NY Giants

New York Giants Jersey

The New York Giants  jersey has always been dark blue, dating back to their inception in 1925. They are the only one of the five teams founded in 1925 that are still playing football. The home uniform of a blue jersey and gray pants stayed the same until the 70's when the Giants changed to white pants and a variety of stripes on the sleeves of the jersey. They retained that look until the 90's when they reverted back to their most popular uniform, as a throwback to the 60's, where the logo had been changed along with some other minor alterations in 1961.

With home jerseys traditionally sticking to the dark blue, or sometimes red, their pants alternated between white and gray. Currently the New York Giants' uniforms are solid blue with white block numbering, gray pants with blue and red stripes on the legs, and solid blue socks. From this uniform they receive their most renown nickname, “Big Blue”.
For the road, they wear a white jersey with red block numbering, Northwestern stripes on the sleeves, gray pants with red and blue stripes on the pant leg, and solid red socks. Their helmet is metallic blue with white block numbers, and  embellished on both sides with their signature lower-case “ny”.

The following jerseys have been retired by the New York Giants: #56 Lawrence Taylor, #50 Ken Strong, #42 Charlie Conerly, #40 Joe Morrison, #32 Al Blozis, #16 Frank Gifford, #14 Y.A. Tittle, #11 Phil Simms, #7 Mel Hein and #1 Ray Flaherty.

The Giants have had a turbulent financial history to say the least. They were staring down bankruptcy as early as their inception year due to a shaky beginning (0-3) into the professional football league. They fared well though by the end of the season, with an impressive 7-3 record.  They were able to barely hold on over the next few years, then in 1931, with the depression squeezing the NFL, founder Tim Mara was worried that it would not only cost him his team, but also his business.  He gave over the day to day handling of the team to his two sons, Jack—who was 22, and Wellington—who was 14. Wellington Mara became the youngest owner ever of a football team and began his notable career as a key player within the Giants franchise.

Despite their humble beginnings, the Giants have gone on to win 3 Super Bowl championships, 8 NFL/NFC championships, and 23 Division championships. They also have had some pretty impressive names on their roster including: The great Jim Thorpe, Larry Csonka, Phil Simms, Tiki Barber, Pete Gogolak, and Frank Gifford. The New York Giants'  heated rivalry with the Philadelphia Eagles dates all the way back to 1933 and is the oldest of the NFC east conference rivalries.