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Atlanta Falcons,

by design.

Every vintage Atlanta Falcons design in the archive: sweatshirts, t-shirts, jerseys and jackets from the 1990s and 2000s. Each card is one design with every eBay example of it we found; most are sold out, so open one to see what it went for and search for it again. Helmet color and logo do the work: red helmets mean 1966-89, black helmets 1990 on, and the angular F-shaped falcon 2003 or later.

Falcons collector notes by era →

NO. 01 · EVENTS & CHAMPIONSHIPS
NO. 02 · THE 1990S

Sweatshirts 1

Jackets 1

NO. 03 · THE 2000S

Jerseys 1

NO. 04 · ERA UNKNOWN

T-shirts 4

Jerseys 4

NO. 05 · BIG GAMES IN THE ARCHIVE
NO. 06 · DATING FALCONS GEAR
  1. 1966The Falcons debuted with red helmets carrying a black falcon crest, and black or white jerseys.
  2. 1971Red jerseys replaced black.
  3. 1978Silver pants arrived and the falcon crest returned to the sleeves.
  4. 1990Helmets turned black, with black or white jerseys and silver pants.
  5. 2003A sharper, more aggressive falcon logo shaped like an "F" arrived with red trim; red became the primary jersey in 2004.