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Seller's photo on eBay: Vintage 80s San Francisco 49ers NFL Super Bowl XVI Champions T-Shirt USA XL
Seller's photo on eBay · listing from Jul 20, 2026
1982 · T-shirt · NFL

San Francisco 49ers 1982 Super Bowl XVI Champions tee

Champion

Red Champion tee with '49ers' script over a player box graphic and 'Super Bowl XVI Champions'.

Team
San Francisco 49ers
Event
Super Bowl XVI (1982)
Era
1982 (1980s)
Garment
T-shirt
Colorway
red
Maker
Champion
League
NFL
Sold out — last seen Jul 20, 2026

One example on file, listed at $23. “Listed at” is the seller's asking price with Best Offer on; the actual sale may have been lower.

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NO. 02 · HOW TO CHECK ONE

Dating 49ers gear

The shade of red is the quickest tell: bright scarlet before 1996, and a deeper cardinal red with black-shadowed numbers from 1996.

49erslogo & uniform timeline →

1980s tells

  • Starter jackets: satin team jackets and pullover jackets with Starter's logo embroidered on the sleeve.
  • Made in USA tags are expected. Offshore-made labels became common from the mid-1990s.
  • City names: Los Angeles Raiders (1982-94), Indianapolis Colts (from 1984) and Phoenix Cardinals (1988-93). Baltimore Colts and St. Louis Cardinals gear predates those moves.

More on the 1980s →

About the maker

  • Champion — licensed NFL apparel through the decade; on-field jerseys for teams such as the Colts (1987-92) and Bills (1988-96)
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NO. 04 · OTHER 1980S T-SHIRTS