Example of the 1980 version of the tag with the phrase "By Mizuno" found along bottom.
1980's Sand Knit circa mid MLB Warm Up Jacket Tag
1980
Baseball
Sand Knit
Example of a circa 1980's Pittsburgh Pirates Pre-Game jacket.
1980-1985 Wilson circa NBA jersey tag
1980
Basketball
Wilson
Example found on circa 1980-1985 NBA jersey tags. This example found on a Philadelphia 76er's jersey.
1980 Russell NFL jersey tag
1980
Football
Russell
Example found on 1980 Philadelphia Eagles jerseys. Blue numeric size indicator found on bottom of tag. Right adjacent box year tag.
1980-81 Russell circa NFL jersey tag
1980
Football
Russell
Example found on circa 1980-1981 Cincinnati Bengals jersey. Additional "Koch" Sporting Goods tag found on Bengals jerseys.
1980-1985 Medalist Sand Knit circa NFL jersey tag
1980
Football
Sand Knit
MEDALIST appears in solid bold print on top of tag. The size indicator is found in gold print. Select jerseys found with additional team exclusive tags.
1980s Medalist Sand Knit mid NFL jersey tag
1980
Football
Sand Knit
Open letter Medalist Sand Knit tag. Some found with accompanying "Exclusive" team tags. Size indicator does not appear on tag and is found to the left and attached with a flag tag.
1980 Medalist Sand Knit circa NBA jersey tag
1980
Basketball
Sand Knit
Example of a circa 1980 NBA jersey tag. Found on a 1980 Pistons home jersey. One year player.
1981-1984 Medalist Sand Knit circa NBA jersey tag
1981
Basketball
Sand Knit
Example of the Sand Knit tag found on 1981-84 NBA Jerseys. Usually found in conjunction with a "Designed & Tailored Exclusively for" tag.
1981-1982 Tiernan circa Los Angeles Lakers jersey tag
1981
Basketball
Tiernan
Example of the tag style found on 1981-1982 circa Los Angeles Lakers jerseys.
1981 Wilson Los Angeles Kings jersey tag
1981
Basketball
Wilson
Example found on the 1981 Los Angeles Kings jersey tag.
1981-82 Champion circa NFL Football Tag
1981
Football
Champion
Example of tag found on 1981-82 NFL football jerseys.
1981-85 Sand Knit Baseball Jersey Tag
1981
Baseball
Sand Knit
Examples of Medalist Sand Knit tag found on circa 1981-85 MLB jerseys. Note "MEDALIST" appears with the open letter block. Found in conjunction with team exclusive tags.
1981-82 Sand Knit Baseball Jersey Tag
1981
Baseball
Sand Knit
Example of MLB tag found on late 1981 Milwaukee Brewers jerseys and 1982 Oakland Athletics jerseys. "MEDALIST" is found with the solid black lettering block.
1981-82 Sand Knit NBA Tag
1981
Basketball
Sand Knit
Example of tag found on 1981-82 Indiana Pacers jerseys.
1981-83 Alpha Jersey Tag
1981
Baseball
Alpha
Example of tag found on circa 1981-83 Giants and Athletics batting practice jerseys. Also found on same era NBA referee jerseys.
1982 Powers Los Angeles Kings jersey tag
1982
Basketball
Powers
Example of tag found on 1982 circa Los Angeles Kings jerseys.
1982 Medalist Sand Knit circa NBA tag
1982
Basketball
Sand Knit
Example found on circa 1982 NBA jerseys. Note Willamette, Medalist Sand Knit, Portland, Oregon additional tag found above manufacture's label. Found on circa 1982 Portland Trailblazers.
1982-84 Wilson Philadelphia 76ers tag with Pearson tag
1982
Basketball
Wilson
Example found on 1982-1984 Philadelphia 76ers jerseys. Most desirable 76ers jerseys from this era have the addition "Pearson" tag.
1982 Russell NFL jersey tag
1982
Football
Russell
Example found on 1982 Philadelphia Eagles jersey. Left adjacent box year tag.
1982-1987 Medalist Sand Knit circa NFL jersey tag
1982
Football
Sand Knit
Open letter Medalist Sand Knit tag. Some found with accompanying "Exclusive" team tags. Size indicated on tag
1982-83 Wilson NFL Pro Bowl jersey tag
1982
Football
Wilson
Example found on a 1982-83 Pro Bowl game ready jersey.
1982 Sand Knit MLB Warm Up Tag
1982
Baseball
Sand Knit
Note how "MEDALIST" was open font. Also, size is indicated by alpha indicator as "LARGE" instead of numeric indicators. MLB logo is found on a seperate tag to the left.
1983-85 Champion circa USFL Football Tag
1983
Football
Champion
Example of tag found on 1983-85 USFL Football jerseys. Alpha size indicators. L, XL, XXL