lfcjari37 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I asked this question in the ebay forum but perhaps this is a better place. Why are nameplates used in US pro sports? And why do some teams sew the names on instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disengage Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 It comes from back in the 70s when jerseys were still recycled. Instead of having to take each letter off to reuse it for a different player, they could just remove the nameplate to save time and put another on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcjari37 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Thanks for that. So the reason they continue with them is the same or is it tradition now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboys Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 It depends on the team and jerseys some all star jerseys are sewn directly on to the jerseys because they are only used for that game and person . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadarini Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 The kings don't use nameplates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeloS76 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 From a letterer's point of view, it could be easier to bang out a set of 30-40 nameplates for a team in one step (given the adequate jersey material and twill for the letters) and to sew them onto the jerseys in another step. This way it would be more of a streamlined process than to do the letters individually for each jersey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcjari37 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 From a letterer's point of view, it could be easier to bang out a set of 30-40 nameplates for a team in one step (given the adequate jersey material and twill for the letters) and to sew them onto the jerseys in another step. This way it would be more of a streamlined process than to do the letters individually for each jersey. Hadn't thought of that, good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 The kings don't use nameplates The Kings also used to dry-clean their jerseys, so it's not uncommon to see a gamer with a huge number of repairs and almost no stick/puck marks. Apparently, that's part of the "professional identity" that they used to be big on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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