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ATLANTA · FULTON COUNTY STADIUM

The Falcons,
archived.

Vintage Atlanta Falcons sweatshirts and jerseys, filed by era. Super Bowl XXXIII and LI appearances. 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.

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Anderson · 90s
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Dirty Bird

Glanville and Deion in all black from 1990, then 1998: the Dirty Bird, 14–2, and Super Bowl XXXIII.

Years
1990–1998
Wore
#32
Tells
black jerseys from 1990
NO. 01 · DATING FALCONS GEAR: LOGO & UNIFORM TIMELINE
  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.
NO. 02 · THE FALCONS INDEX
1960–1979

60s–70s

Atlanta Falcons · Grits Blitz
1980–1989

80s

Atlanta Falcons · William Andrews
1990–1999

90s

Atlanta Falcons · Dirty Bird
2000–2009

2000s

Atlanta Falcons · Vick
NO. 03 · IN THE DESIGN ARCHIVE

Specific Falcons designs, one page each, with every past eBay example we found.

1998 NFC Championship →Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) →

NO. 04 · FIELD NOTES
✓Tag check: does the maker and the country of manufacture fit the era the seller claims?
✓Print check: do the logo, wordmark and any copyright date match that year's team identity?
✓Fit check: ask for pit-to-pit and length in inches; vintage tag sizes run differently.

How to date vintage NFL apparel →