The Minnesota Vikings will pay homage to their glory days this season with a throwback uniform they’ve called “Vikings Classic”. The team introduced and unveiled a new uniform on Tuesday during a virtual season ticket member event that pays homage to the “Purple People Eaters” period of the Vikings from the late 1960s to early 1970s.
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The Vikings will put on their uniforms when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1’s home opener. The franchise made four Super Bowl appearances throughout the 1960s and the 1970s when these were worn. The “Classic” has a richer purple color, conventional text and numbers, gold trim accents, and gold and white stripes.
Even though the jerseys don’t appear to be very different, there are a lot of distinctive elements. Even the helmets and pants have some special characteristics. The purple color is a little different, the gold trim and style highlights pay homage to the franchise’s jerseys from that era. The lettering for the numbers is likewise different.
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Throwback jerseys have not been worn by the Vikings in over a decade. The NFL required teams to wear only one helmet in 2013 for safety reasons, but they abandoned the rule in 2022 after additional research. This opened the door for the Vikings to introduce this new look, which includes a new helmet.
The team introduced and unveiled a new jersey on Tuesday during a virtual season ticket member event that pays homage to the “Purple People Eaters” period of the Vikings from the late 1960s to early 1970s.
The Vikings’ inaugural football season was in 1961. With the help of some legendary Hall of Fame players, the franchise won the NFC Central 11 times from 1968 to 1980 and made four visits to the Super Bowl.
