Post by msdemos on Jan 28, 2020 2:48:31 GMT
When I first came across these different looking Giants helmets and uniforms from 1975, I thought it might be a joke, since I don't remember them AT ALL (then again, not being a Giants fan, I guess that's not SO strange).
However, then I found the following explanation, and realized it wasn't:
Shown is Doug Kotar's 1975 helmet. The unique Giants logo was introduced by former Giants great Andy Robustelli who had taken over as Director Of Operations. Wanting to separate the team and fans from the bitter aftertaste of consecutive 2-11-1 and 2-12 seasons, "new" was the operative word and one of the new presentations was the unique one-season "NY" logo placed on each side of the Giants helmet. This replacement for the more traditional "NY" used in the past wasn't well accepted by fans or the media and it was removed for the 1976 season as the team moved its home site to the New Jersey Meadowlands where all uniform displays of their New York past and tradition was conspicuously absent.
BUT, in looking for this particular helmet from '75, I couldn't find ANY images of it when the team wore their white uniforms.....so was it only worn with the blue jerseys that season (or did I just not look long enough to find an example of those instances when they were worn with the 'whites')?
www.helmethut.com/Giants/Kotar.html
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