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The
Society for Sports Uniforms Research™ (SSUR™) is an
organization devoted to preservation and documentation
of uniforms in all sports, in all leagues, for all teams
throughout history.
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** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT **
In the next few months, the SSUR will be transitioning
over to an all-new site, with an all-new name - yet to
be determined.
Since the primary focus of the SSUR has gravitated
towards the team colors aspect of sports history
research, this new site will be in-line with that
mind-set.
The
web addresses of
www.sportscolors.org and
www.sportscolours.org have been purchased and
already re-direct over to
www.ssur.org.
Stay
tuned for further announcements!
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Latest Updates -
04/21/2008: |
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 Seattle
Sounders FC Unveils Name, Logo (Major League
Soccer)
April 7, 2008
The Sounders name will live on in Seattle
professional soccer. The team's owners announced
Monday that their new expansion MLS franchise will be
named "Seattle Sounders FC" ("FC" stands for "Football
Club"). The owners let fans vote online for one of
three choices: Seattle Alliance, Seattle Republic or
Seattle FC, but also allowed a write-in option. The
club's owners said Monday that 14,500 people voted,
but 50 percent submitted a write-in name, of which 49
percent included a derivative of the name "Sounders."
The full name, "Seattle Sounders FC" will
differentiate the MLS team from other teams with a
similar name, the owners said. They said that in this
case, the write-in name received over 20 percent more
votes than any of the other choices. The name Sounders
has been identified with soccer in this community
since 1974, the owners said, adding the name is
locally-oriented, historic, and reflects the
community.
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 NFL
Turns Down St. Louis Rams on Throwback Uniforms
(National Football League)
April 7, 2008
Plans to have the Rams wear "throwback"
uniforms in their 2008 regular-season opener were
scuttled when the NFL turned down the club's request.
Multiple sources told the Post-Dispatch that the Rams
wanted to wear their 1999 uniforms — the season the
team defeated Tennessee in the Super Bowl. New owner
Chip Rosenbloom confirmed that those were the plans
last week at the NFL owners meetings in Florida.
"There were a number of things that we couldn't get
past," Rosenbloom said. For a variety of reasons, the
league requires more than a year of lead time before a
team can wear throwbacks. So believe it or not, the
Rams' request was made too late under NFL guidelines.
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 Utah
Jazz - "Numbers Tell the Story" (National
Basketball Association)
April 6, 2008
AK-13. It doesn't have much of a ring to it.
But it almost turned out that way for Andrei
Kirilenko, who today is known throughout the NBA as
AK-47 simply because of the jersey number he picked as
a rookie with the Utah Jazz. Kirilenko came to Utah in
2001 and, initially, he was going to wear No. 13. "I
was happy," Kirilenko said. "I like it, you know? I
think, 'Thirteen is good number.' " When the Jazz
signed free-agent John Amaechi, however, Kirilenko's
plans changed. Amaechi asked for No. 13 and, since he
had more seniority in the league, the Jazz gave it to
him. "Because of the veteran's rule, I had to change,"
Kirilenko said. "But I didn't know which number to
pick out." After speaking to former teammate Quincy
Lewis about his dilemma, Kirilenko came up with an
idea - his now-famous No. 47.
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 Montreal
Canadiens Unveil 2009 NHL All-Star Game Logo
(National Hockey League)
April 5, 2008
Montreal Canadiens Team Owner George N. Gillett
Jr. Team President Pierre Boivin and NHL Deputy
Commissioner Bill Daly jointly announced Saturday that
the 57th NHL All-Star Game will take place on Sunday,
January 25, 2009 as one of the main events of the
Montreal Canadiens’ Centennial celebrations. The
official logo of the 2009 NHL All-Star Game was also
unveiled. The complete schedule of the 2009 All-Star
Game Week will be disclosed at the start of the
2008-09 NHL regular season. Over the years Montreal
has been a regular stop for the star-studded affair
hosting the NHL’s best players on 12 occasions since
the first ever NHL All-Star Game was presented in
Toronto in 1947. Montreal last hosted the NHL All-Star
Game back in 1993 when the league showcased its finest
talent at the 44th Annual Classic. The event produced
a 22-goal scoring extravaganza with a final score of
16 to 6 in favor of the Wales Conference over its
Campbell Conference counterpart at the Montreal Forum.
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 Tennessee
Titans Unveil 10th Season Anniversary Logo
(National Football League)
April 4, 2008
Entering their 10th season as the Tennessee
Titans, the team will use the upcoming 2008 campaign
to celebrate a decade of the “Titans.” The team
unveiled a 10-year logo today that will be used
throughout the season and integrated into a range of
platforms on and off the field. “I still remember back
to the time when we decided to start from scratch –
new name, new uniforms, new stadium, new facility –
what a great stretch it has been,” said Titans owner
K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. “We are excited that we will be
able to do a number of things this year to celebrate
our 10th season as the Titans. We have had a great
deal of success on the field and connecting with our
fans and it should be fun to look back at some of
those moments and players that define our franchise. I
would love to finish the decade as we started it, in
the Super Bowl.”
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Additional
Updates -
04/21/2008: |
In this site, we will be tracking breaking news with
logo and/or uniform changes, rumors about possible
changes on the horizon, and any articles that pertain to
uniforms or logos.
Disclaimer: This site is in no way
affiliated with any team, league or educational
institution referenced in this site. The logos and
images depicted are properties of their respective
league/team/institution. This site is for
historical documentation and research purposes only.
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