Note: Year tags begin circa 1959

McAuliffe manufacturer tag

Example of this tag first appeared in 1967. Yellow letter version on black background. MacGregor in script with attached size indicator.

Example found on circa 1967-1970 ABA jersey tag. Additional tags include "Alpha size indicator L", "Sporting Goods Holmes", and "Wash Instruction tag".

Example found on circa 1967-69 New York Jets jersey.

Example found on circa 1967-1972 NFL jersey tags. This example found on a Chicago Bears jersey. Red line seperates wash instructions from size indicator.

Example of tag found on the 1967 Chargers NFL jerseys.

Example of tag found on Wilt Chamberlain's 1967 NBA All Star Game Jersey which was played at MSG.

Example of tag found on the jersey of John Barnhill, member of the 1967-68 San Diego Rockets.

MacGregor manufacturer tag

Identifying characteristics for this period include vertical line and lack of a prescribed temperature in the laundry instructions.

Wilson manufacturer tag

Example of the 1968 WA Goodman & Sons professional baseball jersey tag. Note how the size is indicated on the tag. "Dry Clean Only".

Example of a circa 1968 jersey tag found on a ABA Miami Floridians jersey. Earliest version of the Medalist Sand Knit tag. Both size & size indicated appear in gold. Similar to 1969 NFL jersey tags.

Example of tag found on circa 1968 college jerseys.

Example of a circa 1968 jersey tag found on found on college examples.

Example of tag found on circa 1968 Detroit Lions jerseys.

Example found on 1968-1969 NFL jerseys. Note the gold color of both Size & 46. 3 black lines found under the laundry instructions

Circa 1968-1970 New York Jets jersey tag. Found with the accompanying Thorp Sporting Goods tag.

1968 Example found on Vikings jersey

Example found on a circa 1972 Bernie Jackson Bengals road jersey. Note the additional AGS distributor tag found above. Bernie Jasckson was a rookie in 1972 and the Bengals were still using jerseys with the 1968-72 style tags.

Not all teams use this style. Can be found with both Set 1 and Set 2 variations.

Wilson manufacturer tag

Grob PDF file

Example found on circa 1969-1971 ABA jersey tag. Size included on right margin. Right adjacent wash instruction tag.

Example found on circa 1969 NBA jerseys. This one found on a San Francisco Warriors specimen.

Accompanied by the "Tailored for the Eddie Leonard Sporting Goods Co., Annapolis, Maryland"