Sports Legends in the Wrong Uniforms: Willy Mays on the Mets, Joe Namath on the Rams, and more.
posted by kirkaracha to general at 01:51 PM - 18 comments
I completely forgot that Ewing played in Seattle. Bobby Orr in a Blackhawk uniform is the one that bothers me the most.
posted by grum@work at 07:53 PM on June 04, 2005
Same here cant believe the Bobby Orr pick,does anyone else see that the pic of Babe Ruth has his jersey saying"Baves"instead of "Braves"?
posted by AMajorman08 at 10:24 PM on June 04, 2005
Would somebody please explain to me why Jerry Rice is even bothering to play for the Broncos?
posted by alumshubby at 09:18 AM on June 05, 2005
Jerry Rice is man I don't know he use to be the man now he's like a running joke. Hey was there a picture of Oj Simpson ina 49ers uni?
posted by navy9112000 at 10:14 AM on June 05, 2005
Surprised they didn't mention Joe Montana on the Chiefs. Seeing Wade Boggs in a Yankee uniform always creeped me out, too.
posted by psmealey at 04:02 PM on June 05, 2005
Other pictures that could be added to the list: Borje Salming, Detroit Red Wings jersey Yogi Berra, New York Mets uniform
posted by grum@work at 05:07 PM on June 05, 2005
Or Johnny Unitas in a San Diego Chargers uniform.
posted by roberts at 05:56 PM on June 05, 2005
How about Gretzky playing for the St Louis Blues for a third of a season, though he did move on to the Rangers after that.
posted by gspm at 07:33 AM on June 06, 2005
Jordan in a Wizards uniform
posted by LongSleeveSteve at 08:24 AM on June 06, 2005
There's nothing wrong with Pele in a Cosmos uniform. If not for that NASL signing, I'd never have seen the guy play as a kid.
posted by rcade at 01:02 PM on June 06, 2005
OTM with the Jordan. I wish he'd never have come back to play with the Wizards. I mean do what you want, but the 'romance' of watching him conclude his career with that shot against Utah..... <sigh>
posted by gspm at 02:01 PM on June 06, 2005
OJ Simpson in a 49ers uni Yogi Berra in a Mets uni Joe Montana in a Chiefs uni Wade Boggs in a Yankees uni Borje Salming in a Red Wings jersey Wayne Gretzky in a St. Louis Blues jersey Johnny Unitas in a Chargers uni
posted by kirkaracha at 04:39 PM on June 06, 2005
MJ in a Wizards uni is nothing--how about a White Sox (farm) uniform? That's craziness.
posted by LionIndex at 08:23 PM on June 06, 2005
posted by kirkaracha at 12:53 AM on June 07, 2005
O.J. Simpson in anything other than a prison uni. Pamela Anderson in anything other than a Home Improvement uni. David Lee Roth in anything other than the yellow California Girls Garanimals.
posted by rcade at 07:09 AM on June 07, 2005
Nothing beats seeing Gordie Howe in a Whalers uni...
posted by MeatSaber at 08:40 AM on June 07, 2005
AMajorman, you're right...in that pic the Babe does play for the Baves! rcade, you're also right about Pele'...and I believe that's Kyle Rote, Jr. of the Dallas Tornado behind him in that pic. It's hard to choose which one of these is the most disturbing but Willie Mays looks REALLY old for a baseball player in that Mets uni. He looks like he's playing in some Legends game...
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 09:02 AM on June 07, 2005
Cool link, kirkaracha. I thought I'd see Johnny Unitas' picture in a Chargers uniform. Maybe that's too disturbing.
posted by dyams at 04:10 PM on June 04, 2005