The Uniforms of the Atlanta Falcons!
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Here then is the history
of the Falcons’ Uniforms …
#1.
1966 The Atlanta Falcons came to be in
1965 when Rankin M. Smith, a life insurance executive, was awarded the team for
$8.5 million. A contest to name the team was won by a schoolteacher from
Griffin, Georgia, who she wrote, "The Falcon is proud and dignified, with
great courage and fight. It never drops its prey. It is deadly and has a great
sporting tradition."
This was also the year that the Miami
Dolphins were introduced to the League, being purchased by Joseph Robbie and
television star Danny Thomas for $7.5 million.
Fans in Georgia bought season tickets in record numbers in 54 days they bought
45,000 season tickets, which at the time was an NFL-record for a new team. The
team’s first head coach was Norb Hecker, who had been
an assistant for Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. In their first season the
Falcons won only three games and lost eleven, losing the first nine games to
start the season. Their first win ever was played in Columbia, South Carolina
where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24-17 in a preseason game.
This black home jersey, with white numbers
trimmed in red on the front and shoulders, was the first jersey to be worn by
the Falcons. Note the falcon logo on the sleeve as well as the logo on the red
helmet.
#2.
1968 The 1968 season would mark the
Falcon’s third straight losing year, finishing fourth overall in the Western
Conference Coastal Division with a 2-12 record. Falcon’s fans, among the most
loyal in the NFL, would still have to wait ten more years before the team would
make their first playoff appearance.
In October, team owner Rankin M. Smith hired
Norm Van Brocklin, former head coach of the Vikings,
to replace Norm Hacker after the first 3 games of the season. Two weeks later
his Falcon’s beat New York 24-21 in the first meeting between Van Brocklin and his former QB Fran Tarkenton.
You can see that on this white road jersey,
the Falcon crest has been removed from the sleeves, and it has been replaced
with red and black stripes.
#3.
1969 The Falcons start the season off
with a win for the first time in the team first 4 seasons, but the team would
finish with a losing record once again, 6-8. On the bright side, Atlanta was no
longer a cellar dweller, finishing ahead of the last place 49ers in the Western
Conferences Coastal Division.
We have shown home black jersey with
white numbers and red trim. Note that the sleeve has changed, adding red and
white stripes. The patch on the left shoulder marks the NFL’s 50th
anniversary season (1920-1969.
The period of time between 1966 and 1969
warrants a bit of explanation. The 8 team AFL began in 1960 as a rival league
to the NFL - both leagues competed head to head for players, fans and TV
revenue. And thus it was for 5 years - two separate leagues, two separate
champions (although few people would have honestly believed that the AFL
champion could have beaten the NFL champs). Then in 1965 the two leagues agreed
to merge. It was decided that beginning in 1970 there would be only one league,
the NFL, and that between 1966 and 1969 the AFL Champion would play the NFL
Champion for the “World Championship”. It was only after the first World
Championship had been played in 1966 that the name “Super Bowl” came into
being.
Thus the 1966 season saw the first meeting of
the AFL and NFL champions, with the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers humbling the
AFL’s KC Chiefs 33-10. (Even though the game was played in 1967, most football
historians refer to this as the 1966 Super Bowl because it was the culmination
of the 1966 season.) The NFL superiority was on display again in 1967, when the
NFL’s Packers pounded the AFL’s Raiders 33-14.
Then came 1968 and the stunning upset - the
AFL’s NY Jets shocked the football world by beating the NFL’s heavily favoured Baltimore Colts 16-7.
And in Super Bowl IV, the last meeting
between the AFL and NFL Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs upset the Minnesota
Vikings 23-7.
#4.
1971 In the last game of the season with
40 seconds remaining, the Falcons defeat the Saints 24-20 to finish the season
at 7-6-1. For the Falcons, this is their first winning season since their
inception in 1966. Their 7-6-1 record placed them 3rd in the NFL’s
Western Division. On another high note, the Falcons coach
Norm Van Brocklin is named to the Pro Football Hall
of Fame.
Rookie sensation Ken Burrows made his mark by
making more yardage receiving in one game than any NFC receiver. He wrote his
name in the club record book not once, but TWICE. He had 190 yards at Detroit, and he
duplicated that feat at New Orleans. All of this was done while playing the
final 11 games with a broken wrist.
Shown here is a home rd jersey, a departure from
their usual home black jersey. The red jersey features white numbers and black
trim. The sleeves were decorated with white and black stripes.
#5.
1978 After Leeman
Bennett becomes the fifth head coach in club history in 1977, the Falcons are
finally playoff bound in 1978. For the first time in the team’s history, they
make an appearance as a wild card playoff team, by backing into the playoffs
when the Redskins lose to the Bears, allowing the Falcons to enter post-season
play with a 9-7-0 record.
The quarterback in this winning season was
Steve Bartkowski who passed 2489 yards and had 10
touchdowns, while the leading rusher was Bubba Bean with 707 yards.
The Falcon’s first ever playoff game is
played in front of their 49,447 fans on Christmas Eve against the Philadelphia
Eagles. The Falcons squeak out a win as the Eagles miss a last second field
goal to give the home team a 14-13 victory.
The next week saw the Falcons go into Dallas
as underdogs to the Cowboys and after going into the half with a 20-13 lead,
Atlanta would not put any more points on the board while watching the Cowboys
take a 27-20 lead, thus ending the Falcon’s Cinderella season.
Not the Falcon logo, along with the white and black stripes, has returned to
the sleeves of this red home jersey. If you look closely, you can see that the
stripes on the pants have changed.
#6.
1980 The Falcons storm through the
regular season finishing atop the NFC Western Division for the first time with
a stellar 12-4 record. In their second trip to the post season since being
eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys in 1978, Atlanta takes on those same “Boys” in
the NFC Divisional Playoff. After going into half time with a 17-10 lead, the
Falcons watch the Cowboys score 20 points in the fourth quarter to take the
game 30-27.
On this red jersey, the numbers are now grey with black trim on the front and
on the shoulders. The Falcon’s logo is kept on the sleeves above the black and
white stripes. Note the red belt added to this uniform. of the grey numbers and
black trim on the front and shoulders. The falcon logo is kept on both sleeves
above black and white stripes. Note the red belt added to this uniform.
The following year would prove to be Steve Bartkowski’s
best passing year of his 12 year professional career,
passing 3829 yards and 30 td’s. In total, Bartkowski
would play 11 seasons with the Falcon’s, amassing 23,470 passing yards and
throwing for 154 td’s.
#7A.
1986 Atlanta has an amazing start to the
season winning their first four games, only to lose five straight later in the
season, finishing with a 7-8-1 record, missing the playoffs and finishing third
in the NFC West.
This white jersey has red numbers and black trim on the front and shoulders.
The falcon logo is on both sleeves above the black and red stripes. Note as well the striped neckline on the
jersey, and the striped belt.
In their 21 year tenure, the Falcons have
made the post season just three times – 1978, 1980,and
1982. Unfortunately, they have only won one post-season game which was a 14-13
victory over the Eagles in 1978.
In 1986, QB David Archer and FB Gerald Riggs
had the best seasons yet of their career.
Archer passed 2007 yards and 10 td’s while Riggs rushed 1353 yards and 9
td’s. Archer would go on to play 4 year for the Falcons (1984-1987), and pass for 4275 yards and 18
td’s. Riggs would play for the Falcons for 7 years (1982-1988), rushing
for 6631 yards and 48 td’s.
#7B.
1988 The downward spiral continues as the
Falcons finish last in the NFC Western Division with a 5-11 record. Two bright
spots on the team were corner back Scott Case who led the NFL with
10intercptions. On the other side of the line, running back John Settle became
only the third undrafted player to rush for over 1000 yards in a season.
Brett Miller had a good year passing for 2133
yards and 11 td’s.
The major difference between this 1988 home
jersey and the previously shown 1986 jersey is the sleeves. The red and black
stripes are placed on the whole sleeve, and the Falcon logo has been placed on
top of it. They have also changed the belt of the pants to red and white
stripes. The jersey collar now also features a second black stripe.
#8.
1990 The Falcons would have little to celebrate
in their 25th Anniversary year as they go 5-11. Deion “Prime Time”
Sanders is a standout this season, especially in a game against the Bengals
when he returns a punt for a club record 79-yard touchdown. In the off season
Sanders signs with the Atlanta Braves becoming the first pro athlete to play
two sports in the same city in 30 years.
Falcons owner Rankin Smith, the only owner
the team has ever had, leads the way in securing Super Bowl XXVIII (to be held
in January 1994) for the City of Atlanta at the NFL Owners Meeting in Dallas.
With the Dallas Cowboys coming to town,
needing a win to secure a playoff berth, the Falcons close out with a second
straight win and a 26-7 romp behind a club record 68-yard run by Mike Rozier. The Falcons donated 2,000 tickets from the sellout
to the USO for servicemen to attend.
For their 25th anniversary, the Falcons go back to their original black jerseys
with white numbers and red trim on the front and shoulders, and a patch on the
left shoulder marking the 25th anniversary. The falcon logo is on both sleeves,
and the stripes have been removed from the sleeves as well as the collar. To
keep the colours coordinated, they have changed the
belt back to black, and changed the stripes on the pants. The outside stripes
are now black, with the red being outlined in white. Note also that the helmet
is now black with the falcon logo on it. Quite a dramatic look!
#9.
1994 The Falcons moved from the Atlanta
Fulton County Stadium to the brand new Georgia Dome for the 1992 season and
hosted Super Bowl XXVIII on January 30, 1994 where the Dallas Cowboys crushed
the Buffalo Bills 30-13.
Atlanta finished the ’94 season with a 7-9
record. June Jones III is named the Falcon’s 10th head coach, replacing Jerry
Glanville, who resigned following the 1993 season.
During this season, the NFL and its franchises were showcasing ‘throwback’
jerseys, or replicas of older uniforms to help commemorate the NFL’s 75th
anniversary. The 75th anniversary was also commemorated by the
diamond patch on the upper left part of the torso - this patch was worn on all
1994 jerseys whether they were "throwback" jerseys or not.
This 1994 Falcon’s road white jersey is a
throwback to the late 60’s jersey – compare this jersey and helmet with the
1968 jersey and helmet.
#10.
1998 What a year - Wow!
This season was the Falcons most successful
in franchise history, as they went 14-2 and made it all the way to Super Bowl
XXXIII in Miami against the defending champion Denver Broncos. In the end it
would be John Elway’s last game as he was named the Super Bowl MVP and the
Broncos beat the Falcons 34-19.
For the record, let’s recap the entire
season:
(First team listed was the visiting team)
9/6/98
Falcons 19 Panthers
14
9/13/98
Eagles 12 Falcons
17
9/27/98
Falcons 20 49ers
31
10/4/98
Panthers 23
Falcons 51
10/11/98 Falcons 34 Giants
20
10/18/98 Saints 23 Falcons
31
10/25/98 Falcons 3 Jets
28
11/1/98 Rams 15 Falcons
37
11/8/98 Falcons 41 Patriots
10
11/15/98 49ers 19 Falcons
31
11/22/98 Bears 13 Falcons
20
11/29/98 Falcons 21 Rams
10
12/6/98 Colts 21
Falcons 28
12/13/98 Falcons 27 Saints
17
12/20/98 Falcons 24 Lions
17
12/27/98 Dolphins 16 Falcons
38
The Falcons had a great playoff run, just
beating the Minnesota Vikings in the conference finals 30-27 in OT to move on
to the Super Bowl where they would eventually lose to the Denver Broncos 34-19.
Let’s recap their playoff story:
Playoffs:
1/9/99 49ers 18 Falcons
20
1/17/99 Falcons 30 Vikings 27
1/31/99 Broncos
34 Falcons 19
This jersey is similar to that of 1988, however the stripes have been removed,
and a black helmet has been added as part of the uniform. The stripes have
changed on the pants again, with the black stripe being outlined with a thick
red border. Once again, the belt has been changed back to black.
If you look closely at this jersey, you
will note a smaller patch the NFL shield on the jersey’s neckline. Most
NFL uniforms added the NFL logo patch to the neck and upper left thigh of the
pants beginning in 1991 - an exception being in 1994 when teams occasionally
wore "throwback" uniforms celebrating the NFL's 75th anniversary.
This 1994 jersey celebrates the NFL’s 75th Anniversary, and is known
as a “throwback” jersey. Every NFL team wore a throwback jersey for one or more
games during the 1994 season.
#11.
2001 After the Falcons fell one game
short of a Championship in 1998, Atlanta fans had little to cheer about when
the team had a losing record ever since. In 1999 they went 5-11, in 2000 they
were 4-12, and in 2001 they were 7-9. On
positive note, Atlanta’s Georgia Dome hosted its second Super Bowl in
2000 when the St. Louis Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16.
This current jersey is black with white numbers trimmed in red on the front and
shoulders. The falcon logo is solely on the sleeves. Again there is the NFL’s
logo attached onto the neck of the jersey. The helmet is black with the falcon
logo, however if you could see the back of the 2001 helmet, you would see an
American flag honouring the heroes of the tragic
events of September 11th, 2001.
If you look closely at this jersey, you
will note a smaller patch the NFL shield on the jersey’s neckline. Most
NFL uniforms added the NFL logo patch to the neck and upper left thigh of the
pants beginning in 1991 - an exception being in 1994 when teams occasionally
wore "throwback" uniforms celebrating the NFL's 75th anniversary.
This 1994 jersey celebrates the NFL’s 75th Anniversary, and is known
as a “throwback” jersey. Every NFL team wore a throwback jersey for one or more
games during the 1994 season.
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