Article: Shirts show colorful history

CHUCK PEZZANO
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-06-2005

Shirts show colorful history
CHUCK PEZZANO
Date: 11-06-2005, Sunday
Section: SPORTS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: BOWLING

Dress codes for athletes are making the news again with the pros and cons of proper attire for pro basketball players.

Bowling has long been a subject when the topic of dress comes up. Bowling was probably the first sport where names were crayoned, sewn or embroidered on the back of a participant's shirts. Mostly, it was the last name of the bowler along with sponsor ads on the back and the name on the front above a pocket.

Jokes about bowling shirts have been as plentiful as yarns about lawyers.

But contrary to what many ...

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