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Kansas City Chiefs,

by design.

Every vintage Kansas City Chiefs 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. The arrowhead and the red-and-gold uniform have stayed nearly the same since 1963, so tags and printing do most of the dating. Dallas Texans gear is either 1960-62 or a later throwback.

Chiefs collector notes by era →

NO. 01 · THE 1990S

Sweatshirts 4

T-shirts 2

Jerseys 1

Jackets 2

NO. 02 · THE 2000S

Sweatshirts 1

NO. 03 · ERA UNKNOWN

Sweatshirts 1

T-shirts 1

Jerseys 5

NO. 04 · DATING CHIEFS GEAR
  1. 1960-62The franchise played as the Dallas Texans in red and gold, with a Texas-shaped logo.
  2. 1963The team moved to Kansas City as the Chiefs, and the interlocking "KC" arrowhead went on the helmet.
  3. 1972The Chiefs moved into Arrowhead Stadium.
  4. 1974Helmet facemasks changed from gray to white.
  5. 2007A patch honoring founder Lamar Hunt and the team's AFL roots was added to the uniform.