for NBA jerseys, yes I believe the 90s had excellent jerseys in those halcyon days. The color schemes were so vibrant and for my money, better than today's looks
I went to my first hornets game on the 23rd of December and the OG hornets gear is just as if not more common than the new stuff, the old goofy Hugo with his basketball is still what the hornets fans rock with
@@natec5373 crazy how the video starts on December 23rd too! The NBA has a debt to pay to the Hornets for their OG teal unis. Really opened the door to numerous other franchises in the mid 90s.
@@natec5373 I had season tickets from 2013-2021 and you’re right. The retro marks are cherished and the updates are tolerated. The NBA owns the retro marks. Thus the updates had to be completely different.
While you mention him in passing, I believe Larry Johnson playing for Charlotte was very important in the rise in popularity of Hornets gear. He was an immensely popular college player who won a national title for UNLV, which was the coolest team at the time and seen almost like antiheroes (think college basketball's version of the Raiders). Johnson also had a series of popular shoe commercials where he would dress up like an old lady and school people on the court. I think all us young people were aware of Charlotte's unique uniforms, but it was Larry Johnson in 1991-92 who made the gear cool and a must-have.
True. While the uniforms & colors made the team popular, all trends go away unless there's a story to keep carrying it. The first 4 years it was about the style. The next 4 years it was about the characters (Mugsey, Dell, LJ, Zo)
Here in Brazil, at least in my region, in early 90s nba jerseys were never found to be bought, as they were expensive and NBA was more of curiosity, But man, those Charlotte Hornets hats/caps were everywhere! We used to buy without even knowing what was that. It woud come down to ask someome if he knew any nba team. He would say: Just Chicago Bulls. But he would be wearing a Hornets Hat.
Haha! What a great story. Same as here in the UK. It seemed like the Bulls and Hornets invaded in the early 90s. Bulls because of Jordan, and Hornets for the colorway. Weirdly the Magic also featured heavily over here - probably because of families going on holiday to Disney and coming back with Magic gear.
@@sideline.archive now that you said that, Orlando Magic not that much. If anyone went to Miami, the gift bag would be full of Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock Cafe merchandising, because you couldnt buy those here. But the hornets caps were in every shop in town. Those were hot. We even bootleg them. Thats crazy. That Charlotte looks pushed even paet of regional clothing industry.
Like these remote places where they send the Finals losers merch. In Europe we thought that the Hornets were some kind of power house, tbh at some point they became competitive.
I'm from Spain, and as a kid, the first NBA product I owned was a Hornets microbasketball basket. Those uniforms and logo are a total design masterpiece.
I'm from Brazil, and here Hornet's fever was huge too. The NBA was hyped here at the time because of Jordan and the Bulls, however, just Hornets merchandise was so popular as Bulls or more. Not because of the team, but the colors and the Hornet were so awesome that it was a dream of everyone buying a Hornet's cap or a jacket.
Love the fact you keep taking me down memory lane. The Charlotte uni definitely provoked some different ideas in the 90s. The Suns had their iconic sunburst, the Sonics orange and green rebrand, and the one team you forgot was the Arizona Diamondbacks, who originally went purple and teal with their color scheme before they moved to “Sedona” red. I kinda wish Shaquille O’Neal hadn’t left Orlando and the Hornets hadn’t gotten beaten down with injuries. We were definitely looking at a major southern revolution in the east with the Heat, Magic and Hornets looking like long time contenders. Anyway, another great video!
@@sideline.archive Thanks for making this cool video :) Would love to see more on NBA and fashion especially. And will definitely check out your other Videos
While not pro sports, Wrestling was a Huge drew in Charlotte as part of the Mid-Atlantic/Jim Crockett promotions who owned the minor league baseball team as well
I grew up in Houston, TX in 90s. And even when our NBA team the Houston Rockets won championships in 94 and 95. I saw more kids wearing Hornets gear than Rockets gear. They wore teal or purple Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning or Muggsy Bogues jerseys when it was hot and Hornets Starter jackets when it was cold.
I loved the Hornets colors back then. For a kid it was like looking at candy. My first jersey number for the 6th grade basketball league was #2 for Larry Johnson. That was 1992-93. Basketball was life. Michael Jordan, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, and a rookie Shaq were my favorite players. Packs of basketball cards were still cheap to buy. NBA Jam on your home video game console was just around the corner. Great time to be a kid.
Such a well-made video! The voiceover, graphics, and writing are phenomenal. I’m a sucker for the Hornets color scheme and had no idea they were the first sports team to popularize teal. Well done, my friend 🫡
I lived near Charlotte for nearly 5yrs in the early to mid 90's. The Hornets were big. I've seen other kids at Junior High and High school wear their jersey. I also watched the Panthers stadium being built. The black panther statues in front of the stadium. Believe it or not. I was thinking to myself. Why are they building a stadium there? I later found out it was for the Panthers and you would think those statues in front of the stadium would've given it away. I was young and still getting acquainted with that area. An interesting time in my young life during those years. It's been nearly 30yrs since I lived there but I remember the Hornets being a loved team there as well as the Panthers.
Man you have great production value and story telling ability, solid vid brother. I am 48 now and remember this era vividly. I had a couple Charlotte items myself.
@sideline.archive i had a Hornets sweater I bought and wore it to school (went to Catholic school and this was within the dress code so it was a big deal) trying to think if I ever really HAD a Hornets jersey, jerseys went really common until after 1995 ish.
I was born in Charlotte in '71, so I was in high school when the announcement was made that Charlotte got an NBA franchise. The uniforms were not only a huge influence on fashion, but there was an explosion of teal-colored cars driving around Charlotte as well as Honda offered their newest Civic in Teal; don't know if it was nation-wide or just specific to the area. When I left NC in '91 for Air Force basic training in Texas, I was wearing purple and white Hornets sweatpants and a teal Hornets t-shirt. At my first duty station, Grissom AFB, IN, I bought a Hornets jacket that had the faux leather sleeves at the mall in Kokomo for $175, which was not small change in 1992 and the most money I had ever spent on any clothing item. I love the fact that our little franchise had the best attendance numbers for so many years in a row despite not doing very well and being in one of the smallest 'big' city markets. I feel that strong bond was broken by that bastard Shinn when he sold the team and it moved to New Orleans.
I still have the #2 teal Jersey that I bought in 1991. Used that jersey hundreds of times to play on the court. Last time I wore it was like 1997, but kept it in the closet until present day.
@@Dark0_Cl0ud My first one was an Ewing blue jersey in like 1988. My last one was an MJ red in 1992. Only bought 3 total, still have all 3, and used them all to actually play basketball. Never wore them for fashion 😂. After college (1997) it wasn’t cool anymore to wear sportswear.
Another masterpiece. Just got the notification and had to stop what I was doing to watch. Sports uniforms are so much more than a piece of cloth, they help tell the story of American culture and are rooted in history
It’s so easy to put sports uniforms and culture down as inconsequential - but now they have been around for over 100 years. You can easily track the socio-economics of US capitalism in every stitch and logo. Glad you see this stuff like I do brother! It’s more than just jerseys - it’s culture. Its history!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your content. Please make more videos. This takes me back to my childhood and all the great memories of the 80s and 90s. Nothing will ever be like the 90s. Sports, music, movies, fashion, tv, etc. We had the best of everything in the 90s. It was all brand new with no copying or remaking. Nope! We had the OG. I am a huge fan of 90s basketball and the uniforms. I currently own the authentic Mitchell & Ness Charlotte Hornets teal away jersey (Alonzo Mourning) and purple alternate away jersey (Larry Johnson), teal Vancouver Grizzles away jersey (Shareef Abdur-Rahim), and teal 1996 All-Star jersey (Michael Jordan). The Hornets uniforms set the inner city on fire regarding urban fashion. To note even Michael Jordan adopted the Hornets colors on his Grape Jordan 5s which Will Smith wore on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That shoe and color-way is one of the most sought after and anticipated retro releases every time it drops. Just to help add to the nostalgic history of the colors and the impact it had on the times.
Excellent production. I used to love the Charlotte Hornets color scheme. I had a Charlotte Hornets winter hat and coat in NY. And a parachute pants outfit as well. Great video.
Amazing video, can remember as a kid the appeal to the mighty ducks jersey after watching the movies. Didn’t know Charlotte and Alexander Julian started it all ! Makes sense, those jersey are one of the best ever, glad they paid them homage with their new one
14 year old me fell in love with that jersey and became obsessed with the Hornets. Had both the hat and jacket LJ is sporting at 10:01, and wore them both, together, constantly. Weird I know, but even weirder since I lived in Toronto. At the time, if it wasn't Bulls, Lakers, or Celtics merch, you couldn't buy it in Toronto, so needless to say it attracted a lot of attention. And the best part for an awkward teenage boy, it seemed like every girl I met wanted to try on the hat. I hadn't thought about that for a very long time, but those were definitely happy days of my youth. Thank you for the video mate, it was a really unexpected, but wonderful surprise.
The 90s "Teal Takeover" was huge - thought of a couple more immediately and decided to see how many I could find... 1994 - the NHL introduced teal (vs. purple, with black, white, and silver) jerseys for the All-Star Game and used them for 4 seasons. 1995 - the Quebec Nordiques unveiled a teal & purple rebrand in 1995 but moved to Colorado before it was ever worn, while the NY Islanders successfully but temporarily added teal with the infamous "Fish Sticks" rebrand that same summer. 1996 - The NBA used teal for the All Star Game (in San Antonio*) before the Pistons and Jazz both added teal with rebrands that summer. 1998 - Diamondbacks and Devil Rays debuted in 1998 with teal in their branding. Outside the "Big 4," the Toronto Argonauts (CFL) rebrand in 1995, and the LA Galaxy (MLS) debuted 1996 are other notable examples. *The most interesting case is probably the San Antonio Spurs, who played dabbled in both ends of the 90s Hornets-Raiders branding spectrum - introducing teal (and and orange and PINK!) to their logo and auxiliary branding in 1989, then continuing to wear black, white, and silver uniforms without a speck of colour throughout the entirety of the most colourful decade in sports history...
I had the later starter jacket the one with hugo on the front pullover pocket flap, I still have that jacket. During the 90's you could find me in my 9ers gear or the hornets pullover. I grew up as far away from NC as any one in the lower 48 as I was raised in washington.
@@sideline.archive Yeah that's the one, and yes I still got it saw it over christmas at my parents place. Fun fact I got into 2 fights with kids who tried stealing that jacket after the second fight my mom made me get a different one to wear to school.
The 90s Hornets, With Larry Johnson, Mugsy Bogus and Alonzo Mourning, the 90s Sonics with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, The 90s Mavericks with Jim Jackson, Jason kidd and Jamal Mashburn and the 90s Magic teams with Shaq, Penny, Nick Anderson Dennis Scott we're all very cool at one time or another. As a 12 year old in the mid 90s these we're the hip and cool teams that every basketball fan loved.
The teal trend also made it's way into Australian sports. When South Australian team Port Adelaide entered the AFL in 1997, their black & white uniform conflicted with an existing team, so teal became a part of their team brand. I knew teal was kind of a 90's thing, but I never connected the dots to Charlotte.
I don't think it can be overstated how widespread across the country these iconic looks were, especially if your hometown team wasn't great. Growing up in the 90's near Dallas, when we played swimming pool basketball, we weren't Derek Harper and Terry Davis. We didn't know who the hell they were. We were Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin, Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway.
I grew up in Massachusetts in the 80s & 90s. There was always someone around with that winter pull over Starter jacket with the Hornets logo. Will never forget that color.
So, Hornets since '94 largely due to the pinstripes and not wanting to be a glory fan of the Bulls, went to New Orleans on holiday in '99 and loved it, then wouldn't you know a few years later the Hornets get relocated to New Orleans, so it seemed like fate and I stuck with them in NOLA as the Hornets then Pelicans ever since....this will be my 31st year following the NBA!
I grew up in Idaho 80s/90s, couple of kids would wear Hornets coats and hats. I would wear UNC and Michigan stuff. I always played with the hornets in NBA Jam in the arcade. I live in Raleigh now, and lived in Columbus, OH for 9 years, WAZZU and OSU are the teams I have supported most of my adult life.
I moved to Charlotte three years ago and was never an NBA fan. But Hugo and the Hornets’ fantastic looks won me over. I love them now. They’re terrible on the court and are rarely mentioned for anything positive so I love seeing them mentioned in a good way. Great video!
Man these videos are just unreal! Keep them coming because im still waiting for that Canucks jersey history video 😂 easily my favourite creator on TH-cam
great video. i am a buffalo native who moved to pittsburgh. ive always been fascinated with how the city rallies around "black & yellow" I always felt this was a barrier in Buffalo with the Bills/ Sabres having different colors.
I remember being a kid in the early 90s. I was really digging that Hornets color, and yes its true, a lot of kids were rocking the merchandise. And the popularity of the Hornets grew even bigger when the had Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues, and Alonzo Mourning playing together. I was a huge Larry JOhnson fan that time.
I love reminiscing on the late 80s -early 90s Hornets. It just makes me grin and have a warm feeling where my heart used to reside😂.... Kelly Tripuka.... Rex Chapman.... Kendal Gill...David Wingate..😊😊😊 See what I mean! Try naming one to see yourself
My uncle took me to that Bulls/Hornets game. I didnt get to see the Hornets much back then but I'm glad that was one of em. Half my wardrobe was Hornets gear, the other half Redskins gear.
I was a teenager in Charlotte when the Hornets were born. i remember the general response here to the uniforms was at least slightly negative, but people were too excited to have a team to really mind. Like with a lot of things new and innovative, folks don't always like them at first glance but warm up eventually to them.
So glad you mentioned nascar I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA born 1990 I never cared for basketball yet love nascar and I'll never forget hornets winter jackets were all I seen during the 90s and now I know why thank your for this video such a deep dive trip you really hit the nail on the head with this video
@sideline.archive oh that's gonna be a good one because that was such a clash and as much as I hated Gordon (untill his last year go figure) I always felt so bad for those dale sr fans roasting in the hot sun with all that black new subcriber bell on. I seen a prior video about raider swag culture and this video popped up
I've ALWAYS thought that the Hornets have the coolest colors in the NBA. I didn't know about the history behind the classic uniform, yet I'm not surprised by any of it. Amazing video.👍
Wow talk about a blast from the past. I had forgotten about this but yeah even here in Southern California during that time I remember seeing a lot of those being worn in school and elsewhere.
Surprised you didn't mention "Grandmama Johnson" on Family Matters. NC born and raised but was a Bulls fan as a kid. Hornets were my 2nd favorite. I remember being so excited when Larry popped up there. A Charlotte player being on a Chicago based show just seemed so cool!
That truly covered it all, from the beginning, the colors, the jackets and the teal boom that followed by other teams. Sadly the Charlotte Hornets cant seem to win the lottery to get a game changing number one pick to restore the buzz they had in the early 90s with Zo, Mugsy, Curry, Gill and Grandma-ma. Their last top pick was Larry Johnson in 91.
90's had the best designs. The blazers, the sonics, the hornets, the raptors, just so much more interesting than what we have today.
I’d argue the early 2000’s were the last of the truly wild designs. The 90’s was all about it but those iconic jerseys were just the beginning.
Hornets, Mariners, Marlins, Thoroughblades (minor league hockey team in Kentucky)…. My 90’s were TEAL (and Purple)
Magic pinstripe too
for NBA jerseys, yes I believe the 90s had excellent jerseys in those halcyon days. The color schemes were so vibrant and for my money, better than today's looks
Add the Hawks, Jazz, Magic, Rockets and Grizzlies too
The mugsy bogues, larry johnson, alonzo mourning era hornets were my favorite, and even after with glen rice and vlade divac.
What an era. Thanks for watching bro.
Kendall Gill too
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@ UK guy! Love Mash!
I went to my first hornets game on the 23rd of December and the OG hornets gear is just as if not more common than the new stuff, the old goofy Hugo with his basketball is still what the hornets fans rock with
@@natec5373 crazy how the video starts on December 23rd too! The NBA has a debt to pay to the Hornets for their OG teal unis. Really opened the door to numerous other franchises in the mid 90s.
Thats my birthday!
Those old units were classic. They’d also be fine in any era as opposed to other 90s uniforms that now look cheesy (Car Panthers are an example).
As a New Orleans fan, hell yeah to Hugo
@@natec5373 I had season tickets from 2013-2021 and you’re right. The retro marks are cherished and the updates are tolerated. The NBA owns the retro marks. Thus the updates had to be completely different.
The Charlotte Hornets and Seattle SuperSonics were the two big icons in my middle school in the mid 90s.
I'm not even a Hornets fan. But the Hornets have this positive aura that makes me want to root for them 😂
The fashionable underdogs - what’s not to love!
While you mention him in passing, I believe Larry Johnson playing for Charlotte was very important in the rise in popularity of Hornets gear. He was an immensely popular college player who won a national title for UNLV, which was the coolest team at the time and seen almost like antiheroes (think college basketball's version of the Raiders). Johnson also had a series of popular shoe commercials where he would dress up like an old lady and school people on the court.
I think all us young people were aware of Charlotte's unique uniforms, but it was Larry Johnson in 1991-92 who made the gear cool and a must-have.
Grand-Ma-Ma! An excellent point! UNLV were tough as nails.
True. While the uniforms & colors made the team popular, all trends go away unless there's a story to keep carrying it. The first 4 years it was about the style. The next 4 years it was about the characters (Mugsey, Dell, LJ, Zo)
Here in Brazil, at least in my region, in early 90s nba jerseys were never found to be bought, as they were expensive and NBA was more of curiosity, But man, those Charlotte Hornets hats/caps were everywhere! We used to buy without even knowing what was that. It woud come down to ask someome if he knew any nba team. He would say: Just Chicago Bulls. But he would be wearing a Hornets Hat.
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Haha! What a great story. Same as here in the UK. It seemed like the Bulls and Hornets invaded in the early 90s. Bulls because of Jordan, and Hornets for the colorway. Weirdly the Magic also featured heavily over here - probably because of families going on holiday to Disney and coming back with Magic gear.
@@sideline.archive now that you said that, Orlando Magic not that much. If anyone went to Miami, the gift bag would be full of Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock Cafe merchandising, because you couldnt buy those here. But the hornets caps were in every shop in town. Those were hot. We even bootleg them. Thats crazy. That Charlotte looks pushed even paet of regional clothing industry.
My uncle had an Hornets hat when I was a kid, it looked really cool indeed
Like these remote places where they send the Finals losers merch. In Europe we thought that the Hornets were some kind of power house, tbh at some point they became competitive.
I had the hornets starter!!! Sickest jacket at recess! Forever goated !
I'm from Spain, and as a kid, the first NBA product I owned was a Hornets microbasketball basket.
Those uniforms and logo are a total design masterpiece.
@@Revolver_92 it’s crazy how the Hornets designs crossed not only states but oceans. We had so much of it here in the UK too!
I'm from Brazil, and here Hornet's fever was huge too. The NBA was hyped here at the time because of Jordan and the Bulls, however, just Hornets merchandise was so popular as Bulls or more. Not because of the team, but the colors and the Hornet were so awesome that it was a dream of everyone buying a Hornet's cap or a jacket.
Same here in the UK! Thanks for watching brother.
Love the fact you keep taking me down memory lane. The Charlotte uni definitely provoked some different ideas in the 90s. The Suns had their iconic sunburst, the Sonics orange and green rebrand, and the one team you forgot was the Arizona Diamondbacks, who originally went purple and teal with their color scheme before they moved to “Sedona” red. I kinda wish Shaquille O’Neal hadn’t left Orlando and the Hornets hadn’t gotten beaten down with injuries. We were definitely looking at a major southern revolution in the east with the Heat, Magic and Hornets looking like long time contenders.
Anyway, another great video!
The diamondbacks! The big unit! Of course I knew I’d forget one. I’ll also throw in the Detroit Pistons teal era as one I missed!
12:10 The Pistons also wore teal in the 90s, which was a huge change from their usual red and blue colors.
I was wondering if anyone would spot this. I knew I’d missed it as soon as I watched the episode back. Great spot!
Teal was a popular color during the 90s and 2000s
And the New York Islanders for 3 seasons added teal to the orange and blue before dropping it in 1998.
@@jameshannahs9010 Did an entire video on the Islanders Fisherman Era! Check it out!
The spurs also had a teal and pink logo
You have such great production value for such a small channel, very impressive, great content
@@alvaromorales6502 thanks brother. It’s all just me and my computer - so I appreciate you recognising the effort!
Definitely! I thought it was a million follower channel.
Man the NBA used to be special.
The success of their brand was so huge I grew up in Germany and I had friends who had Hornets T-shirts and Hoodies. It was a phenomenon.
People checking in with Hornets stories from all over Europe - it’s crazy! Thanks for watching brother!
@@sideline.archive Thanks for making this cool video :) Would love to see more on NBA and fashion especially. And will definitely check out your other Videos
Magnificent work, my favourite uniform in NBA history gets the full sideline deep dive, I enjoyed every second!
@@atthebuzzeruk honoured to receive the BuzzerGang seal of approval. Appreciate you dude. Big love!
While not pro sports, Wrestling was a Huge drew in Charlotte as part of the Mid-Atlantic/Jim Crockett promotions who owned the minor league baseball team as well
Didn't know that! Amazing piece of info.
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You can't go wrong with the 90s kits any day all 30 teams had really awesome kits 😎🏀🏀🏀
The 90s was peak sports design across every league worldwide.
I grew up in Houston, TX in 90s. And even when our NBA team the Houston Rockets won championships in 94 and 95. I saw more kids wearing Hornets gear than Rockets gear. They wore teal or purple Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning or Muggsy Bogues jerseys when it was hot and Hornets Starter jackets when it was cold.
That’s CRAZY work. Thanks for tapping in for this episode. See you for the next one!
This is so dope...great job. Absolutely loved the BBQ exchange @!!!!
@@HEAT4YAFEAT thanks man! See you for the next one - dropping next week
Living in Portland in the 90s, I was a huge Hornets fan back in the day. Larry Johnson is still my all-time favorite player!
I loved the Hornets colors back then. For a kid it was like looking at candy. My first jersey number for the 6th grade basketball league was #2 for Larry Johnson. That was 1992-93. Basketball was life. Michael Jordan, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, and a rookie Shaq were my favorite players. Packs of basketball cards were still cheap to buy. NBA Jam on your home video game console was just around the corner. Great time to be a kid.
Such a well-made video! The voiceover, graphics, and writing are phenomenal. I’m a sucker for the Hornets color scheme and had no idea they were the first sports team to popularize teal. Well done, my friend 🫡
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Fantastic work. There is quite the story with how the San Jose Sharks came to be with their logo. You are on some winning streak right now.
Thanks for watching man! See you for the next one.
I lived near Charlotte for nearly 5yrs in the early to mid 90's. The Hornets were big. I've seen other kids at Junior High and High school wear their jersey. I also watched the Panthers stadium being built. The black panther statues in front of the stadium. Believe it or not. I was thinking to myself. Why are they building a stadium there? I later found out it was for the Panthers and you would think those statues in front of the stadium would've given it away. I was young and still getting acquainted with that area. An interesting time in my young life during those years. It's been nearly 30yrs since I lived there but I remember the Hornets being a loved team there as well as the Panthers.
Great story, keep up the good work & looking forward to future episodes
Thanks, got a bunch more coming!
keep going.... yo will have atleast 100k subscribers within the year if not more sooner. quality production
Appreciate it dude. Thanks for tapping in.
Man you have great production value and story telling ability, solid vid brother. I am 48 now and remember this era vividly. I had a couple Charlotte items myself.
Appreciate it man. Still remember your first Hornets jersey?
@sideline.archive i had a Hornets sweater I bought and wore it to school (went to Catholic school and this was within the dress code so it was a big deal) trying to think if I ever really HAD a Hornets jersey, jerseys went really common until after 1995 ish.
I’m Chad Shinn. And this is the best video I’ve ever seen on our Hornet history.. Well done my friend
This is the most important comment of them all. Flattered you appreciate the story! Glad I did it justice! Thanks man.
I was born in Charlotte in '71, so I was in high school when the announcement was made that Charlotte got an NBA franchise. The uniforms were not only a huge influence on fashion, but there was an explosion of teal-colored cars driving around Charlotte as well as Honda offered their newest Civic in Teal; don't know if it was nation-wide or just specific to the area. When I left NC in '91 for Air Force basic training in Texas, I was wearing purple and white Hornets sweatpants and a teal Hornets t-shirt. At my first duty station, Grissom AFB, IN, I bought a Hornets jacket that had the faux leather sleeves at the mall in Kokomo for $175, which was not small change in 1992 and the most money I had ever spent on any clothing item. I love the fact that our little franchise had the best attendance numbers for so many years in a row despite not doing very well and being in one of the smallest 'big' city markets. I feel that strong bond was broken by that bastard Shinn when he sold the team and it moved to New Orleans.
The Teal 93 Mustang Cobra is highly sought after by collectors these days
@@N0TxSURE I've seen a handful of Turbo 5.0s in teal, but not any Cobras...bet it looks sick.
I still have the #2 teal Jersey that I bought in 1991.
Used that jersey hundreds of times to play on the court.
Last time I wore it was like 1997, but kept it in the closet until present day.
Time to crack it back out! Thanks for watching brother.
My 1st basketball jersey in life 😂 I have about 25 now
Got a Rodman from Spurs, the Rodman Bulls and a John Starks Knicks Jersey.
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My first one was an Ewing blue jersey in like 1988.
My last one was an MJ red in 1992.
Only bought 3 total, still have all 3, and used them all to actually play basketball.
Never wore them for fashion 😂.
After college (1997) it wasn’t cool anymore to wear sportswear.
Another masterpiece. Just got the notification and had to stop what I was doing to watch. Sports uniforms are so much more than a piece of cloth, they help tell the story of American culture and are rooted in history
It’s so easy to put sports uniforms and culture down as inconsequential - but now they have been around for over 100 years. You can easily track the socio-economics of US capitalism in every stitch and logo.
Glad you see this stuff like I do brother! It’s more than just jerseys - it’s culture. Its history!
Everything had that 'X Game' style. ❤
What an amazing video. Production, pacing, editing. Gem of a channel, mate!
eyy, appreciate you man! Thanks for tapping in!
What was life before sideline archive? These videos are so good. Keep up the great work.
Glad you like them! Thanks for tapping in again Ryan.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your content. Please make more videos. This takes me back to my childhood and all the great memories of the 80s and 90s. Nothing will ever be like the 90s. Sports, music, movies, fashion, tv, etc. We had the best of everything in the 90s. It was all brand new with no copying or remaking. Nope! We had the OG. I am a huge fan of 90s basketball and the uniforms. I currently own the authentic Mitchell & Ness Charlotte Hornets teal away jersey (Alonzo Mourning) and purple alternate away jersey (Larry Johnson), teal Vancouver Grizzles away jersey (Shareef Abdur-Rahim), and teal 1996 All-Star jersey (Michael Jordan). The Hornets uniforms set the inner city on fire regarding urban fashion. To note even Michael Jordan adopted the Hornets colors on his Grape Jordan 5s which Will Smith wore on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That shoe and color-way is one of the most sought after and anticipated retro releases every time it drops. Just to help add to the nostalgic history of the colors and the impact it had on the times.
@@mikeyoung4130 amazing knowledge with the grape Jordan Vs! Didn’t know that!
@@mikeyoung4130 and thank you! Hit that sub and see you for the next one!
Great video! 👏👏 late 80s-90s sports branding was the best!
Agreed - this era was truly golden!
Great piece 👍🏼
Thanks 🙏
Excellent production. I used to love the Charlotte Hornets color scheme. I had a Charlotte Hornets winter hat and coat in NY. And a parachute pants outfit as well. Great video.
The Hornets should bring back the hugo logo like how the Hawks brought back an updated pacman / Hawk logo
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Amazing video, can remember as a kid the appeal to the mighty ducks jersey after watching the movies. Didn’t know Charlotte and Alexander Julian started it all ! Makes sense, those jersey are one of the best ever, glad they paid them homage with their new one
Simply cracking video - awesome in styling, much like the kit itself! Those colours work a treat - always liked the Hornets.
Glad you enjoyed it
14 year old me fell in love with that jersey and became obsessed with the Hornets. Had both the hat and jacket LJ is sporting at 10:01, and wore them both, together, constantly. Weird I know, but even weirder since I lived in Toronto. At the time, if it wasn't Bulls, Lakers, or Celtics merch, you couldn't buy it in Toronto, so needless to say it attracted a lot of attention. And the best part for an awkward teenage boy, it seemed like every girl I met wanted to try on the hat. I hadn't thought about that for a very long time, but those were definitely happy days of my youth. Thank you for the video mate, it was a really unexpected, but wonderful surprise.
Thanks so much for tapping in! Glad this brought back memories for ya!
The 90s "Teal Takeover" was huge - thought of a couple more immediately and decided to see how many I could find...
1994 - the NHL introduced teal (vs. purple, with black, white, and silver) jerseys for the All-Star Game and used them for 4 seasons.
1995 - the Quebec Nordiques unveiled a teal & purple rebrand in 1995 but moved to Colorado before it was ever worn, while the NY Islanders successfully but temporarily added teal with the infamous "Fish Sticks" rebrand that same summer.
1996 - The NBA used teal for the All Star Game (in San Antonio*) before the Pistons and Jazz both added teal with rebrands that summer.
1998 - Diamondbacks and Devil Rays debuted in 1998 with teal in their branding.
Outside the "Big 4," the Toronto Argonauts (CFL) rebrand in 1995, and the LA Galaxy (MLS) debuted 1996 are other notable examples.
*The most interesting case is probably the San Antonio Spurs, who played dabbled in both ends of the 90s Hornets-Raiders branding spectrum - introducing teal (and and orange and PINK!) to their logo and auxiliary branding in 1989, then continuing to wear black, white, and silver uniforms without a speck of colour throughout the entirety of the most colourful decade in sports history...
That jacket is so iconic 😏🔥
I had the later starter jacket the one with hugo on the front pullover pocket flap, I still have that jacket. During the 90's you could find me in my 9ers gear or the hornets pullover. I grew up as far away from NC as any one in the lower 48 as I was raised in washington.
You were the guy at school who had it! I believe you’re talking about the Starter Rocket Jacket. Do you still have it? Absolutely fire. 🔥
@@sideline.archive Yeah that's the one, and yes I still got it saw it over christmas at my parents place. Fun fact I got into 2 fights with kids who tried stealing that jacket after the second fight my mom made me get a different one to wear to school.
This is a great video bro, and I learned a lot. Keep doing your thing
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The 90s Hornets, With Larry Johnson, Mugsy Bogus and Alonzo Mourning, the 90s Sonics with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, The 90s Mavericks with Jim Jackson, Jason kidd and Jamal Mashburn and the 90s Magic teams with Shaq, Penny, Nick Anderson Dennis Scott we're all very cool at one time or another. As a 12 year old in the mid 90s these we're the hip and cool teams that every basketball fan loved.
The teal trend also made it's way into Australian sports. When South Australian team Port Adelaide entered the AFL in 1997, their black & white uniform conflicted with an existing team, so teal became a part of their team brand. I knew teal was kind of a 90's thing, but I never connected the dots to Charlotte.
Thats so interesting! This teal phenomenon is truly going global. This is the first example of it hitting down under though! Thanks for the info.
Beautiful vid.just subscribed.luv ur vids!
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Thank you for a great video that took me down memory lane!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🎊
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I don't think it can be overstated how widespread across the country these iconic looks were, especially if your hometown team wasn't great.
Growing up in the 90's near Dallas, when we played swimming pool basketball, we weren't Derek Harper and Terry Davis. We didn't know who the hell they were. We were Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin, Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway.
I grew up in Massachusetts in the 80s & 90s. There was always someone around with that winter pull over Starter jacket with the Hornets logo. Will never forget that color.
It was EVERYWHERE. Thanks for tapping in brother. See you for the next vid!
LJ was my first jersey ever in 94 and I've followed the team since to NOLA....Nice vid mate...👍🏀🇬🇧
That's interesting! So you only became a fan when they moved to NOLA? Were they still the hornets at that point or has it been Pels all the way?
So, Hornets since '94 largely due to the pinstripes and not wanting to be a glory fan of the Bulls, went to New Orleans on holiday in '99 and loved it, then wouldn't you know a few years later the Hornets get relocated to New Orleans, so it seemed like fate and I stuck with them in NOLA as the Hornets then Pelicans ever since....this will be my 31st year following the NBA!
@@The_English_Pels_Fan Awesome! I'm a die hard Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan and have much the same story!
I had the black 93 starter pull over with the stripes on the right arm. was so tight. Had the purple Larry Johnson jersey as well.
The Grand Ma-Ma Larry Johnson commercials helped.
I grew up in Idaho 80s/90s, couple of kids would wear Hornets coats and hats.
I would wear UNC and Michigan stuff.
I always played with the hornets in NBA Jam in the arcade.
I live in Raleigh now, and lived in Columbus, OH for 9 years, WAZZU and OSU are the teams I have supported most of my adult life.
5:35 uptown/downtown Charlotte... Lol it's like you've been there bro. Couldn't describe that city better- back then at least.
had a purple champion larry johnson jersey in 4th grade.
I always admired their Jersey colorway ❤
Back in the 90’s it was important to look phat.
I moved to Charlotte three years ago and was never an NBA fan. But Hugo and the Hornets’ fantastic looks won me over. I love them now. They’re terrible on the court and are rarely mentioned for anything positive so I love seeing them mentioned in a good way. Great video!
Thanks so much! Someone’s gotta love em!
fantastic work!!
Thanks for the love! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I still have my #2 Larry Johnson jersey....love it
Awesome job! Loved this colourway as a kid!
Thanks Jimbo!
This is absolutely my area of expertise and published research and you nailed it.
Really! Oh I'm so glad haha. Thanks for the continued support.
Grew up in Boston and I had that same exact Starter jacket in the early 90s lol. Yeah, Charlotte's jerseys were sick af.
Hornets gear was everywhere when I was a kid in Virginia. Plus they had local guys Zo and J.R. Reid.
Fantastic video. Love the hornets colors and mascots
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Great video. Those were some of the best uniforms. Every kid in my class who enjoyed the nba had some form of hornets apparel in the 90s.
Yep, that was the absolute peak for NBA fashion.
Everyone and their grandma had a teal something. Perfect video to watch while grabbing dinner.
Thank bro! The kind of video I aspire to make!
As someone from Charlotte, the Hornets is the only thing that keeps us going.
Man these videos are just unreal! Keep them coming because im still waiting for that Canucks jersey history video 😂 easily my favourite creator on TH-cam
Flying Skate! Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten. I’d like to imagine I’m talking to Todd Bertuzzi’s burner.
great video. i am a buffalo native who moved to pittsburgh. ive always been fascinated with how the city rallies around "black & yellow" I always felt this was a barrier in Buffalo with the Bills/ Sabres having different colors.
I’m trying to think of other sports cities who have a uniform color for their sports teams …
I remember being a kid in the early 90s. I was really digging that Hornets color, and yes its true, a lot of kids were rocking the merchandise. And the popularity of the Hornets grew even bigger when the had Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues, and Alonzo Mourning playing together. I was a huge Larry JOhnson fan that time.
GrandMama herself!
Great video 👏🏾 Keep them coming!
More to come!
lets gooo. This might be the first Hornets video ever made
Only people not from Charlotte say uptown real Charlotte folk know
Unfortunately, I'm about as far from Charlotte as you can get!
Back the 90s, having an Hornets jersey and or starter jacket at school, u made it.. them shits were serious
Great video, thanks man
@@amobz23 thank YOU for watching dude. Appreciate it!
Once again , great video and the writing in particular I thought was amazing this video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the deep dive into this iconic look.
I love reminiscing on the late 80s -early 90s Hornets. It just makes me grin and have a warm feeling where my heart used to reside😂.... Kelly Tripuka.... Rex Chapman.... Kendal Gill...David Wingate..😊😊😊 See what I mean!
Try naming one to see yourself
That’s the power of Nostalgia!
Nice Video!
Great video
this channel rules!!...also I had a #2 Larry Johnson hornets jersey in the late 90s
I think everybody had some kind of hornets merch!! Appreciate you bro thanks. See you for the next one.
My uncle took me to that Bulls/Hornets game. I didnt get to see the Hornets much back then but I'm glad that was one of em. Half my wardrobe was Hornets gear, the other half Redskins gear.
The Bulls/Hornets game was a legendary matchup. You were the for the Rambis buzzer beater! Crazy.
I love this thank you for talking about the throwback hornet's
My pleasure - glad you enjoyed!
I was a teenager in Charlotte when the Hornets were born. i remember the general response here to the uniforms was at least slightly negative, but people were too excited to have a team to really mind. Like with a lot of things new and innovative, folks don't always like them at first glance but warm up eventually to them.
They really defined Charlotte as a sports town and put them on the map. A style legacy that still endures today!
So glad you mentioned nascar I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA born 1990 I never cared for basketball yet love nascar and I'll never forget hornets winter jackets were all I seen during the 90s and now I know why thank your for this video such a deep dive trip you really hit the nail on the head with this video
Thanks so much! I'm planning on looking into the Nascar fashion of the 90s! With The Intimidator and The Rainbow Racer
@sideline.archive oh that's gonna be a good one because that was such a clash and as much as I hated Gordon (untill his last year go figure) I always felt so bad for those dale sr fans roasting in the hot sun with all that black new subcriber bell on. I seen a prior video about raider swag culture and this video popped up
I loved the old purple Jazz jersey with the blue mountains
Absolutely fire. The Stockton Malone era.
I've ALWAYS thought that the Hornets have the coolest colors in the NBA. I didn't know about the history behind the classic uniform, yet I'm not surprised by any of it. Amazing video.👍
Glad you liked it! They are truly iconic.
Wow talk about a blast from the past. I had forgotten about this but yeah even here in Southern California during that time I remember seeing a lot of those being worn in school and elsewhere.
Hornets teal had no right being in California schools - but it swept the nation. Crazy.
I didn't even like sports as a kid but I loved this team's aesthetics
They transcended sports. The teal truly took over the culture.
Even though it's unintelligible, I know that's skip carey commentating at the beginning. That voice is so unique
Confirmed at 1:30 lol
Everyone in the 90s knew someone with that jacket, esp if you lived in Charlotte
Even in the UK and europe we had it!
Larry Johnson put Charlotte on the map big time , he even had the #1 selling jersey with Jordan active on the bulls roster at the time
LJ the number one Hornets jersey you find in vintage stores over here. So clean. I'de give my right arm to find a Mugsy Bogues.
Some of my favorite jerseys of all time
Absolutely same!
Super cool video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Surprised you didn't mention "Grandmama Johnson" on Family Matters. NC born and raised but was a Bulls fan as a kid. Hornets were my 2nd favorite. I remember being so excited when Larry popped up there. A Charlotte player being on a Chicago based show just seemed so cool!
That’s a great shout! LJ was making moves!
That truly covered it all, from the beginning, the colors, the jackets and the teal boom that followed by other teams.
Sadly the Charlotte Hornets cant seem to win the lottery to get a game changing number one pick to restore the buzz they had in the early 90s with Zo, Mugsy, Curry, Gill and Grandma-ma. Their last top pick was Larry Johnson in 91.
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