Yeah, came in here to say this. Those Steelers throwbacks are hideous.
Did anyone mention the Hartford Whalers pants-uniforms (I think they were called “Cooperalls”)? I think this was during the era when the NHL was trying to shed the whole hockey/boxing match thing - this was supposed to make the players look more, uh, respectful?..
Confining my options to current uniforms, the ones the Bengals wore Sunday were seriously ugly.
The second picture’s pants look like a Reebok tracksuit. You could honestly go to the gym in those things and be thought of as a dad who’s turning into his parents. (The guy’s moustache doesn’t help).
The Flyers wore them too.
The idea behind them was actually better protection; they were designed such that the player’s legs and hips were better protected and pads stayed where they were supposed to, while subtracting some weight, believe it or not.
I mentioned them early in the thread. They were reportedly very hot to wear, and the NHL subsequently mandated short pants.