Throwback Thursday: Jersey Edition

 

Thursday Night Football: Falcons vs Buccs



So it is only right that today's "Throwback Thursday" is about my Atlanta Falcons! This Thursday is jersey edition. So I am going to give you a fun fact about the Atlanta Falcons throwback uniform, well, helmet! (courtesy of the Bleacher Report).


The Falcons original uniforms featured red helmets, black jerseys, white pants, and striped black socks. Controversy then came about their helmet. Students over at Georgia Tech, which is in the heart of Atlanta and just minutes from the Georgia Dome, were angry the Atlanta-based team was donning University of Georgia colors. Georgia actually wore black jerseys way back in the day, and also wore white pants nearly identical to the Falcons during the start of the Dooley era. The Falcons road jerseys had black numbers, just like the Dawgs. As a result to make everyone happy, the Falcons wore two thin gold stripes (1/2 of the Yellow Jackets colors) on their helmets from 1966-1969.

Starting in 2009, the Falcons did away with their all-black alternate uniform that had came about in 1990 and replaced it with the 1966 throwback. While most fans love the throwback, many have been disappointed with the fact the black pants (from the all-black alternate) are not worn for road games because they are no longer part of the team's uniform set. After many wardrobe changes through more than 40 years, the Falcons have strictly followed NFL uniform standards, wearing the same home uniform, road uniform, and throwback alternate.

 (Pictured below: Falcons quarterback, Matt Ryan (2) and former running back, Jason Snelling (44) wearing the throwback uniforms. Notice the gold stripes separating the white and red on the helmets.)

GO FALCONS!!

Moving to 2-1 tonight!!