Shit Football Kits: Colorado Caribous’ Rodeo Fringe, 1978
By Chris Wright
Thursday is ‘Shit Kits’ day on Pies and this week’s effort, I promise thee, is an absolute rotter.
The ill-fated Colorado Caribous only lasted a year in the NASL, both forming and dissolving in 1978, but the strip they chose to take to the field in has become infamous in ‘Shit Kit’ circles – what with it probably being the only kit in history to feature an entirely superfluous fringe of leather tassles around the midriff.
The Caribous’ intention was to evoke the spirit of the pioneers of the western frontier, instead they were left with something that looks like it was stolen from the wardrobe of a colour-blind rodeo announcer…
What an absolutely glorious stinker.
More in our Shit Kits series
Huddersfield’s Electric Tie-Dye, 1991/92
Nottm Forest keeper kits of the mid-1990s
Sheffield United’s diamond kit
Partizan Belgrade, early 1990s
Hull City’s tiger stripes disaster
Do Arsenal Artificially Enhance The Emirates Atmosphere? – OTP
Big Cup Bullshit – The FCF
Guess UEFA Cup Finalists From Their Shirt – Three Match Ban
20 Damning Steve Kean Quotes – Mirror Football
'Abandon All Hope…' – Sunshine Room
Leaked Blackburn Letter Shows Extent Of Turmoil – EPL Talk
Genius Who Couldn't Exist Today: Dragan Stojkovic – LBITCR
German Philosopher Reflects On Jose Mourinho – Futfanatico
Rule Changes That Could Hand Title To Man Utd – FourFourTwo
Welcome To Posh – Danny Last for IBWM
What the fuck?!?
Presenting this as the new kit, took a lot of confidence, I guess. And maybe some glases of firewater…
Rodeo clowns. Hah.
That is hands down the worst item of clothing – let alone football kit – that I have ever seen in my life!!
Holy Mary, mother of god, that is fucking awful.
ahh yes. i remember these fondly. believe it or not, people thought they were shit when they were released too. it’s not like one day they were a good idea (to anyone other to the people makin them) and one day they fell out of fashion.
it’s sorta like soccers version of the gobbly gooker.
This has to be the king of the shit kits
as a proud colorado native, i feel the strong need to get one of those kits…maybe i’d wear it, maybe i’d burn it, not sure.
I’ve heard of a neckbeard before, but never a peckbeard
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That is an absolute abomination.
Tinha que ser colorado. Simios!
I agree with the twelve people above me.
Good Lord.
I’m from Colorado. Before my time though.
Worst football kit of all time!
Great kit. A bit unusual but supercool!
This has to be the worst I’ve ever seen. Who thought that was ever a decent idea?
Wow. Second place doesn’t even enter into the picture. This takes the prize and ends all consideration. By far the WORST KIT EVER.
it looks like they’re wearing some like rodeo cheerleader crop tops. at least the guys in the top rows of the team picture were able to cross their arms and hide the fringe for a brief moment…
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Honestly, when these uniforms came out, a LOT of people really liked them. It fit in with NASL trying to sell soccer as a glam sport.