Today’s Tidbit... Before Uniforms Were Uniform

Earlier this year, I wrote that teams once wore uniforms that were not always uniform, and went on to discuss and show images of teams with the interlocking logos the well-funded once wore.

Today, I want to focus on the “not uniform” part, which was more typical of the underfunded than those with the big bucks. Some university teams displayed a lack of uniformity before 1900, at least some of those out on the prairies. The 1895 Iowa State team below had Pop Warner as its coach, but lacked uniform...