Year of NFL switch from dureen

[norristrophy]

Anybody know off hand when the NFL started to move away from using dureen jerseys?

Thx

[both-teams-played-hard]

1971. Roughly the same time MLB went from flannels to double knits.

[norristrophy]

Thx, BTPH. Did they all go from dureens to strictly mesh or was there some sort of other material they used in between?

[both-teams-played-hard]

I think every team was different. Around 1971 or 1972. Some teams went to a nylon "knit" and others, mesh. My knowledge of exact dates is limited. Maybe some NFL collectors of specific teams could offer insight.

[EndzoneSports]

The 100% nylon mesh fabric that became prominent for use in football jerseys came into use in the early 1970s. For the Denver Broncos, 1972 was the first year that it was used across the board for the teams' Russell Southern jerseys. 1971 seemed to be somewhat of a transition year as photographic evidence seems to suggest that they possibly wore a Dureen home jersey and a nylon knit road jersey; prior to '71 all were Dureen.

For other teams, the Dureen jerseys were no shelved quite so soon, however. Several teams (the Browns for one come to mind), used the heavier knit jerseys for a least a part of thier cold-weather games well into the 1980s (or later?).

[both-teams-played-hard]

The early 70s were indeed the transition period from durene to mesh. The Browns and Packers jerseys of the mid to late 80s were made of durene by MacGregor Sand Knit. The inside material tags of these shirts say "d-u-r-e-n-e". I also sometimes spell d-u-r-e-e-n, however I have never seen a manufacturer's tag spelled d-u-r-e-e-n. I always thought durene cotton was spelled "d-u-r-e-n-e". Anyone have any information about the spelling variation?

[sportsgameused]

Aren't late 70's steelers jerseys durene?

[both-teams-played-hard]

Aren't late 70's steelers jerseys durene?

Yes, of course. That one should be hard to forget because of past Steeler jersey discussion on this forum.

[steeltownjerseys]

I'm sorry, I know this is an old thread but I think it's interesting to note that the Steelers were by far the last time to wear Dureen jerseys. Their white away jerseys were dureen all the way through 1999. 2000 was the first year for mesh white jerseys.

[gridman80]

several NY Jets players (mainly linemen) wore Medalist Sand Knit dureen jerseys thru the eighties up to and including 1993 while most of the team wore Champion mesh....