Miami is located in the state of Florida and has produced one of the best soccer teams in the United States. They are well known for their victories in Super Bowl VII and VIII. In 1972, to the delight of their fans, they had the NFL’s first and only perfect season. People who live in the Miami area take pride in being known as their fans and wear Miami Dolphins jerseys.
The team’s jersey colors have not changed much since they were first formed. The colors are aquamarine and orange with a navy blue trim, which was added in the 1997s. Several different combinations exist today. The home uniform is an aquamarine jersey with white shorts. Numbers are in white with orange border. A strip of water, white and orange trims the sides of the pants. There is a dolphin trim on the sleeve of the jersey.
The road uniform is a jersey and white pants. The uppers are trimmed in aquamarine and the pants stripe is predominantly orange with white and aquamarine on the stripe. The team member number is in aqua. His alternate uniforms are white jerseys, aqua pants; aquamarine jerseys and aquamarine pants and orange jersey, white pants. All jerseys have dolphin emblems on the sleeves.
The team is said to wear white clothing for daytime home games, forcing their opponents to wear colored clothing that absorbs the heat of the day and makes them sweat. This is believed to give them an advantage due to the area’s humid climate. The dolphin emblem has been changed from time to time to make it stand out better.
Copies of the jerseys the team wears are very popular with their fans. The younger crowd likes to wear them to school to show their support. Older fans are also excited to wear these jerseys and have found them comfortable while being able to express their preference for the best soccer team in the nation.
Any collector gets very excited when a well-known Dolphin player’s jersey comes up for sale, especially if it’s autographed. A recent jersey worn and autographed by Ricky Williams, a famous Dolphin player, was online and sold for over $100. Two more, used and signed by the players, sold for over $600. These jerseys increase in value as the years go by and the older ones become very rare.
In addition to wearing copies of the team’s jerseys at the game and in their everyday lives, fans join the team and cheerleaders to have things like tailgate parties where they go to each game and collect items for different causes, like canned products. and toys for a shelter. They can be easily seen in their colorful T-shirts as they are stationed around the arena.
One of the most popular Christmas gifts among teens in the Miami area are Miami Dolphins jerseys. The day after Christmas one can see these teenagers wearing it with pride. Throughout the town, team pride can be seen displayed in bars and other venues with banners, jerseys and other paraphernalia displaying their insignia.