The Ugliest Uniforms in Sports Today

by Kyle Smith, Doberman on the Diamond

We are all familiar with the historically ugly uniforms donned by sports franchises. The rainbow-striped Houston Astros get-up. The Vancouver Canucks of the 1970's. But what about today? Which teams are sporting uni's that make you simply wonder, "why?"

San Diego Padres

What color is this? Yellow? Brown? Some combination of both? These uniforms make the Pads look like their equipment man washed them in a sewer. It's too bad, because all of their other uniforms are really nice, including the camouflage jerseys, which are an homage to the military bases in the city.





Nashville Kats

Do not put two shades of the same color as the focal point of the attire. It is understandable that the AFL wants to be different and establish it's own identity, but this is a failure. The team looks like it is headed for an AFL gay pride parade after the game. Powder blue is a difficult color to pull off, and it needs to be the centerpiece of a uniform, like the San Diego Chargers.










Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees


The team, which plays in the Central Hockey League, chose an, um, interesting concoction. Vomit yellow is the main color, surrounded by shiny blue. Oh, well. At least they are better than their other uniforms, which take the bee name a little too seriously.












Oregon Ducks


In the past, I had always liked the myriad of Oregon Ducks uniforms. The color combinations were cool, and they seemed to pull off the dark green and yellow really well. Until they started wearing this thing. If they changed a few things, it could still be a nice uniform. But, what the hell are those dots on the arms and knees? And why do the numbers look like they were drawn on the jersey by a kindergartener?









Every speed skating uniform


Seriously, we don't need to see all of that. And good thing they have sunglasses. It's awful bright at skating rinks.













Male figure skating outfits


I'm not sure there's a whole lot that needs to be said here.