Houston Texans Franchise History A Fan's Essentials

Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Houston Texans poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit Heritage Sports Stuff.

1. Houston Texans – The Team Name
The Texans were founded in 1999, and were owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018. The team began playing in the 2002 season when they became the league's 32nd franchise.  The team has always been known as the Houston Texans.

2. Houston Texans – The Championship Record
No Super Bowl Appearances

No Conference Championships

Six Division championships:

AFC South: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Six Playoff appearances (as of the end of the 2022 season):

2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

3. Houston Texans – Home Stadium History
NRG Stadium 2002 - Present

Known as Reliant Stadium (2002–2014) / NRG Stadium 2015-Present

This was the first NFL stadium to have a retractable roof.

4. For more information on the Texans, you should bookmark these four great websites:

For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:

The Football Database
and
Pro Football Reference

For a great summary of the Texans' year by year results:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons

For great information about the team stadium (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):
www.ballparks.com

5. Celebrate the Houston Texans' uniform history by owning a piece of history:

If you love the Houston Texans and the history of the Texans franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.

These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:
1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)
2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)
3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)



If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Houston Texans YouTube video at Houston Texans artwork YouTube video or go directly to the artwork website Heritage Sports Art - Houston Texans where you can see and purchase the artwork.

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox

And please search my blog archive http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/ for other blogs on the history of the Houston Texans.

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This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and posted Oct 16, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !

Many thanks!!!
Scott

Carolina Panthers Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials

 

Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Carolina Panthers poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit Heritage Sports Stuff.

1. Carolina Panthers – The Team Name
The Panthers were announced as the league's 29th franchise in 1993 and began playing in 1995 under the original owner and founder Jerry Richardson.  The team has always been known as the Carolina Panthers.

2. Carolina Panthers – The Championship Record
Two Super Bowl Appearances:
Super Bowl XXXVIII  Feb. 1, 2004 New England Patriots 32, Carolina 29
Super Bowl 50 (Super Bowl L)  Feb. 7, 2016 Denver Broncos 24, Carolina 10

Conference championships:
NFC: 2003, 2015

Division championships:

NFC West: 1996

NFC South: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015

Eight Playoff appearances (as of the end of the 2022 season):
1996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017

3. Carolina Panthers – Home Stadium History
1. Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson SC 1995

2. Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte NC 1996 - Present

4. For more information on the Panthers, you should bookmark these four great websites:

For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:

The Football Database
and
Pro Football Reference

For a great summary of the Panthers' year by year results:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carolina_Panthers_seasons

For great information about the team's stadiums (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):
www.ballparks.com

5. Celebrate the Carolina Panthers' uniform history by owning a piece of history:

If you love the Carolina Panthers and the history of the Panthers franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.

These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:
1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)
2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)
3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)



If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Carolina Panthers YouTube video at Carolina Panthers artwork YouTube video or go directly to the artwork website Heritage Sports Art - Carolina Panthers where you can see and purchase the artwork.

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox

And please search my blog archive http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/ for other blogs on the history of the Carolina Panthers.

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This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and posted Oct 16, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !

Many thanks!!!
Scott

So You Want To Do Some NFL Jersey / Uniform Research...

Greetings!

This entire blog is called “Heritage Uniforms and Jerseys – a celebration of historic NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniforms and stadiums/ballparks/arenas”, and when it comes to NFL uniforms and jerseys, it seems to me that people have one of three primary reasons for visiting this site - all at least somehow related to doing research:

1. Someone is trying to find out what a particular team’s uniform looked like in a particular year or era. This might go something like “I loved the Steelers in the early 80’s, what did their uniform look like?”

2. Someone is trying to find out what year a particular uniform is from. This might be someone who has found, or bought, or is thinking of buying a particular NFL team jersey (authentic or reproduction) and they want to know what year it’s from and in the case of reproduction jerseys, how accurate it is.

3. Someone is simply a huge fan of a particular NFL team and they’d like to see how the uniform, particularly the jersey, has evolved over the history of the franchise.

As fun as this site is, I’m not sure it’s the best for answering the questions above – by all means I encourage everyone who wiggles their way to this site to view our “Menu of Previous Blog Postings” and have a look at the entries related to their NFL team - but I also wanted to share several “go-to” sites that you should be aware of.

Source of info #1: Mecca – The Definitive Source

For NFL uniforms, the definitive uniform history site is The Gridiron Uniform Database.

This website is an incredible labor of love put together by sports historians Tim Brulia, Bill Schaefer and Rob Holecko, and is an amazing resource for anyone interested in NFL uniform history. The website presents graphical representations of every uniform that has been worn in the NFL since 1920, and in some more recent years, it even shows what uniforms various teams wore EACH WEEK! I can’t say enough about the massive, super-human effort that Tim and Bill put into this website (and continue to do) – well done gentlemen!

Source of info #2: A Daily Gusher of Info

If you love sports uniforms and great attention to detail, then you need to be aware of Uniwatch.

Every day since May 2006 - and I do mean EVERY DAY - Uniwatch has featured a daily blog posting about sports uniforms. They aren’t always about NFL uniforms, but as the premier sports league in North America it certainly gets a lot of coverage over the course of a month. Uniwatch is the brainchild of Brooklyn NY based Paul Lukas  (more info here about Paul),  and if you read Uniwatch on a regular or semi-regular basis you’ll end up feeling like you know Paul – his likes and dislikes including meat, colors (especially the color purple) and things found in old desks.

 

Source of info #3: Auctions

Every so often people contact me because they have come into possession of a vintage jersey and they are trying to determine if it’s authentic, when it may have been worn and/or what it might be worth – either for the purpose of selling, general curiosity or for insurance purposes. This is very hard for me to answer and I am not an expert in this field, so let me share where I’d turn if I was trying to get to the bottom of a great vintage jersey.

A. Lelands

Lelands is based in Matawan NJ and is one of the most respected Sports Auction Houses in the world. They have handled such landmark collections as The Mickey Mantle Auction of the Greer Johnson Collection ($1.3M), The Harry M. Stevens Auction ($1.8M), the famed Boston Garden Auction ($2M total sales) and a personal favorite of mine, the Jim Craig 1980 Miracle On Ice Collection. Every year Lelands sells $10+ million worth of vintage sports memorabilia and cards. That may or may not make them the biggest, but they are certainly one of the best.

The founder and owner of Lelands is Josh Leland Evans. He is a child of the antiques business though his parents Maxine and Stuart Evans, he started dealing in 1969 when he was eight years old. I like the fact that Mr. Evans comes from an antiques background and that he’s been in the sports memorabilia business for decades. If I had a great vintage NHL or pre-NHL jersey (or other piece of hockey equipment) and I was trying to get a handle on what it’s worth or if it’s the genuine article, one of my first stops would be Lelands.

Email Josh: joshevans@lelands.com 

Lelands

435 State Route 34, Suite H

Matawan. NJ  07747

Ph: 732-290-8000

W: www.lelands.com

E: sell@lelands.com

Their key staff/experts

B. An up and comer is:

Goldin Auctions

160 E. Ninth Ave, Suite C

Runnemede, NJ 08078

Attn: Ken Goldin

Ph: 856-767-8550 

E: ken@goldin.co

E: support@goldin.co

C. Some other auction sites that deal, among things, with NFL jerseys are:

NFL Auctions

BidAMI

Grey Flannel Auctions

Heritage Auctions

Huggins and Scott

Hunt Auctions

MeiGray Group

Some of these companies, particularly Grey Flannel Auctions, keep catalogues and online records of the prices realized in previous sales. This can be a very valuable resource for gauging the approximate value of vintage NFL jerseys if put up for auction.

D. If you are fairly certain that you know what you own, a much simpler route for finding out what it’s worth is good old Ebay. You could search Ebay’s archives of items that have been sold or posted for sale over the years, or you could actually put your item up for sale. One idea would be to put your item up for sale with a quite high reserve price – that way you wouldn’t risk selling it for a price lower than you expected it was worth, while at the same time learning what a going price seems to be. To me it’s an incredibly efficient way of determining the current value, and very hard to argue with the result even if you might be somewhat unpleasantly surprised.

Source of info #4: Official NFL Jersey Supplier History

Sometimes it’s helpful/useful for people to know who the “official” manufacturer of NFL jerseys was in a given year/era in terms of being able to determine what season their jersey is from. The following list is far from perfect, but it’s a start of an “Official NFL Jersey Supplier History”. If you have additional information or conflicting info, please share it with me and I’d be happy to continually update this “list”.

Please note: Most of this history came from this Dec 2007 Sports Collector’s Digest article. 

I have been hoping that our friends from Wikipedia would take on the task of creating a Wikipedia entry on the Official NFL Jersey Supplier History, much like they have for the NHL uniform, but no-one seems to have yet tackled this project. Any takers?

Here's a start:

Prior to 1970: Different NFL teams had contracts with different manufacturers for their jerseys – no league-wide agreements.

1970-ish - 1990-ish: Sand-Knit (Medalist Sand-Knit until 1984 and then MacGregor Sand-Knit starting in 1985)

1991-ish - 2000:  Largely Sand-Knit and Russell Athletic, but the 1990’s saw a wide array of suppliers and tagging styles where NFL jerseys were concerned. Depending on the team and year, the list of NFL jersey suppliers was not exclusive to Sand-Knit and Russell Athletic. Other providers on an individual team basis were: Champion, Starter, Logo Athletic, Wilson, Puma, Nike, Reebok, adidas and Apex.

2001 - 2011: Reebok (Keep in mind that Adidas bought Reebok in 2005)

2012 - Present: Nike NFL ($1.1 billion over 5 years, an average of $220m/year)

2015 - 2019: On March 16 2015 we learned that Nike and the NFL have extended their contract through 2019.

Source of info #5: Logos

- Sometimes the key to identifying a jersey or other piece of NFL equipment is to know what logo was in use in a particular season. An amazing source of information in this regard is Chris Creamer's Sports Logos - the NFL section of this incredible site can be found here.

Sports Logos has been painstakingly researched and maintained since 1997 by Chris Creamer, who is from the Greater Toronto (Canada) area. It is a remarkable effort and does a great job showing each NFL team’s primary, secondary/alternative logos and does a great job identifying the years various logos were used. Chris’ site also has some information on NFL uniform history, but I would suggest that the above mentioned Gridiron Uniform Database would be the better site to go to for uniform info.

I also find it amazing how Chris has been able to get the cooperation of most of the leagues, the NFL included – that is not an easy task and it is a testament to his hard work and dedication to doing a great, encyclopedic job. As Chris says right on his site “This site is maintained for research and historical purposes only, do not abuse it.”

The aforementioned Paul Lucas (see #2 above) wrote a nice profile piece on Chris in 2013 – find it here.

Many thanks for reading and please offer any feedback either in the Comments below or directly to me at ssillcox@rogers.com .

Thanks and happy researching!

Scott

The Detroit Lions and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Detroit Lions and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Lions franchise from its early years in the 1930's to the modern era and magnificent Ford Field. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Lions’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Lions fan, you might be interested to know that the 16 pieces of original artwork used to create the Lions’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 16 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 16 pieces of original Lions uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Lions fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 16 of the framed Lions pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Lions logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Denver Broncos and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Denver Broncos and their colorful sock burning history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Broncos franchise from its founding in Denver in 1960 as part of the upstart AFL (American Football League) to their modern era. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Broncos’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Broncos fan, you might be interested to know that the 13 pieces of original artwork used to create the Broncos’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 13 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 13 pieces of original Broncos uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Broncos fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 13 of the framed Broncos pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Broncos logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Dallas Cowboys and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Dallas Cowboys and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Cowboys franchise from its founding in 1960 to the modern era and their magnificent new home in Dallas. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Cowboys’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Cowboys fan, you might be interested to know that the 14 pieces of original artwork used to create the Cowboys’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 14 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 14 pieces of original Cowboys uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Cowboys fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 14 of the framed Cowboys pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Cowboys logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Cincinnati Bengals and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Cincinnati Bengals and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Bengals franchise from its founding in Cincinnati in 19680 to the modern era. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Bengals’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Bengals fan, you might be interested to know that the 13 pieces of original artwork used to create the Bengals’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 13 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 13 pieces of original Bengals uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Bengals fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 13 of the framed Bengals pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Bengals logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Chicago Bears and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Chicago Bears and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Bears franchise from its founding as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 to the modern era in Chicago. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Bears’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Bears fan, you might be interested to know that the 12 pieces of original artwork used to create the Bears’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 12 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 12 pieces of original Bears uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Bears fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 12 of the framed Bears pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Bears logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Buffalo Bills and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Buffalo Bills and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Bills franchise from its founding in 1960 as part of the upstart AFL all the way to the modern era. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Bills’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform from the early days to the modern era – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Bills fan, you might be interested to know that the 14 pieces of original artwork used to create the Bills’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 14 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 14 pieces of original Bills uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Bills fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 14 of the framed Bills pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Bills logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.

The Baltimore Ravens and their colorful uniform history – a video

If you love the Baltimore Ravens and their colorful history, then you’re really going to like this terrific two-minute video by NFL Films which chronicles the uniform color history of the Ravens franchise in Baltimore. Narrated by Scott Graham, one of the great voices of NFL Films, this video features three uniform history experts:

1. Joe Horrigan, Vice President of Communications and Exhibits at the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he has worked for more than 35 years

2. Michael MacCambridge, author of “America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation” and many other books as well as editor of the massive “ESPN College Football Encyclopedia”

3. Scott Sillcox, sports uniform historian, owner and founder of Maple Leaf Productions and Heritage Sports Art.

My name is Scott Sillcox and for 15+ years I owned Maple Leaf Productions. We were a licensee of the NFL, MLB, NHL and through a partner company, the NCAA, and we created and sold a number of products, the most famous of which were our horizontal posters. The Ravens’ poster showed the evolution of the team uniform – click here to see the poster or see the poster below. Our other products – all of which celebrated the history of team uniforms - included fridge magnets, clocks, playing cards and FanFrames.

If you are a huge Ravens fan, you might be interested to know that the 9 pieces of original artwork used to create the Ravens’ poster shown above – the actual hand-painted watercolor paintings – are available for sale at Heritage Sports Art. When you watch this NFL Films video, you will see 4 of the 9 actual painted uniforms – and you can actually own that original artwork – how cool is that!

Please note: Some of the 9 pieces of original Ravens uniform artwork may have already been sold to other avid Ravens fans, so you may want to act quickly if you would like to own what we lovingly, and honestly, call a “somewhat famous” piece of art. A lot of sports art is terrific, as is our art, but not many pieces of sports art have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found hanging in people’s homes and offices across North America – to me that’s what makes buying and owning this original art so cool.

Each piece of original artwork is beautifully framed in a tasteful and attractive way, and the engraved plate contained within the framed piece tells the story of that particular piece of original art and how it has been reproduced in thousands of posters and other products sold across North America. These framed pieces make a great gift – birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift - and considering that you are buying original artwork that is also somewhat famous with a fun story behind it, they really are very reasonably priced.

Here is what a framed piece looks like.

Click here to see what all 9 of the framed Ravens pieces look like. You can also purchase the framed originals from this same site.

Thanks for reading this post and enjoy the video!

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PS The video can also be seen here - just scroll down and then click on the Ravens logo to see the video. Or you can also go directly to this NFL site to view the same video.