| The Throwback Jersey was first introduced in the | | | | There are many fraudulent products for sale, so buyer |
| NFL in the 1994 75th anniversary season and continue | | | | beware. |
| to be popular with both fans and teams. A wide | | | | Throwback jerseys make a return for the 2009 NFL |
| variety of throwback designs have been worn in the | | | | season. This is the to pay tribute to the 50th |
| NFL, with varying degrees of accuracy. Most obvious | | | | anniversary of the AFL, the American Football League. |
| is the lack of leather helmets in the 50s uniforms. The | | | | Sixteen AFL Legacy Games will be played featuring |
| best the league could do was wear their hard versions | | | | the eight original members of the AFL. The list includes |
| sans logos. More historical license is the displaying of | | | | the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs |
| player names on the throwback jersey. Player names | | | | (played as Dallas Texans), New England Patriots |
| on the uniform was first introduced to the NFL with the | | | | (played as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets |
| AFC merger in 1970. But the NFL requires names on all | | | | (played as the Titans of New York), Oakland Raiders, |
| throwbacks per contemporary rules. | | | | San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (played as |
| Some teams having had success in their old time | | | | the Houston Oilers). |
| uniforms, continue to wear them for the remainder of | | | | With a throwback jersey you can keep alive those |
| the season. In fact the San Francisco 49ers wore their | | | | NFL memories of old. Relive that Superbowl win every |
| their lucky retro uni's all the way into the 1994/1995 | | | | time you don your team's colors. In a word, |
| season playoffs. Steve Young and crew even wore | | | | REPRESENT. |
| that 1955 version in their 49-26 Super Bowl XXIX | | | | Here are some of the perennial best selling |
| victory over the the San Diego Chargers. The Niners | | | | Throwback Jerseys: |
| will go back to the successful retro look for the 2009 | | | | - Walter Payton- Chicago Bears |
| season as well. | | | | - Ray Nitschke- Green Bay Packers |
| Autographed retros are also quite popular among the | | | | - Joe Namath- Ney York Jets |
| sports collectible crowd. An authentic signature can | | | | - Joe Montana- San Francisco 49ers |
| take a $125 jersey and multiply it's value by 400% or | | | | - Ken Stabler- Oakland Raiders |
| more. The mother of all collectible throwbacks is the | | | | - Troy Aikman- Dallas Cowboys |
| game worn autographed jersey. These gems go for | | | | - Mark Bavaro- New York Giants |
| $800 or more. When buying a collectible, buy from | | | | - Johnny Unitas- Baltimore Colts |
| reputable sellers and get A Certificate of Authenticity. | | | | - Marion Barber- Dallas Cowboys |
| You can also find throwbacks that are officially | | | | - Steve Young- San Francisco 49ers Is your favorite |
| licensed by the National Football League and come | | | | throwback jersey on the list? |
| with individually numbered; tamper evident holograms. | | | | |