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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1955-56 San Francisco 49ers

49ers wore silver pants for Week 1 of 1955 vs Rams, but wore white pants for the rest of the season.

49ers wore the silver pants again for their 1st 2 preseason games of 1956.

Also lightened the silver stripe on helmets.

9/25/55 - LA @ SF

8/19/56 - CLE @ SF

8/26/56 - WASH @ SF

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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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1954-55 Pittsburgh Steelers

1954

Black jerseys are as in 1953 w/ large front back numbers of lighter yellow.

White jerseys still have middle yellow sleeve stripe - not black

White jerseys have numbers as on 1953 versions and without black collars.

1955

Black jersey combos made to be exactly like 1954 version.

10/31/54 - PITT @ CHC

12/5/54 - PITT @ NYG

10/8/55 - NYG @ PITT

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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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1955-56 Baltimore Colts

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

Red unstriped jerseys (1955) have 'pro block' 1s.

Lightened navy of all other blues to more of a dark royal blue.

Improved size/position of front/back numbers.

11/18/56 - BALT @ DET

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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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