You Are What You Wore

Styles come and Styles go and in the world of sports that continues to ring true.
We all have that one sports picture of us, not the flattering one, that showcases our sense (or lack ) of style that has left mark on us forever . You know the pic, the one with ball cap that looks like it is 12 inched tall, The shot of you playing hoops in those gold Chuck Taylors with black socks. Yeah that's the one.

Well the Pro's are no different, I am sure they cringe when the look back to some of the choices they have made or have forced upon them.


Swim Suits have gone the way of little teeny tiny Speedos to a one piece version with fish scales sewn into them. The sport used to be very manly(Marc Spitz) now I can't tell the difference between a man or woman. Please go easy on the swim caps, way too tight. What do you say we bring back frilly ladies caps. They were all the rage at the swim club in the seventies.

Hoop shorts 1970's nothing to the imagination style or Fab 5 trash bags?
Can't we find a happy medium guys.
Girls.. the shorter the better. Nothing worse that seeing a uni hanging to a girls calves.

Baseball unis- Baggy was best. Late 70's Cincinnati Reds were the neatest even with Pete Rose on the team. They sported the belts and everything.
Today.. Felix Unger needs to be in charge of the uni's.

Volleyball players in the beginning sported popular neon tanks. Hey, they matched your sunscreen on your nose.
Nowadays the boys and girls are playing the sport almost naked. You gotta love a sport where the uni is so small the endorsements have to be spray painted to the athletes bodies. I can dig it!

Track athletes have figured out that Less = More. The less they wear, the more fast they run (I know I know, speak English Ray). I love the change over from the Mary Decker frumpy wear to the Flo-Jo- leotard. But it still hurts my head from seeing Carl Lewis wearing a blue jump suit leotard stretchy job.
Extra Note to all track guys, No midriff should be showing when in uni. You can showcase your ten pack abs after the race.

Hockey Pads have transformed Goalies looking like robots to real Stretch Armstrongs.
In what sport does your uni look better with blood on it.
Hockey jerseys are the most unflattering piece of clothing to wear. Prove me wrong.

I am a big fan of the NFL having the strictest uni rules in all of sports.
They even have a towel fine if you towel is too long? Play by the rules Big Boys.

Tennis has gone from long white pants and shirts to white shorts and white dresses (fav Chris Evert) then into some warped kaleidoscope of colors that even you couldn't have imagined while on shrooms. I give a (punch you in the head) Thank You to Andre Agassi. You started it and now we can't stop it. Cat suit? Capris? Fashion statement or not? You decide. I'll keep my eyes closed.



Here's to the all the sportsfreaks sporting jorts and mesh half shirts.
My eyes are burning!!!!