Seller's photo · eBayGreen Bay Packers · 1997 · T-shirt
Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Logo 7 tee
Super Bowl Champions G circle
The Favre years, still on the rack.
A field guide to vintage NFL sweatshirts and jerseys. Every team, every era from the 1960s to the 2000s: how to date a piece by its tag, how to spot a reproduction, what it should cost, and which listings on eBay are worth buying right now.
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the favre years, when football still had snow in it
triplets, dynasty, and a stadium with a hole in the roof
the only Super Bowl team that ever made a rap song work
four trophies, one mustache budget
joe cool & a west coast offense that ate the league
the greatest team that never won. four times.
60s–70s
No names on many pre-1970 NFL jerseys, AFL-era names like Boston Patriots, short-lived 60s logos, Champion Rochester labels
80s
Starter satin and pullover jackets, Champion and Russell jerseys, mostly USA-made, LA Raiders and Indianapolis Colts city names
90s
NFL Pro Line labels, 1994 75th-anniversary patch, Starter, Champion, Logo 7, Pro Player and Nutmeg tags, Made in USA giving way to offshore
2000s
Reebok and NFL Equipment tags from 2002, no Pro Player after 2001, eight-star NFL shield from 2008, tighter short-sleeve jerseys, offshore-made
36of the most-wanted collections, each with a dated snapshot of what's listed on eBay and the listings we would actually buy.
1990s Packers sweatshirts
1990s Cowboys sweatshirts
1990s Steelers sweatshirts
1990s 49ers sweatshirts
1990s Raiders sweatshirts
1990s Bears sweatshirts
1990s Chiefs sweatshirts
1990s Broncos sweatshirts
1990s Bills sweatshirts
1990s Dolphins sweatshirts
1990s Eagles sweatshirts
1990s Giants sweatshirts
Every design, filed.
2,834 vintage NFL and college football designs from 221 teams, each on its own page with every eBay example we found (2,902 in all). Rose Bowl crewnecks, Super Bowl tees, Starter jackets: find the exact one, see what it went for, then search for it again.
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Seller's photo · eBayTampa Bay Buccaneers · 2003 · T-shirtTampa Bay Buccaneers 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII tee
XXXVII Champions with flag logo
Seller's photo · eBayWisconsin Badgers · 1994 · T-shirtWisconsin Badgers 1994 Rose Bowl Champions tee
Bucky CHAMPIONS 1994
Seller's photo · eBayDenver Broncos · 1998 · T-shirtDenver Broncos 1998 AFC Champions tee
Super Bowl XXXII helmet collage
Seller's photo · eBayHawaii Rainbow Warriors · 2008 · T-shirtHawaii Warriors 2008 Sugar Bowl JanSport tee
HAWAII WARRIORS helmet, January 1 2008
Seller's photo · eBayArizona State Sun Devils · 1997 · T-shirtArizona State Sun Devils 1997 Rose Bowl tee
Arizona State script over Rose Bowl
Buying vintage NFL apparel on eBay: the complete guide
Vintage NFL sweatshirts and jerseys turn up on eBay every day, and most listings leave out what you need to know. This guide walks through what makes a piece worth chasing, the flaws that should lower your bid, what listing buzzwords do and don't prove, and how eBay's buyer protection actually works. It ends with a 10-point checklist to run before you bid.
How to date vintage NFL sweatshirts and jerseys by the tag
Most vintage NFL listings say "80s" or "90s" because the seller guessed. You can usually do better. The maker's tag, the country of origin, the copyright line and the team logo each narrow the window, and together they often pin a piece to a few years.
Reproductions, bootlegs and fake vintage NFL gear: how to spot them
Not everything sold as vintage NFL gear is old, and not everything old is official. Most problem listings fall into four groups: modern licensed retro, period bootlegs, counterfeit jerseys and altered pieces. Each leaves different traces on the tag, fabric and print.
Vintage NFL sizing: how 70s-2000s sweatshirts and jerseys actually fit
The size on a 30- or 40-year-old tag is a clue, not a promise. Decades of washing, older sizing standards and very different cuts mean the only number you can trust is a measurement taken with the garment laid flat. Here is how to get that number and what to compare it against.