Honorable mention: Early 90's Portland Trail Blazers, Montreal Canadiens, the aforementioned Dallas Maverick jerseys designed by P. Diddy, the old Quebec Nordiques, and the 1998-2003 Kansas Jayhawks.
#10. Phoenix Suns. The Barkley era.
#9. Anaheim Mighty Ducks. I mean, it's an old-school goalie mask in the shape of a duck. Who knew purple and green went so well together? Gordon Bombay, apparently. Bonus points for this jersey being born in the Goodwill Games against the Iceland team.
#8. Ohio St. Buckeyes Basketball. The white and red ones are pretty cool, but the gray does it for me.
#7. Houston Astros. Unreal that this was an actual jersey. How could you play well wearing that?
#6. Michigan Wolverines Basketball. Specifically from the Fab 5 era. The jersey itself is decent, but this one ranks so high because without the Fab 5 introducing baggy shorts and all black shoes, who knows if we would be out of the nut-hugger era yet. And for that I am grateful.
#5. Atlanta Hawks. Just really, really cool. The Hawks need to go back to these, and quick. They haven't been good since they got rid of them. In a related story, the logo pictured below the jersey took me about 9 years to comprehend, for some reason. That thing was like a magic eye or a Where's Waldo for most of my childhood. Don't ask me why.
#4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That is the sweetest shade of orange ever, and any helmet featuring a orange-skinned, winking pirate with a knife in his mouth is OK by me. Did they have models audition for that helmet? Is there a guy who looks like that? If so, I want to meet him.
#3. Minnesota North Stars. Great colors, great logo.
#2. Denver Nuggets. Yes, the same Nuggets jerseys that French hated. Love the rainbow skyline that wraps all the way around, and the Rocky Mountains look downright majestic in those things.
#1. San Diego Chargers. I can't even begin to describe the awesomeness of these baby blue beauties. Every time I do a season with San Diego in Madden, it is guaranteed that they wear these throwbacks every game.
