1948-53 Washington Redskins

1948-53 pants were less 'vegas' gold and more tan. 1949-53 helmets were more copper/bronze than vegas gold.

11/11/51 - WASH@ NYG

11/11/51 - WASH@ NYG

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1953-55 New York Giants

Amazing preseason color photos found to show that the stripeless white jerseys worn from 1953-55 had blue numbers (not red) and were worn with blue socks, as well.

8/8/54 - NYG v LA @ Portland, OR

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1953 Chicago Bears

Using a higher quality version of the same photograph, it was determined that the Bears wore orange jerseys rather than white ones in their 1st preseason game of 1953.

8/15/53 - CHB @ PITT

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1948-63 Los Angeles Rams

Adjusted shape of helmet horns.

Added detail box to depict amount separation between horns.

12/16/62 - GB @ LA

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1950-59 Chicago Bears

Improved size/position of front/back numbers

11/2/59 - CHB @ LA

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1948-55 Washington Redskins

Front/back numbers improved to match 1947 sets.

Back numbers on jerseys with shoulder stripes were lower on back than on non-striped jerseys.

11/21/48 - WASH @ PHIL

12/7/52 - WASH @ NYG

10/30/55 - WASH @ NYG

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1950-59 Philadelphia Eagles

Front/back numbers made larger and improved positions.

10/26/52 - NYG @ PHIL

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1953 Pittsburgh Steelers

Black jerseys with large front/back numbers, lighter yellow to match back of 2-tone pants

Front of 2-tone pants match helmets

Front numbers on white jerseys reduced in size from 1952 and moved slightly apart from each other

10/11/53 - CHC @ PITT

12/13/53 - PITT @ WASH

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1953-55 Detroit Lions

While researching the early Colts photos, we came across these photos of the 1953-55 games between the Lions and Colts in Baltimore. Surprisingly, the Colts did not yield to the Lions and wear their red stripeless jerseys for any of these three games.

Instead, they wore there light blue jerseys with NW stripes in 1953. When paired against Detroit's blue jerseys, it is clear that Detroit was forced to don their old red jerseys from 1948 and 1950. Also note that the Lions are also wearing their gold helmets to not be identical to the Colts' blue helmets, as well. We have placed what the blue vs. blue matchup would have looked like next to the photo.

10/3/53 - DET @ BALT

When Baltimore darkened their blue jerseys in 1954, now with 3 equal-sized sleeve stripes for 1954 (and 1955), it is even more clear that both teams could not wear blue for a night game thus requiring Detroit twice more to wear their red jerseys in consecutive seasons.

11/6/54 - DET @ BALT

10/1/55 - DET @ BALT

It has been suggested that perhaps the Colts were wearing red jerseys with three stripes, however, that theory doesn't hold water. Photos from these seasons show that Baltimore wore stripeless red jerseys while playing night games in Green Bay in 1955 and their red jerseys still had no stripes. It wouldn't be reasonable for the Colts to have two different sets of red jerseys.

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1953 Baltimore Colts

White and blue striped jerseys have chisel-top 1s with no lower serifs.

Red unstriped jerseys have 'pro block' 1s.

Blue unstriped jerseys have chisel-top 1s AND lower serifs.

Blue striped jerseys are not navy. They are pale blue.

Blue helmets are not navy. they are lighter than dark blue unstriped jerseys but slightly darker than light blue jerseys.

Improved size/position of front/back numbers.

1953 Colts team photo

11/7/53 - BALT @ DET
Pro-block 1s on red jerseys

1953-54 blue jerseys w/ NW stripes on sleeves

9/7/53 - BALT v CLE @ Akron, OH
(Helmet much lighter than jerseys)

Helmets lighter than jerseys

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1950-59 Cleveland Browns

Improved size/position of front/back numbers.
Numbers for 1957-59 are taller and thicker.

10/22/50 - CLE @ NYG

1957 Browns

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