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Starter was founded in New Haven, Connecticut by David Beckerman, a University of New Haven alumnus, to manufacture team uniforms for high school athletic programs. [6]In 1976, the company entered into non-exclusive licensing agreements with a number of professional sports leagues, paying royalties of 8–10% for the right to manufacture and market copies of professional athletic apparel.
Russell Athletic supplied jersey uniforms and apparel for many professional sports teams of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, and also high schools, colleges, universities, and minor league teams, [4] until it shut down its team uniform division in 2017. [5]
Champion produced uniforms for all the NBA teams during the 1990s and some NFL teams during the 1970s to the 1990s, for both on-field and retail purposes. It has also produced sportswear for many major colleges. [6] Champion was also the uniform manufacturer of the Olympic basketball team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [4]
In team sports, such as baseball, football or basketball, the opposing teams are usually identified by the wearing the same color of clothing. Individual team members can be recognized by a back number on a shirt. In some sports, specific items of clothing are worn to differentiate roles within a team.
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The National League adopted a rule in 1979 that all teams must display names on their away jerseys. In 1978, four NL teams--the Braves, Cubs, Mets and Pirates--did not have player names on their jerseys. The Mets and Pirates immediately added names to all of their jerseys, while the Braves and Cubs only did so for their away jerseys.