# Worst sports kits in photos **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 10, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995 "2009-11-10T03:12:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/1 "2009-11-10T03:12:00Z")
[Worst sports kits in photos](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/picturegalleries/6468018/Worst-sports-kits-in-photos.html) Some interesting outfits. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/2 "2009-11-10T14:12:41Z")
I had to check out this thread because I had no idea what a sports kit was. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/3 "2009-11-10T14:13:20Z")
No ugly sports uniform thread is complete without mentioning the Vancouver Canucks circa 1980s- [![](https://i.imgur.com/tfK9c.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/tfK9c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/4 "2009-11-10T14:25:20Z")
Did anyone see the caption for Cameroon’s soccer uniforms? “The rules are very clear, there is one shirt, one shorts and one socks,” said Fifa president Sepp Blatter. I usually wear two socks. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/5 "2009-11-10T15:10:51Z")
Short-sleeved rugby jerseys are the work of the devil. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/6 "2009-11-10T15:22:38Z")
Those really aren’t too bad at all. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/7 "2009-11-10T15:53:40Z")
Hard to beat these [1977 White Sox uniforms.](http://dubsism.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/white-sox-shorts.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/8 "2009-11-10T16:24:39Z")
Really says something about professionalism in the modern game when the first two are rugby kits. I would like to volunteer Munsters new kit, as much as it pains me. [http://munsterrugby.ie/rugby/6753.php](http://munsterrugby.ie/rugby/6753.php) Is it red, is it orange? Who came up with the idea of matching shorts and socks? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/9 "2009-11-10T16:30:37Z")
> [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](#): > > Really says something about professionalism in the modern game when the first two are rugby kits. > > I would like to volunteer Munsters new kit, as much as it pains me. > > [http://munsterrugby.ie/rugby/6753.php](http://munsterrugby.ie/rugby/6753.php) > > Is it red, is it orange? Who came up with the idea of matching shorts and socks? I don’t get it. That looks fine to me. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/10 "2009-11-10T16:31:11Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > No ugly sports uniform thread is complete without mentioning the Vancouver Canucks circa 1980s- > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/tfK9c.jpg) Dear God in heaven, those are hideous. ---
**Author:** ![FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/11 "2009-11-10T16:42:44Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I don’t get it. That looks fine to me. Its like staring at a rugby player shaped sun. Maybe I’m just too used to Munster’s older kits, but I know for a fact that yellow and don’t belong on the same shirt. I actually lost last season’s jersey, so I’m wearing one from about ten years ago with a big stain down the front instead of buying that day glow job. ---
**Author:** ![FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/12 "2009-11-10T16:44:06Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > No ugly sports uniform thread is complete without mentioning the Vancouver Canucks circa 1980s- > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://i.imgur.com/tfK9c.jpg) To be fair though, that is ten thousand times worse ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/13 "2009-11-10T16:44:09Z")
San Diego Padres, late 1970s: [http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg](http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg)’ [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif) “Welcome to Taco Bell, may I take your order?” Seattle Seahawks alternate jerseys from this year: [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2009/09/26/2009949701.jpg](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2009/09/26/2009949701.jpg) Denver Broncos throwback uniforms from this year: [![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PlJTNgrwPpY/StJtw25WmZI/AAAAAAAADIQ/aIqYurmX_Uw/s320/broncos-throwback.jpg) ](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PlJTNgrwPpY/StJtw25WmZI/AAAAAAAADIQ/aIqYurmX_Uw/s320/broncos-throwback.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/14 "2009-11-10T17:39:36Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > San Diego Padres, late 1970s: > [http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg](http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg)’ > [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif) > “Welcome to Taco Bell, may I take your order?” That looks like the results when your dog has an accident in your house. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/15 "2009-11-10T17:43:45Z")
[http://www.uniwatchblog.com/](http://www.uniwatchblog.com/) may be a good site for those interested in the topic. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > San Diego Padres, late 1970s: > [http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg](http://images.quickblogcast.com/2/6/2/7/4/156627-147262/padres70s.jpg)’ > [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/\_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f0bvyZMrZ9k/StLFYKKFRLI/AAAAAAAACsc/dlLhtDnjhxM/s400/padres.gif) > “Welcome to Taco Bell, may I take your order?” [These](http://www.gameusedsportsonline.com/san-diego-padres-new-era-vintage-hat-1426.html) always pissed me off, as they just looked like sun-bleached Giants hats. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/16 "2009-11-10T18:52:04Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Worst sports kits in photos](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/picturegalleries/6468018/Worst-sports-kits-in-photos.html) > > Some interesting outfits. Huh. The first one (purple track suit) looks sharp. The 1996 Liverpool white suits are sharp. I think those grey Man U uniforms are sweet - but can also see how they’d be total camoflague in England’s grey overcast weather. Those full body track suits are hilarious though. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/17 "2009-11-10T20:07:44Z")
[http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/470139-man-thats-ugly-worst-uniforms-in-sports](http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/470139-man-thats-ugly-worst-uniforms-in-sports) Here’s a list. I hate the Houston Astro rainbow guts uniform the most. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/18 "2009-11-10T21:19:30Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I hate the Houston Astro rainbow guts uniform the most. I seem to recall that one of the reasons the Astros went away from that uniform was that someone decided that it gave umpires too clear a definition of Astro batters’ strike zones. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/19 "2009-11-10T21:31:00Z")
The minor league Tucson Toros also rocked the Taco Bell look in the 70s (scroll to the bottom): [http://phoenix.fanster.com/2008/10/15/five-worst-uniforms-in-arizona-sports-history/](http://phoenix.fanster.com/2008/10/15/five-worst-uniforms-in-arizona-sports-history/) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995/20 "2009-11-10T21:43:14Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > The minor league Tucson Toros also rocked the Taco Bell look in the 70s (scroll to the bottom): > [http://phoenix.fanster.com/2008/10/15/five-worst-uniforms-in-arizona-sports-history/](http://phoenix.fanster.com/2008/10/15/five-worst-uniforms-in-arizona-sports-history/) Ow, my eyes!! Mere words cannot do justice to the fugliness of that uniform. We’ve got: - Eight different colors (three different browns, yellow, orange, red, blue, white) - Diagonal stripes plus vertical stripes - Old-West-style font YARK. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-kits-in-photos/516995.md?page=2)