersey that was worn by your favorite NHL team – below please see just three samples of the more than 350 originals available for sale at the Heritage Sports Art website.

The NHL collection of original artwork contains more than 350 pieces of original NHL jersey art including originals for all 30 NHL teams. In addition to being really beautiful, tasteful art, this is actually “somewhat famous” art. You might well ask – what does Scott mean by “somewhat famous”? What I mean is that this art was used in a huge family of products celebrating the evolution of team jerseys – products such as plaqued posters, framed posters, clocks, coffee mugs, fridge magnets, collector plates, mousepads, playing cards, fan-frames and more. And because the artwork has adorned so many products – almost every piece of art has been seen on tens of thousands, or in some cases hundreds of thousands, of jersey evolution products currently in homes and offices across North America.

So to reiterate - what Heritage Sports Art is selling is the actual, original, watercolor art used in the manufacture of a large number of great NHL products including the three shown above. When you buy the 1968-69 Red Wings jersey artwork, for instance, there is only one painting of that jersey in the entire collection and when you buy it, no one else can own that particular piece of jersey artwork. In fact, we only have 16 pieces of Detroit Red Wings jersey artwork in total, and you would own one of them! The same goes for the original artwork of the 1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers – it’s one of only 14 pieces of Flyers’ art in the collection. Or the 1973-74 St. Louis Blues – it’s one of just 17 Blues jerseys that we painted. And so on for each of the 350 original paintings in the NHL collection – each piece of art is absolutely one-of-a-kind, unique and as explained above - somewhat famous.

We frame the original art in really attractive manner. Included in the frame is an engraved plate that tells the story of the art, as well as a jersey evolution poster for that team which shows how that particular original piece of art was used in that team’s jersey evolution poster. This really makes for a highly attractive wall hanging and we continue to be delighted and amazed to hear from people who have bought from us and when they take delivery, they email or call us almost immediately and tell us how it is even more appealing and more attractive than they had thought when they bought it online. And remember, your purchase comes with a 30 day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee so if you are not 100% completely satisfied with you purchase for any reason, ship it back to us and we will gladly refund your payment. And also, our prices include UPS shipping right to your door.

So I would like to encourage you to have a close look at the NHL art collection at Heritage Sports Art – I sincerely believe are looking at a gift so nice it will become an instant family heirloom. This is such a nice piece of framed NHL art and history that you’ll find yourself sneaking downstairs late at night to have another look. This is save-the-family-photo-album-and-then-this-framed-piece-of-art-from-a-fire nice. I don’t like doing a hard sell, it’s not my nature, but keep in mind that since all of the art is original, the sooner you act, the more choice you have.

Thank you being a huge NHL fan and for reading this blog If you have any questions, please call me at 416-315-4736 or email me at ssillcox@rogers.com – I’m a real person and I’d love to tell you everything I can about this great NHL art and why it really is “the best NHL gift ever”.

Thanks!
Scott

The greatest, most unique MLB gift ever

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Greetings!

There is a danger to using one’s own blog purely as a means of promoting things you are involved with, and with that firmly in my mind, I would very much like to tell you the tale of what I sincerely believe to be one of the greatest, most unique MLB gifts that you could buy for a big MLB fan in your life. You can see what I am talking about here at Heritage Sports Art.

When I say “the greatest MLB gift ever”, I realize that’s a fairly bold statement, and I don’t make it lightly. I really do mean that one of these pieces of original art would be a remarkable and highly memorable Christmas present, anniversary gift, major birthday present (ie a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday present), a wedding gift, a graduation gift, a gift for achieving a major accomplishment. It could even be a gift for your own home or office or for your spouse.

What is so unique? What is the greatest MLB gift ever? It is an original watercolor painting of a favorite MLB team uniform like the ones shown below:

– we have more than 400 pieces of original MLB art including originals for all 30 MLB teams. In addition to being really beautiful, tasteful art, this is actually “somewhat famous” art and that makes it even more of a story! You might well ask – what does he mean by “somewhat famous”? What I mean is that this art was used in a huge family of products celebrating the evolution of team uniforms – products such as plaqued posters, framed posters, fridge magnets, clocks, coffee mugs, collector plates, mousepads, playing cards, fan-frames and more. And because the artwork has adorned so many products – almost every piece of art has been seen on tens of thousands, or literally hundreds of thousands of uniform evolution products that either hang or are used in homes and offices in the US, Canada and beyond.

So to reiterate - what Heritage Sports Art is selling is the actual, original, watercolor art used in the manufacture of all of these great MLB products. When you buy the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies uniform artwork, for instance, there is only one painting of the Phillies’ 1964 uniform in the entire collection and when you buy it, no one else can own that particular piece of uniform artwork. In fact, we only have 17 pieces of Phillies uniform artwork in total, and you would own one of them! The same goes for the original artwork of the 1969 Mets – it’s one of only 15 pieces of Mets’ art in the collection. Or the 1942 Red Sox – it’s one of just 18 Red Sox uniforms that we painted. And so on for each of the 400 original paintings in the MLB collection – each piece of art is absolutely one-of-a-kind, unique and as explained above - somewhat famous.

(By the way, I also have a two minute video on You Tube that tells the "Greatest MLB gift ever" story and shows you what the MLB uniform artwork looks like all by itself, and what it looks like framed. Check it out!)

We frame the original art in really attractive manner. Included in the frame is an engraved plate that tells the story of the art, as well as a uniform evolution poster for that team which shows how that particular original piece of art was used in that team’s uniform evolution poster. This really makes for a really attractive wall hanging and we continue to be amazed and delighted to hear from people who have bought from us and when they take delivery, they email or call us almost immediately and tell us how it is even more appealing and more attractive than they had thought when they bought it online. And remember, your purchase comes with a 30 day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee so if you are not 100% completely satisfied with you purchase for any reason, ship it back to us and we will gladly refund your payment.

Please have a close look at the MLB art collection at Heritage Sports Art – I sincerely believe are looking at a gift so nice it will become an instant family heirloom. This is such a nice piece of framed MLB art that you’ll find yourself sneaking downstairs late at night to have another look. This is save-the-family-photo-album-and-then-this-framed-piece-of-art-from-a-fire nice. I don’t like doing a hard sell, it’s not my nature, but keep in mind that since all of the art is original, the sooner you act, the more choice you have.

Thank you for reading and being an MLB fan! And if you have any questions, call me at 416-315-4736 or email me at ssillcox@rogers.com – I’m a real person and I’d love to tell you everything I can about this great art.

Thanks!
Scott

The greatest, most unique NFL gift ever

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:38:00 +0000

Greetings!

I try to be careful about using my blog as a pure forum for promoting things I am involved in, so with that in mind allow me to tell a quick story and why I truly feel that Heritage Sports Art is selling one of the greatest, attractive and one-of-a-kind NFL gifts ever. A big statement I realize.

When I say “the greatest NFL gift ever”, I mean a Christmas present, anniversary gift, a major birthday present (for instance a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday), a graduation gift, a wedding gift, a present for a major accomplishment. It could even be a gift to yourself or your spouse for your home or office.

What we are selling are original watercolor paintings of NFL team uniforms like the ones shown below:

– we have more than 400 pieces of original NFL art original art including originals for every one of the 32 NFL teams. In addition to being really attractive, beautiful art, this art is actually “somewhat famous” and that makes it even more of a story. What do I mean by “somewhat famous”? What I mean is that this art was used in a huge family of products that celebrates the evolution of team uniforms – plaqued posters, framed posters, clocks, fridge magnets, coffee mugs, mousepads, playing cards and more – and as such each piece of art has been seen on tens of thousands (in some cases hundreds of thousands) of uniform evolution products that are currently hanging and used in homes and offices right across North America.

So if you are following along, what Heritage Sports Art is selling is the actual, original, watercolor art used in the manufacture of these various products. When you buy the 1934 New York Giants uniform artwork, for instance, there is only one painting of the Giants’ 1934 uniform in the entire collection and when you buy it, no one else can own that particular piece of uniform artwork. In fact, we only have 16 pieces of Giants uniform artwork in total, and you would own one of them! The same goes for the original artwork of the 1997 Denver Broncos – it’s one of only 13 pieces of Broncos art in the collection. Or the 1960 New England Patriots – it’s one of just 15 Patriots’ uniforms that we painted. And so on for each of the 400 original paintings in the NFL collection – each piece of art is absolutely one-of-a-kind, unique and somewhat famous.

(By the way, I also have a two minute video on You Tube that tells the "Greatest NFL gift ever" story and shows you what the NFL uniform artwork looks like all by itself, and what it looks like framed. Check it out!)

We frame the original art in really attractive manner. Included in the frame is an engraved plate that tells the story of the art, as well as a uniform evolution poster for that team which shows how that particular original piece of art was used in that team’s uniform evolution poster. This really makes for a very attractive framed piece and we are continually delighted to hear from people who have bought one from us and when they take delivery of it, they call or email us almost immediately and tell us how it is even more attractive and even more appealing than they had thought when they bought it online. And remember, every purchase comes with a 30 day, no-questions-asked, money back guarantee so if you are not 100% completely satisfied and delighted, ship it back to us and we will cheerfully refund your payment.

Please have a close look at the NFL art at Heritage Sports Art – I sincerely believe you will be buying an instant family heirloom, a framed piece of art so nice that you’ll find yourself sneaking downstairs late at night to have another look, This is save-the-family-photo-album-and-then-this-framed-piece-of-art-from-a-fire nice. I don’t like doing a hard sell, it’s not in my nature, but we only have a handful of pieces of original art for each team, so the sooner you act, the more choice you have.

Thank you for reading and being a fan! And if you ever have any questions, call me at 416-315-4736 or email me at ssillcox@rogers.com – I’m a real person and I’d love to tell you everything I can about this great art.

Thanks!
Scott

An Introduction to "An Insider’s Guide to the World of Licensed Sports Products in 12 Parts: Practical Lessons from the Trenches"

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Greetings!

Have you ever had questions about the world of Licensed Sports Products, perhaps because you are interested in obtaining a license or for any number of other reasons including genuine curiosity?

Maybe you’ve got a great idea for a new licensed sports product and would like information about the licensing of sports products.

Maybe you’ve contacted a pro sports league regarding acquiring a license and have come away feeling a bit unloved?

I think I can help you – largely by sharing some information.

Let me re-direct you to my new sister blog - Licensed Sports .

In 2011 I posted a highly popular 12 Part series called "An Insider’s Guide to the World of Licensed Sports Products in 12 Parts: Practical Lessons from the Trenches". It proved so popular that it made sense to move the entire series from this blog to one dedicated to the world of licensed sports products.

So come on over to the blog's new home - and please be sure to visit the latest addition to the Scott Sillcox family - a brand new, free, searchable Online Directory of North American Licensed Sports Products Companies - it’s called LicensedSports.net and it can be found here. This is a highly searchable directory of licensed sports products companies in North America, companies that have been licensed by various sports leagues. I am really proud of this new product, and best of all, it's completely free to the user!

So come on over!

Thanks - Scott Sillcox
Email: ssillcox@rogers.com
Cell: 416-315-4736

We all make mistakes...

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Greetings!

It’s a funny feeling when you take on a project and you know even before you start that it is a certainty that you are going to make mistakes. You don’t know which mistakes, just that mistakes are going to be made – it is inevitable. And with that in mind you can do one of two things: You can pack your bags and go home without trying, or you can roll up your sleeves can and give it your best.

As you may know, I spent an incredible amount of time researching NFL/MLB/NHL/CFL/NCAA football uniforms and arenas/ballparks and stadiums. In some ways I spent far too much time, but in other ways, never enough time to avoid mistakes.

In 1995, when I began the process of researching uniforms, if you had told me that we were going to create 2000+ uniforms images and then asked me how many mistakes I would make, I honestly believe I would have guessed 20 or 30. Here it is more than 15 years later, and as I look back I can tell you that would have been a fairly accurate guess. Some mistakes were modest, some mid-sized, and in the case of the 1964 Michigan Wolverines football team, some were whoppers!

I am not trying to defend my mistakes – they happen, you do your best to correct the mistake, and you move on. Life’s too short…

With University of Michigan football in general, and the 1964 Wolverines in particular, I did a fair amount of research, most of which was done in 2000 and into 2001. Now you may not be able to remember that far back, but in the year 2000 the internet was nowhere near the remarkable source of information it is today – Google was barely out of the gate and Google Images didn’t begin until July 2001 (not that Google Images is the last word on anything, but it is a remarkable resource and had it been then what it is now, it almost certainly would have steered me in a different direction).

So I could give you all sorts of reasons as to why I instructed our artist to paint the 1964 University of Michigan football uniform with a yellow jersey and yellow pants, but the bottom line is those instructions turned out to be wrong. As far as I can tell, Michigan never wore a yellow jersey, certainly not in 1964, and the 1964 painting that we created should have shown a white jersey with yellow pants. Plain and simply, I made a mistake on this one.

This is just one of a large number of black and white source photos that helped me reach the false conclusion that Michigan wore yellow jerseys in the 1964 season, which they didn't! This photo is from the January 1, 1965 Rose Bowl in which Michigan beat Oregon State 34-7.

If I could turn back the hands of time to 2000 and correct this mistake, I would love to. But I can’t. So I’ll do my best to set the record straight and ask for forgiveness. In the grand scheme of things it seems to me that it’s better to try something and make mistakes along the way than never to have tried at all. I’m guessing some people will feel differently and feel outraged at such a whopper of a mistake, and I’m not going to be able to change their minds so I won’t begin to try.

Sorry about the 1964 yellow on yellow Michigan fans – I’ll do better next time! You still have a great team with a tremendous history and it will be great fun to watch that history unfold along with you in the years to come.

Thanks –
Scott

This is a great color photo of Michigan's home uniform as worn on Oct 2, 1965 at home vs Georgia. I include it here simply because it's such a great color photo of the uni and helmet from this era (#75 for Michigan is the great Bill Yearby who sadly passed away in December 2010 - he was a U Michigan All-American in both 1964 and 1965 and Wolverine MVP in 1965).

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (initially the Los Angeles Angels, then the California Angels and then the Anaheim Angels) uniform images, 14 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise. Each of these 14 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1993 California Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Kansas City Royals Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:54:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Kansas City Royals uniform images, 14 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Kansas City Royals uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Kansas City Royals uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Kansas City Royals franchise. Each of these 14 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Kansas City Royals web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1971 Kansas City Royals uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Houston Astros Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:48:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Houston Astros (initially the Houston Colt 45's) uniform images, 12 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Houston Astros uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Houston Astros uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Houston Astros franchise. Each of these 12 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Houston Astros web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1968 Houston Astros uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Miami Marlins Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:38:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Miami Marlins (formerly the Florida Marlins) uniform images, four images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Miami Marlins uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Miami Marlins uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Miami Marlins franchise (formerly the Florida Marlins). Each of these four original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Miami Marlins web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of two formats - unframed and Classic Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1997 Florida Marlins uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Colorado Rockies Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:43:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Colorado Rockies uniform images, four images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Colorado Rockies uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Colorado Rockies uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Colorado Rockies franchise. Each of these four original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Colorado Rockies web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of two formats - unframed and Classic Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 2001 Colorado Rockies uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Detroit Tigers Uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:38:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Detroit Tigers uniform images, 14 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Detroit Tigers uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Detroit Tigers uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Detroit Tigers franchise. Each of these 14 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Detroit Tigers web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1960 Detroit Tigers uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Top 10 Gifts for a Sports-Minded Dad for Fathers' Day

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Greetings!

I’ve been in the licensed sports business for the last 15+ years and I’m currently immersed in the business of sports art – good art, not the crummy stuff, but more on that in a moment – so when a close friend asked me if I could suggest my Top 10 Gifts for a Sports-Minded Dad for Father’s Day, it got me thinking. And so here is what I came up with – not only a list of the Top 10 Gifts for Sports-Minded Dads, but also a list of the Top 10 Gifts Not To Give.

Top 10 Gifts for a Sports-Minded Dad for Fathers’ Day – It’s fun to dream if nothing else

1. A Pair of Badges to the Masters – Rain or shine, Thursday or Sunday, it’s the whole stepping-back-in-time feel that is the real Masters experience. No cell phones? Beer for two bucks? Bar-B-Q sandwiches for a buck and a half? Drink it all in and forget the rest of the world for a day in a place where if time doesn’t stand still, it at least slows to a crawl.

2. Buy a pair of bleacher seats at Wrigley Field for a Cubs Game – and while in Chicago, do a little sightseeing in one of America’s greatest cities, have a great steak dinner and go for a couple of afternoon beers at a neighborhood bar. And if you can, try to do more listening than talking.

3. Take a three day road trip together – include a round of golf almost anywhere, a big league game (MLB, NFL, NHL or NBA) and a small town minor league game, any sport. At some point along the way, thank your Dad for having gotten you this far. And if you have a brother, invite him too. And do more listening than talking.

4. Buy a beautiful original watercolor painting from Heritage Sports Art. I know it’s a bit of a shameless plug, but we have a very limited collection of fantastic paintings of historic uniforms from more than 100 NFL, MLB, NHL and NCAA football teams, and once a piece is sold, it’s sold. This is really beautiful art that is also “somewhat famous” (our website Heritage Sports Art and Youtube videos will explain), comes nicely framed and will be an instant family heirloom that any sports-minded Father would truly love.

- 1934 New York Giants original artwork
- This is just one of 1500+ beautiful, tasteful originals available for sale
- Every one would make a fantastic Fathers' Day Gift

5. An NFL Sunday - Give your father an entire NFL Sunday of father and son time at your father’s home with no distractions, some great games on TV, a few drinks and an array of Dad’s favorite food. Run blocking ahead of time on mom or anyone else who might disturb the day. And again, do more listening than talking.

6. Go Cuban - Buy a dozen Cuban Cigars and share one of them with Dad. I know it’s not overly sports oriented, but cigars and sports are joined at the hip in many ways, so we’ll include this as a sports minded gift. Smoking a good stogie and pushing the limits of the law (if you’re American) with your Dad - it doesn’t get much better than that.

7. Turn the hands of time back - Track down a DVD copy of a great game in its entirety from 30 or 40 or 50 years earlier involving your Father’s favorite team and promise to sit with Dad, watch the game from beginning to end, enjoy his company and have a beer or two. Drink in the fans’ clothes, the lack of commercialism, the equipment the players are wearing. And do more listening than talking.

8. Buy a game worn jersey from 20 or 30 or 40 years ago – They can be expensive, but with a little patience you can find lots of great game-worns at auction for less than $1500 and some for under $500. But don’t put it in a display case, encourage your Dad to wear it. It doesn’t need to be autographed and doesn’t need to have belonged to the best player on the team, it just needs to be a great “old-school” jersey from his favorite team – something with a little history - and something he might wear on a “Game Day”. I still think of a friend of mine who as a kid was given a game-used Bobby Orr stick and broke it in his driveway playing street hockey. The broken Bobby Orr stick means more to him and tells more of a story than if it was mounted unbroken in a Plexiglas case on the wall.

9. Play a round of golf at a golf course you played at together when you were a kid – I know this doesn’t apply to everyone, but if you were lucky enough to play some golf with your dad when you were younger, have another round together at the same course whether it’s a cow pasture or Pine Valley Golf Club. Bring a camera, enjoy his company and try your best to do more listening than talking.

10. Take Dennis Hull to dinner - Your Dad may not be a hockey fan, and he doesn’t have to be, but if you have the chance to take Dad to dinner with ex-NHLer Dennis Hull, book it! By the end of dinner your sides and cheeks will be so sore from laughing you’ll be begging for mercy, and you will have shared an experience you won’t soon forget.

I’m sure it goes without saying, especially to sports minded sons, but you won’t believe what’s floating out there in the world of the internet posing as great ideas for Fathers’ Day Gifts. So please take note, because here are the Top 10 Gifts Not To Get Dad for Fathers’ Day:

The Top 10 Gifts Not To Get Dad for Fathers’ Day:

1. A Tie – Nothing says lame like a tie for Fathers’ Day – couldn’t you have at least gotten him something slightly more useful, like a fax machine, fedora or a cooking class?
2. A Ceramic Ashtray made from a hand-print – Enough said.
3. A Self Help book – Might as well buy Mother Teresa a book on religion.
4. Gloves, Socks or Underwear – There is a rule that some things should only be purchased by the person who is going to wear them. Obey the rules.
5. A Wallet – Some things are too personal to be left to someone else to decide, far more personal than socks and underwear. A wallet is one of them.
6. Anything from Oprah Winfrey – Oprah’s got game, but she’s not for Dad.
7. Flowers – This is Fathers’ Day you knucklehead.
8. A Fruit Basket – Who ever heard of a dad eating fruit?
9. New slippers – One pair should pretty much last a lifetime, who needs a new pair?
10. An ascot – Even Thurston Howell III had trouble pulling that one off.

Happy shopping and more than that, Happy Fathers’ Day! And more than anything else, in life and on Fathers’ Day, please try to do more listening than talking.

Scott

Cleveland Indians uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:33:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Cleveland Indians (previously known as the Cleveland Blues 1901, Cleveland Broncos 1902 and Cleveland Naps 1903-1914) uniform images, 17 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Cleveland Indians uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Cleveland Indians uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Cleveland Indians franchise (previously known as the Cleveland Blues 1901, Cleveland Broncos 1902 and Cleveland Naps 1903-1914). Each of these 17 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Cleveland Indians web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1909 Cleveland Naps uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Cincinnati Reds uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:50:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Cincinnati Reds uniform images, 16 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Cincinnati Reds uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Cincinnati Reds uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Cincinnati Reds franchise. Each of these 16 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Cincinnati Reds web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1936 Reds uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Chicago White Sox uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:21:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Chicago White Sox uniform images, 14 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Chicago White Sox uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Chicago White Sox uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Chicago White Sox franchise. Each of these 14 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Chicago White Sox web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1983 White Sox uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Baltimore Orioles uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:58:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Baltimore Orioles (initially the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, then the St. Louis Browns from 1902 to 1953) uniform images, 14 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Baltimore Orioles uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Baltimore Orioles uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Baltimore Orioles franchise (initially the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, then the St. Louis Browns from 1902 - 1953). Each of these 14 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Baltimore Orioles web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image - in this case the original 1966 Orioles uniform watercolor painting):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox

Detroit Red Wings Trivia Challenge #1

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Hi All!

People ask me all the time for trivia challenges for their favorite team, so I decided to learn how to do this - initially using an app from a company called "Wildfire" who designed a trivia app for use with Facebook. Although I have reproduced the questions below, if you want to answer the questions and see how many you get right, you'll need to take the quiz in Facebook or on Wildfire's trivia site.

The first quiz I have done happens to be the Detroit Red Wings - why the Red Wings? I'm not 100% sure - it just came to me.

If you would like to take the quiz and see your score, please visit:

The Trivia Quiz in Facebook
or
The Trivia Quiz on Wildfire's "Microsite"

As always, feedback is welcome and please share with Red Wings fans! More Trivia Quizzes to follow.

Thanks!
Scott

PS This stop-you-in-your-tracks beautiful framed piece of art, and over 1500 others each featuring an original watercolor painting of NHL, NFL, MLB or NCAA uniforms, is available for sale at Heritage Sports Art.

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Here are the questions:

1. When they first entered the NHL in 1926-27, the Red Wings were known as the Detroit Cougars. Why?
A. Detroit’s MLB team was the Tigers, their NFL team the Lions, so Cougars were a natural third team name.
B. Detroit had been the home of a popular minor league hockey team known as the Cougars.
C. When the Western Hockey League closed its doors, the Victoria (British Columbia) Cougars moved east to become the Detroit Cougars.
D. The Detroit Free Press ran a contest and Cougars was the most popular team name capturing 34% of the votes.

2. Prior to becoming known as the Red Wings in 1932-33, the team was known as:
A. Detroit Cougars
B. Windsor Cougars
C. Detroit Panthers
D. Detroit Falcons

3. In the franchise’s first season, 1926-27, the team played its home games in what arena:
A. University of Detroit’s Trumball Arena
B. Border Cities Arena in Windsor, ON
C. Palace of the Fans in Birmingham, MI
D. The Detroit Olympia

4. The Detroit Red Wings franchise first made an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in what season:
A. 1927-28
B. 1933-34
C. 1935-36
D. 1942-43

5. The Franchise’s first team captain was:
A. Carson Cooper
B. George Hay
C. Reg Noble
D. Art Duncan

6. When Detroit entered the NHL in 1926-27, how many teams wore two-color uniforms?
A. One – Detroit
B. Two – Detroit and Toronto
C. Three – Detroit, Toronto and Chicago
D. Four – Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, Montreal Maroons

7. What is the origin of the Red Wings’ winged wheel logo?
A. Team owner james E. Norris once played for the Montreal AAA hockey team, whose nickname and logo was the winged wheel.
B. The winged wheel pays tribute to Detroit’s already longstanding position as the center of the US auto industry.
C. The winged wheel was the logo of a highly popular minor hockey league team in Detroit.
D. The Norris family chose 7 possible team logos and the readers of the Detroit Free Press decided on their favorite logo – 26% chose the winged wheel.

8. How many of the Red Wings’ 11 Stanley Cup Championships were won with final series sweeps?
A. Two cups were won in final series sweeps
B. Three cups were won in final series sweeps
C. Four cups were won in final series sweeps
D. Five cups were won in final series sweeps

9. The Wings played their final game at the Detroit Olympia on December 15, 1979, but when was the Olympia actually demolished?
A. September 1980
B. September 1984
C. September 1987
D. September 1990

10. How many jersey numbers have the Red Wings officially retired (this does not include those jerseys whose numbers are merely out of circulation):
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven

Atlanta Braves uniforms

noreply@blogger.com (Scott Sillcox) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:12:00 +0000

Greetings!

Just the quickest of blogs to let you know that I have recently loaded all the Atlanta Braves (initially the Boston Braves, later Milwaukee Braves) uniform images, 15 images in total, to Flickr and to Facebook.

Flickr: You can see all the Atlanta Braves uniforms here.

Facebook: You can see all the Atlanta Braves uniforms here.

These are highly detailed, original watercolor paintings, created to celebrate the history of the jerseys of the MLB Atlanta Braves franchise (initially the Boston Braves, then the Milwaukee Braves). Each of these 15 original paintings, and more than 1500 other MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniform paintings, is available for sale at our Heritage Sports Art Atlanta Braves web page.

Each original painting can be purchased in one of three formats - unframed, Classic Framed and Deluxe Framed - but it appears that almost all of our customers seem to prefer the Deluxe Framed version as shown below (please click on the image below to see a detailed image):

Many thanks for being a fan and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks -
Scott Sillcox