Replica jerseys you wore as a kid

[gwh11]

So what replica jerseys of your favorite players did you wear as a kid? Did you eventually purchase the game-worn equivalents?

[helmets]

Donny Anderson was my first which came in a rawlings set complete with helmet, pants and shoulder pads. Jerry Tagge and Franco Harris followed later. My mother ordered the Harris out of the Sears catalog as teams besides the Packers were unavailable in Wisconsin.

[jake33]

Errict Rhett orange Buccaneers jersey. Never owned an orange Rhett gamer, but did own a 1997 new logo Buccaneers Rhett gamer a while back.

Also, in the late 1980's and early 1990's finding jerseys with players names on the backs were not easy to come by. I did get a Don Mattingly jersey/shirt made to look like the Yankee's BP jerseys at the time when i was 10-12 years old. The jersey/shirt went away fast in the mid 1990's, then in the last 8 years or so has made a huge comeback to pedestrian fans which dominates MLB fan apparel at games now.

[frikativ54]

I wore lots of Jeff Bagwell jerseys growing up (surprise, surprise). :p Replicas, retail authentics, you name it.

As soon as I could afford it, I bought Bagwell jerseys. I've got several and was just looking at them today. Still love them just as much as day one. :D

[frikativ54]

As soon as I could afford it, I bought Bagwell jerseys. I've got several and was just looking at them today. Still love them just as much as day one. :D

Just to clarify, I mean gamers here.

[Jags Fan Dan]

I recently found a bunch of my old shirts from when I was in grade school. There was a Kenny Anderson, Don Mattingly, etc. Pretty cool to see those again.

[rdeversole]

Mine were all hoops. Michael Jordan, Chris Webber, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel, Dennis Rodman, and Alan Henderson (IU). They're all still hanging in a closet at my parents house.

I also wore player model shoes. Shaq (with the pumps), Penny Hardaway, and those patent leather Jordans. I wanted the Barkleys so bad!

[gwh11]

I only remember two: A 3/4 sleeve Packers #84 (for Carroll Dale, even though he was gone from the team at that point) and a Raiders' Cliff Branch. Both were some kind of cotton/poly blend that for some odd reason smelled like crayons.

[gwh11]

I only remember two: A 3/4 sleeve Packers #84 (for Carroll Dale, even though he was gone from the team at that point) and a Raiders' Cliff Branch. Both were some kind of cotton/poly blend that for some odd reason smelled like crayons.

[gwh11]

Oops, double post.
I also remember taking a hacksaw to the facemask of my Packers helmet and turning the double bar into a single bar, so it would look more like a Lombardi-era one.
-Guy

[TNTtoys]

I think we have to define "kid" first! As I am in my early 40s, I still feel like one although I am often reminded that I'm not one!!!

So, for the sake of this thread, I can remember wearing jerseys of Keith Hernandez and Lee Mazzilli btwn the ages of 8 and 16.

Today, I have 3 Keith Hernandez gamers and 3 Lee Mazzilli gamers. I also have 1 authentic each that I still wear!

[Preston]

Penny Hardaway Orlando Magic replica growing up

Last summer I finally picked up the above as a GAMER!

[MikeSharon]

For me it was the Astros Rainbow Jose Cruz here they are

[MikeSharon]

By the way im 5'10 200 pounds so i cant wear either jersey anymore my parents kept my little jersey for some reason and now my 4 year old daughter loves to wear it just like i did

[ksfarmboy]

Mike, that's a sweet Cruz jersey. My uncle lived in Texas and got me a Cruz game used bat when I was a kid.

It's not a jersey but here is the Jacket I wore as a kid in the late 70's early 80's.

[frikativ54]

By the way im 5'10 200 pounds so i cant wear either jersey anymore my parents kept my little jersey for some reason and now my 4 year old daughter loves to wear it just like i did

That's cool that your daughter wears the jersey just like you did. That must make you proud. :D

[RaiderNationPDX]

Couldn't afford the replica jerseys when I was a kid (though I finally did get my first Raiders replica at age 20 & my first Blazers one at 25). The one exception was a Dikembe Mutombo Nuggets jersey that I found at Goodwill for $4 when I was about eight. I wasn't a Nuggets fan or a Mutombo fan, but at the time it was cool to have a jersey. Any jersey.

The weird thing is, the night Mutombo's career ended (knee injury against Portland in the playoffs), I was working security under the south basket at the Rose Garden when he went down. I was out on the court next to the medical staff as they worked on him. Didn't even occur to me until I'd got home that night that the guy whose jersey I wore as a kid had his career end literally at my feet.

[Shipp_96]

When I was a kid they were not even replica jerseys as much as long sleeve t-shirts! I had a #32 Steelers (Franco Harris), a #75 Steelers (Mean Joe), a #28 Seahawks (Curt Warner) and a yellow bumble bee Pirates with no number, but to me it was a Willie Stargell!

[Jags Fan Dan]

[quote=Shipp_96;300301]When I was a kid they were not even replica jerseys as much as long sleeve t-shirts! quote]
That's the way my Kenny Anderson is!!

[packfan84]

The two I wore as a kid were Don Majkowski, it was more of a t-shirt jersey and a John Stockton Jazz replica.

[Sabresfreak]

They are both a little shorter than they used to be, but I can still get them on.;)
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[randalsb]

For me it was a Steve Largent Seahawks jersey I got for Christmas. I remember wearing it every chance I got. I desperately wanted a Dennis Johnson Sonics jersey, but I could never afford one. I settled for a Supersonics world champions t-shirt which I have to this day.
I would love to get any Seahawks, Sonics, or Mariners jersey from the late 70's/early 80's. I have a feeling I may be waiting for a while.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Just found my Kenny Anderson!