Missing Uniform Info on Preseason Games from 1950-Present?

8/11/84 - NE @ BUF

hard to tell but is the Bills' player wearing a 25 year patch?

They had them for 8/26/84 in Indianapolis vs Chicago.
The other games its hard to tell if they are there or if we just can't see them being whitewashed by the photos.

8/20/66 - BUF vs HOU @ Little Rock, AR


8/27/66 - BUF v NYJ @ Allentown, PA

8/20/60 - STL v DET @ Toledo, OH

8/30/52 - CHC vs LA @ Portland, OR

8/15/53 - CHB @ PITT

9/5/53 WASH @ GB





8/27/55 - PITT @ GB




8/18/56 - PHIL v GB @ Milwaukee, WI


8/25/56 - NYG @ GB

8/13/88 - SD @ LA RAMS


8/11/90 - DALLAS @ SD


8/25/90 - SF @ SD


8/8/92 - SD @ ARIZONA

8/24/57 - CHC vs GB @ Austin, TX

8/10/62 DEN vs HOU @ Atlanta, GA

9/9/1953 - PITT vs WASH @ Columbia, SC

8/17/57 - PITT vs Chicago Bears @ JAX, FL


8/26/61 - PITT vs St Louis @ JAX, FL

4 of the 5 Shreveport games are good. 1 slightly dark all over but still telling nonetheless.
Courtesy of Mr Archie Adams at the Shreve Memorial Library!

9/4/50 - NYY v BALT @ Shreveport, LA


8/27/51 - PHIL v DET @ Shreveport, LA


9/14/51 - NYY v WASH @ Shreveport, LA


9/20/52 - PITT v CHB @ Shreveport, LA


8/9/63 - NYJ v HOU @ Shreveport, LA

Here is a list of what I hit up this past weekend...

JAX Public Library – Kate Holmes – got both for free - SUCCESSFUL!
Shreveport LA public library – Archie Adams – got 3 of 5 - SUCCESSFUL!
Hoover Library – recommends to email Birmingham AL– does not have – UNSUCCESSFUL
Richland Library Columbia SC – Margaret – found 1 of 2; second game had no game photo - MIXED BAG
Cleveland Public Library – Terry Metter – found missing 1948 AAFC BRK/CLE photo! - SUCCESSFUL!
Decatur Library (GA) – Graham Rainey – found 8/10/1962 DENvHOU (@Atlanta)! - SUCCESSFUL!
Mt Lebanon Library (PA) – recommend Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh.
Forsythe Library Winston-Salem – still looking for four games – Natalia
Toledo Library – article for 8/12/50 game had no photos – UNSUCCESSFUL
Grosvenor Room in the Central Library of Buffalo & Erie County Library (BECL) has photos – want $$$ – UNSUCCESSFUL
Wake County (Raleigh) Library suggested contacting local paper Raleigh News & Observer
Enoch Pratt Library (Baltimore) – 3 Baltimore games! - SUCCESSFUL!
Tulsa City-County Library wants $$$ to do the research – no guarantee – UNSUCCESSFUL
Austin Public Library – got photo of 8/24/57! - SUCCESSFUL!
Norfolk (VA) Public Library – Cathy forwarded to Sargeant Memorial Collection - SUCCESSFUL!
Emailed Katherine Shurts @ Pendleton OR library – no response
Emailed Aurora Library (CO) for games in Denver – UNSUCCESSFUL
Emailed Columbus GA Library – no response
Emailed Hoyt Library (Kingston PA) – directed to Osterhout Free Library - TBC
Emailed Wichita Library – no in-game photos available in local paper for 8/31/63 – UNSUCCESSFUL
Emailed Derry Township Library (Hershey PA) – UNSUCCESSFUL
Emailed Emily Baker @ Germantown TN (Memphis) - no response
San Diego PL (in La Mesa) – JP Baker – got all 4 missing SD games! - SUCCESSFUL!
Memphis PL wants me to hire a researcher to do the work – UNSUCCESSFUL
Emailed Osterhout Free Library - (Kingston PA) - wants $$$ - UNSUCCESSFUL
“Ask A Librarian” forms filled out for:
- Aurora CO – (Denver)
- Little Rock, AR
- Hershey, PA - UNSUCCESSFUL
-       Houston TX
- Tulsa, OK
- Independence MO (Kansas City)
-      Dearborn MI (Detroit)
-      Norman OK (Pioneer Library System) - SUCCESSFUL!
-      Coral Gables FL (Miami) - wnat $$$ - UNSUCCESSFUL
-      Berkeley Library in Goose Creek, SC (Charleston)
-      Toulminville AL (Mobile)
-       Chicago Public Library wants $$$ - UNSUCCESSFUL

Still need to hit up:  Mobile AL, Birmingham AL, Pittsburgh PA,

i set a form request to St Louis P L on Sunday afternoon for the 85 game, having not heard back
also Balt public library for 2 from 1950 heard back they found 1. i think they will email it but have not rec it as of yet ( they stated they had checked both Balt papers and Washington papers).

1950 season 2 old Baltimore vs Pittsburgh and Bears from Brad

9/3/60 - PHIL v DET @ Norman, OK

All Norfolk photos courtesy of Troy Valos - Norfolk Public Library
8/15/53 - PHIL v BALT

8/27/60 - PHIL v WASH

8/26/61 - BALT v WASH

8/28/65 - NYJ v BOS

9/9/67 - PITT v WASH

All Winston-Salem NC photos provided by Karen Feeney @ the Forsythe County Public Library & the Winston-Salem Journal

9/10/55 - GB v WASH @ Winston-Salem, NC

9/8/56 - GB v WASH @ Winston-Salem, NC

9/17/60 - GB v WASH @ Winston-Salem, NC

8/31/63 - DEN v BUF

8/12/50 - GB v CLE @ Toledo, OH (Browns only)

8/26/50 - CHC v WASH


9/17/55 - PHIL v LA


8/10/62 - HOU @ DEN


9/5/64 - BOS @ DEN

8/14/54 - Bears @ Steelers

9/24/51 - NYG v PHIL


8/14/54 - BALT v PHIL


9/4/54 - GB v PHIL


8/13/55 - BALT v PHIL

8/7/65 - KC @ DEN


8/6/66 - KC @ DEN


8/26/89 - Dallas @ Denver

9/18/54 - WASH @ BALT

8/13/50 - PITT @ BALT


8/24/50 - Bears @ BALT

8/21/71 - ATL v DEN in Memphis, TN

9/10/49 - LA v PHIL


9/2/50 - DET v PHIL


9/1/51 - LA v PHIL


8/23/52 - DET v PHIL


9/12/53 - LA v PHIL


8/28/54 - CHB v PHIL


9/10/55 - CHB v NYG


9/1/56 - CHB v WASH

Thanks to Brad, another town is out of the way...

8/26/60 - STL v BALT @ Charleston, SC


8/19/61 - CHB v WASH @ Charleston, SC

9/4/82 - DET @ BUF "Bills rally for 13-10 win on late FG"

9/19/54 - Detroit v Pittsburgh @ Buffalo, NY


9/2/55 - Detroit v Pittsburgh @ Miami, FL

8/4/79 - CIN @ DET

9/1/61 - STL @ DET (in the 9/3 Chicago Tribune)

9/19/51 CHB v WASH @KC, MO
(courtesy of Brad)

8/31/63 - HOU v KC @ Wichita, KS
(courtesy of Brad)

9/4/65 - BOS @ KC
(courtesy of Brad)
Looks like BOS in monowhite - player hidden behind #38 Solomon Brannan...

8/9/69 - DET @ KC
(courtesy of Brad)
DET in stripeless white jerseys with 'NFL50' patch on left sleeve

8/31/85 - STL @ KC
(courtesy of Brad)

8/11/50 - NYG @ Ottawa
It wasn't really on the list but good thing we don't care what the Rough Riders were wearing...

Kerrville (TX) Daily Times from 9/8/87
Houston (blue/white) @ Dallas (white/silver)


...by the way...No. Paul McDonald was not "THE ONE".

9/7/74 - CLE @ DET
From the 9/8/74 Cincinnati Enquirer...

8/17/58 - CHB v CHC @ Buffalo NY
(Courtesy of our friends at the Buffalo History Museum)

I know we got this, but while looking at photos on a random facebook page "sportspaper.info" buried in the vistor comments i found this posted oin Nov 1, 2015

9/7/68 - NYJ v DET in CLE (double-header)
Previously we had a photo that only showed the Jets.
Now we can see it was color vs color...

Cardinals-Rams in Salt Lake City, September 8, 1951...