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1876
National League
Atlanta Braves (numerous names in Boston until 1952, and Milwaukee Braves from 1953-1965)
Chicago Cubs (Numerous team nicknames in the early years. Changed to the Cubs in 1903)
1883
National League
San Francisco Giants (as New York Gothams until 1885, New York Giants from 1885-1957)
1887
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates (as Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1887-1889, Pittsburgh Innocents in 1890)
1890
National League
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers (as Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers until 1932, name truncated to Dodgers in 1932. Moved to LA in 1958)
1892
National League
St. Louis Cardinals (known as St. Louis Browns until 1898)
1901
American League
Boston Red Sox (As Boston Americans from 1901-1907)
Baltimore Orioles (As Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, and St. Louis Browns from 1902-1953)
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians (As the Cleveland Bluebirds in 1901, Cleveland Bronchos in 1902, Cleveland Naps from 1903-1914)
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins (As Washington Senators from 1901-1960)
New York Yankees (As Baltimore Orioles from 1901-1902, and New York Highlanders from 1903-1912)
Oakland Athletics (As Philadelphia Athletics from 1901-1954, Kansas City Athletics from 1955-1967)
1961
American League
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (As Los Angeles Angels from 1961-1965 California Angels from 1965-1996, Anaheim angels from 1997-2004)
Texas Rangers (As Washington Senators from 1961-1971)
1962
National League
New York Mets
Houston Astros (As the Houston Colt .45's from 1962-1964)
1969
American League
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers (As Seattle Pilots in 1969. Switched to National League in 1998)
National League
Washington Nationals (As Montréal Expos from 1969-2004)
San Diego Padres
1977
American League
Toronto Blue Jays
Seattle Mariners
1993
National League
Miami Marlins (As Florida Marlins from 1993-2011)
Colorado Rockies
1998
American League
Tampa Bay Rays (As Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998-2007)
National League
Milwaukee Brewers switch from AL to NL
The White Sox, in 1960, became the first team to put names on their jerseys. As Baseball popularity grew, other teams began to do the same. At this point all teams except the Yankees, wear jerseys with their names on them.
The year each team joined the NFL:
- Arizona Cardinals, 1920 (as the Chicago Cardinals) Recognized as the oldest Pro football team
- Chicago Bears, 1920 (as the Decatur Staleys)
- Green Bay Packers, 1921
- New York Giants, 1925
- Detroit Lions, 1930 (as the Portsmouth Spartans)
- Washington Redskins, 1932 (as the Boston Braves)
- Philadelphia Eagles, 1933
- Pittsburgh Steelers, 1933 (as the Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Los Angeles Rams, 1937 (as the Cleveland Rams)
- Cleveland Browns, 1950 (founded 1946 in the AAFC)
- San Francisco 49ers, 1950 (founded 1946 in the AAFC)
- Indianapolis Colts, 1953 (as the Baltimore Colts)
- Dallas Cowboys, 1960
- Minnesota Vikings, 1961
- Atlanta Falcons, 1966
- New Orleans Saints, 1967
- New England Patriots, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL as the Boston Patriots)
- Buffalo Bills, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL)
- New York Jets, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL as the New York Titans)
- Kansas City Chiefs, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL as the Dallas Texans)
- Tennessee Titans, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL as the Houston Oilers)
- Oakland Raiders, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL)
- Los Angeles Chargers, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL)
- Denver Broncos, 1970 (founded 1960 in the AFL)
- Miami Dolphins, 1970 (founded 1966 in the AFL)
- Cincinnati Bengals, 1970 (founded 1968 in the AFL)
- Seattle Seahawks, 1976
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976
- Carolina Panthers, 1995
- Jacksonville Jaguars, 1995
- Baltimore Ravens, 1996
- Houston Texans, 2002
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Why do some football teams have names on their shirts while other teams do not?
Most do. Only a few teams (USC, Notre Dame, Colorado, and Army, to name a few) lack names on their jerseys. Penn State was one of the schools known for not having names on their jerseys until 2012, when they finally decided to add them.
What year did the Baltimore colts put names on the back of their uniform?
When the National Football League and the American Football League merged in 1970, all players began wearing their names on their uniform jerseys. Before the merger, only the AFL teams wore jerseys with names.
Player names were added to the back of Michigan jerseys in what year?
Player names were added to the back on Michigan jerseys in 1980.
Why jets colors were different?
The New York Jets colors are different twice a year because they wear throwback jerseys. This is common for most NFL football teams.
Are the Atlanta falcons going to wear throwback jerseys this year?
No
What jersey color does the Super Bowl home team wear?
The home team status alternates between American Football Conference and National Football Conference teams each year. In Super Bowl XLVI, the New England Patriots of the AFC were the home team and elected to wear their blue jerseys. As a result, the New York Giants of the NFC were required to wear white jerseys as the visiting team. But if the Dallas Cowboys were the Super Bowl home team, they would choose to wear white jerseys because their custom is to wear that color for most home games. The Cowboys also wear white jerseys for road games whenever the host team does not wear white.
What jerseys will green bay wear in super bowl 45?
Packers are wearing their green jerseys. the NFC team is the home team this year. The steelers are wearing their white jerseys
Why are players names not Ohio state jerseys today?
because they where honoring the graduates of the year 62 by wearing their old uniforms. i think it was 62? if not a year in the 60's but they where wearing their uniforms so they didn't have names cuz it wasn't their actual jerseys.
What color jerseys will packers wear in the super bowl?
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football Conference will be the home team in Super Bowl XLV, so they most likely will wear their green jerseys. As a result, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the American Football Conference will wear white jerseys. The home team status alternates between NFC and AFC teams each year. In Super Bowl XLIV, the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC were the home team and the New Orleans Saints of the NFC were the visiting team.
What jerseys will the green bay packer wear in super bowl XLV?
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football Conference will be the home team in Super Bowl XLV, so they most likely will wear their green jerseys. As a result, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the American Football Conference will wear white jerseys. The home team status alternates between NFC and AFC teams each year. In Super Bowl XLIV, the Indianapolis Colts of the AFC were the home team and the New Orleans Saints of the NFC were the visiting team.
How many times did the Red Sox wear green jerseys in 2009?
about 4 times a year
What do the C emblems on many NFL player's jerseys designate?
"C" stands for Captain.....however, not all teams captains are wearing C's on their jerseys......this is new and some of the teams aren't up to speed and some teams choose not to use this system because they have different captains throughout the year. Tammy D.
