New Super Bowl I Photo Gallery

Fashion maven 1967 offers his take: great pictures from a great era/time. Those white on white road uniforms of the Chiefs – beautiful – said the reason I fell in love with KC from an aesthetic point of view, unis same as schemes on field.

I actually liked their road uniforms better than their home versions – still do (minus the nose-bleed red pants worn today of course & too the poor choice same wear white socks, latter even when they occasionally wear white on white, road, an fashion disaster, only contrast needed the red helmet, pant stripes & socks.

The look back then Chiefs as well Packers as the rest the teams was clean, not too garish or busy. To see how bad design is today, take a gander at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ‘new’ uniforms (and be prepared to turn into a pillar of salt.)

FWIW, that picture of Willie Mitchell of the Chiefs isn’t of him carrying the football, rather is likely an after touchdown point attempt by GB or possibly an punt (I’m not aware what players the Packers used on their kick teams.) Do note Lionel Aldridge (far L) & Willie Davis (far R) are present as well as OT Forrest Gregg (center R). The only time Willie Mitchell touched the ball that day was on an interception vs Starr, late in the game.

Alas, what might have been had Willie made his int or at least knocked down the pass McGee’s fluke td/Starr’s poor throw on GB’s first td… well, but we shall never know.

I see that shot of Len looking down the line and suddenly I’m 4 years old all over again. 1967, you’re right about the white on white uniforms. It’s strange that I like them so well, yet the red on red which they wore this year just looked very…high school for lack of a better term.

Great shots —-Being a photographer Ican appreciate this—I do Alabama football and some nascar—I was an afl fan from the get go -with Billy Cannon–Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler being some of my favorites.Just finished reading Pride and Poise about the first 10 years of the Oakland Raiders.Al Davis–Joe Foss –those guys probably didn’t get enough of credit.never was really a big fan of the Texans or Chiefs–but they had some awesome ball players–Liked Johnny Robinson and knew Tommy Brooker.Just never was a fan of Hank [hair piece]stram—but he was a good coach”’

Compare these beautiful 1960’s pictures of the Chiefs in action to the modern day NFL fare; clean lines, appropriate dimensions variously & not too busy or garish, my opine.

The Chiefs more recent years ‘all white’ road uniform look:

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A smaller helmet arrowhead, white socks, sleeve striping, gloves, more tapered light-weight jersey, updated face mask & no less than 5 logo$ (cha – cha ching) to help sully the uniform’s inherent look some more, courtesy manufacturer and league. Add white shoes and wider outlines around jersey numerals & – viola! – the ignominious look is complete.

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Next, the ‘current’ road look, all the same drawbacks as the modern all white referenced above, except here, the nosebleed red pants are added for laughs… modern uniforms make players look more akin to ‘Transformers’ kids toys than football players.

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Another nod the updated look (adulation line does not form to the right), red on red (aka ‘the double nosebleed’) look the Chiefs sported once in 2014:

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We now return you to the uniform morass be 21st century design (ditto cars, music, etc.)

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The Chiefs were still wearing the classic black home shoes several games during 1971…a review of KC’s game films from that season (including WASH vs @KC mid-season as well OAK vs @KC late season) will affirm said.

It was not until ’72 they went ‘exclusively’ to the red home ‘clown’ shoes; alas, they stopped wearing the black too soon, losing to MIA in KC the 1971 playoff game whilst wearing the garish red shoes, an omen has portended 40+ years wandering the NFL wilderness continuing to date, no end in sight.

Burn the red pants, lose the sleeve stripes & perhaps success will find my Chiefs once more…