FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons today unveiled throwback uniforms that the team will wear twice this season to honor the inaugural 1966 team.
As part of Falcons Alumni Weekend, the Falcons will wear their first throwback uniforms in franchise history during NFL Week 2 when they host NFC South Division rival Carolina on Sunday, September 20. The Falcons team will again don the retro uniforms during NFL Week 11 when it hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, November 29.
Fans attending the game on September 20 will receive a commemorative rally flag with the team’s original logo courtesy of Ticketmaster.
“NFL Throwback Weekend is an opportunity for our club and our fans to honor and celebrate our inaugural team, the 1966 Falcons,” said Falcons President Rich McKay. “Honoring past teams and former players is a time-honored tradition in the NFL, and we plan to make sure our fans have every opportunity to celebrate the 1966 Falcons with us in a big way.”
The uniforms include black jerseys with white numbers, red trim and a white Falcon crest on the sleeves. The white pants feature a red strip bordered by two black stripes. Red helmets will be worn with a black Falcon crest logo trimmed in white and a black strip down the middle of the helmet trimmed in white and gold. The colors in the helmet were meant to represent rival schools Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia. The gold trim was later removed, but the white portion of the stripe remained a part of the helmet.
Falcons’ players Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and John Abraham recently modeled the uniforms for a photo shoot at the team’s Flowery Branch headquarters.
All Falcons throwback merchandise including authentic, premier and replica jerseys, T-shirts, hats, authentic and replica helmets and mini replica helmets will be on sale exclusively at www.falcons365.com.
For more information on throwback uniform games, ticket information, throwback merchandise and exclusive photos and video please visit: www.atlantafalcons.com/throwback.
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