A look at the AFL legacy uniforms: The 1963 Oakland Raiders

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Eight former AFL teams will wear 1960s throwback uniforms during "legacy games" in the 2009 season. Shutdown Corner takes a look back (or ahead, if you will) at those throwback jerseys in advance of the season. Today, we look at the 1963 Oakland Raiders.

I think the NFL is pulling a little chicanery with this one. Here, the NFL touts the Raiders legacy uniforms as this:

1963 season: White (away) jersey features silver numbers outlined in black; silver helmet with original Raiders logo.

But Football Uniforms Past and Present depicts the Raiders uniforms as you see them above, with some mustard yellow in there. You can see it in the football card, too.

But I don't think we'll be seeing any mustard on the field this year. Instead, it sounds like they'll be rocking the 1970 models with the 1963 helmet. And that's fine ... if you want to pick the more aesthetically pleasing uniform, knock yourself out, but I don't know why they'd lie about it.

I have another suggestion to make the Raiders legacy day even more fun. See, 1963 was also the first year that Al Davis served as the head coach of the Raiders. Let's bring Al down to the sidelines ... head coach for the day!

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1. Posted by enr p Fri May 08, 2009 12:09 pm EDT
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That's a pretty cool Logo there. Black top and White Body for the crest. I didn't know that one.
2. Posted by enr p Fri May 08, 2009 12:15 pm EDT
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Oakland is playing Cowboys on Thanksgiving. That's pretty cool too.
(After watching the Lions get beat again of course...)
3. Posted by Nnamdi Asomugha Fri May 08, 2009 12:17 pm EDT
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Love it!
4. Posted by Brofins Fri May 08, 2009 12:22 pm EDT
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That would be great! Put the puppet master down on the field and then a play could run over him and his walker and the Faider Rans would have something to cheer about...AL GIVE IT UP ALREADY...
5. Posted by mike s Fri May 08, 2009 12:42 pm EDT
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Ahhhhhh! That's it the Silver and Mustard!
6. Posted by egglestonus Fri May 08, 2009 12:43 pm EDT
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They should all play with those kicker facemasks as well
7. Posted by Mallard Davis Fri May 08, 2009 1:02 pm EDT
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You could hardly read the silver names and numbers on white. That is why they changed to black names numbers on white. Yeah, let's wheel old Al out there to coach a Legacy game!
8. Posted by Todd T Fri May 08, 2009 1:06 pm EDT
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The orginal colors form 1960-1962 were black, gold and white, with solid black helemtwith a white stripe, NO logo, it had not been created yet. Al Davis came on board in 1963 and immediatley changed the colors ot our beloved Sivler and Black! Partly inspired by Army's uniforms and becasue in those days of black and white tv, Silve and Black were the colors that "popped" the most on television back then. So our colors were born, Al Davis also added the logo we know and love!
9. Posted by chuck_lo Fri May 08, 2009 1:08 pm EDT
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who gives a #2 about the uniforms , I want some damm wins!!!!!!!!
10. Posted by Randy Fri May 08, 2009 1:16 pm EDT
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do we know wich game they going to wear these?
11. Posted by Livin' the Vegas Life Fri May 08, 2009 1:18 pm EDT
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Now if the Raiders played like the old Riaders....
12. Posted by Luv Ma-Chine Fri May 08, 2009 1:20 pm EDT
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It doesn't matter what uniforms the Raiders use, they still suck. - Signed John Elway.
13. Posted by TODDW Fri May 08, 2009 1:22 pm EDT
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Nnamdi if thats really you on post 3. We love you man. Thanks for resigning with us. Also thanks for all you off the field kindness. It helps people see that the Raiders (players, fans and the organization) is only tough on Sundays.
Raiders 09 AFC West Champs. Our first step twords a championship season.
14. Posted by badfish Fri May 08, 2009 1:24 pm EDT
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i like the helmats
15. Posted by Outlaws_41 Fri May 08, 2009 1:27 pm EDT
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Todd T. is correct.
The colors did NOT include the yellow in 1963. They were the silver and black with the new helmet logo as shown. The colors had the yellow in them from 1960-62. You would think that a sports journalist could research that and verify the facts before he wrote something that made him look like an idiot.
16. Posted by Steve B Fri May 08, 2009 1:28 pm EDT
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The raiders are going to be the best raiders this year is for the raiders raiders fan in dallas tx
17. Posted by Mallard Davis Fri May 08, 2009 1:35 pm EDT
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Outlaws...Uhhhh, have you read much of the shutdown corner posts? They always have errors.
18. Posted by NY Giants -Road Warriors Fri May 08, 2009 1:54 pm EDT
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Hey Al Davis , John Madden is unemployed now . What the hell !
19. Posted by IslandWarrior Fri May 08, 2009 1:56 pm EDT
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The Autumn Wind is a pirate.
Blustering in from sea.
Da Raiders!
20. Posted by Hammer Fri May 08, 2009 2:00 pm EDT
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Uniforms won't change anything. When will Raider fans get it? They will suck until Al dies. He has been feeding Raider fans B.S. since he screwed Marcus Allen. Just lose baby!
21. Posted by Geoff D Fri May 08, 2009 2:02 pm EDT
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never change that oakland logo, im a jet fan, but the good old afl logos rock and must be preserved
22. Posted by KATANA Fri May 08, 2009 2:03 pm EDT
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You don't have to bring Al down from the owner's box, he is already coaching the team.
23. Posted by dnrsha Fri May 08, 2009 2:05 pm EDT
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The rumor is the colors were changed because Al Davis is color blind.
24. Posted by Trey's dad Fri May 08, 2009 2:14 pm EDT
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Lets really kick it old school and play with leather helmets, no pads, and put the goal posts back to the front of the end zone.
25. Posted by Phillip F Fri May 08, 2009 3:02 pm EDT
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That color is not mustard, it's supposed to be gold. The original raiders uniform had gold numbers. That players card is a bunch of bull. The raiders never had that yellow mustard in there uniform. Yahoo sports is a joke.