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Hey Reb!

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:07:55 -0500

In the late 1950s, the University of Nevada Las Vegas adopted as its mascot a wolf wearing a scarlet-and-gray Confederate uniform. The nickname “Rebels” was given to UNLV’s athletic teams because the school, emerging from the shadow of the University of Nevada, Reno, in effect “rebelled” against its bigger and older brother to the north. Though the mascot has evolved into a modern-day mountain man, the university continues to proudly display its scarlet and gray.

Go, fight, win!

Cotton/Poly Blend

Runnin' Rebels Basketball

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:33 -0500

After routing Duke by 30 points to win the 1990 NCAA Championship, the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels entered the 1990-91 season ranked #1 in nearly every poll. The Rebels went 27-0 during the regular season and rolled through regional play in the NCAA tournament before a rematch with Duke in the Final Four. The Blue Devils’ 79-77 loss ended UNLV’s season with a record of 34-1, but the Rebels sent five players to the NBA and has been billed as one of the greatest college basketball teams of all time.

Cotton/Poly Blend

Youth Surf Ohio

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:18:48 -0500

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Nothing But Champions

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:22:59 -0500

"Now when they walk down the street, the people of Pittsburgh can say that we come from a city that has nothing but champions!"

- Willie Stargell

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The City Sticker Pack

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:26:21 -0500

Our Cleveland Is The City sticker pack includes three weather-resistant vinyl stickers to rep the CLE!

Princeton Tigers

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:08:40 -0500

Towards the end of the 19th century, football players at the College of New Jersey sported wide orange and black stripes on their jerseys and stockings (even though the university’s teams had neither nickname or mascot). Sportswriters of the day began referring to the players as “tigers” and the name was used as a popular rallying cry. By custom rather than proclamation, the tiger became the school’s official nickname and mascot when it was renamed Princeton University in 1896.

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Indiana '81 Champs Crewneck

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:55:55 -0500

The 1980-81 Indiana won five NCAA tournament games by an average margin of 23 points, but the Hoosiers were far from invincible. In fact, the team lost nine games before finishing the year on a ten-game winning streak. During a two-week stretch Indiana lost to Kentucky, Notre Dame and North Carolina, and during a trip to Hawaii dropped games to Clemson and Pan American. En route from Hawaii, Knight ran into North Carolina's Dean Smith in an airport and they both lamented how poorly their teams were playing. Neither legendary coach would have suspected that the Hoosiers and Tar Heels would play for the national championship three months later.

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Women's Buckeye Nuthouse

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:42:24 -0500

Now available in women's sizes!

The official T-Shirt of the Buckeye Nuthouse student section at Ohio State University basketball games.

We're not crazy, We're Nuts!

Ships with "We're Nuts!" RAH RAG & Sticker.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

We're Nuts! Sticker

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:59:27 -0500

We're not crazy, We're Nuts!

Weather-resistant vinyl sticker
Measures 3.5" wide

Relentless Crewneck

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:33:37 -0500

Tim May: How would you describe your style, what you want out of a football team if you had to put it into words?

Urban Meyer: I think go hard. I mean, like relentless. I want a bunch of coaches that coach like their hair's on fire, and I want a football team that goes four to six seconds of relentless effort. You do that, you have a chance to win in every game you play.

From Brutus and Script Ohio and “Hang On Sloopy” and “The Game,” Ohio State football has as rich a football tradition as any university in the nation. It is with this long legacy in mind and with great pride that HOMAGE welcomes Urban Meyer as the newest member of the Buckeye football family.

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Surf Ohio Wall Décor

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:59:32 -0500

The North Shore. Oahu. “Pipeline.” According to experts, it’s the world’s most photographed and filmed wave by far. Perhaps that’s also because of a well-earned reputation as the world’s premier tube – and most dangerous surf spot. Once called Banzai Beach, a pretty good moniker for the towering sets crashing onto an uber shallow reef of lava caves, in the early Sixties it was boardmaker Mike Diffenderfer who noticed the spot’s waves resembled the giant concrete pipes being used in a nearby road project. Before long, the “Banzai Pipeline” became known as the sport’s ultimate break and, many would claim, the ultimate test of a surfer’s courage, skill and luck.

Surf Ohio salutes “Pipeline” and the legacy of the famous barrel riders who have mastered it with this Longboard Legends Collection limited-edition of 100 hand-crafted 23” surfboards. Each is numbered and signed by Ron Kaplan and arrives ready-to-hang in your tiki bar, beach house, office, or wherever you hang ten.

Measures 23.5" x 5"

Hand-crafted, screenprinted and finished in semi-gloss

Team Boomer

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:08:34 -0500

In 1993 when his son, Gunnar, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason launched the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Team Boomer, a program of the foundation, encourages people with cystic fibrosis to incorporate exercise into their everyday lives, provides an avenue for individual athletes in a variety of sports to raise money for cystic fibrosis, and offers assistance to grassroots athletic events looking for a cause to join.

Support the Boomer Esiason Foundation with the purchase of our Team Boomer T-Shirt!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Relentless

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:34:02 -0500

The Bright Starr

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:47:20 -0500

Bart Starr began his career in Green Bay in 1956 as a backup, but it wasn’t until coach Vince Lombardi’s first year, in 1959, that Starr became the starter. In 1960 the Packers lost in the NFL Championship game to the Philadelphia Eagles, but won the title in ’61, ’62 and ‘65. Starr was named NFL MVP in ’66 and led the Pack to wins in the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and ’67, becoming the last team to win three consecutive NFL titles.

Cotton/Poly Blend with flocked print graphic

HOMAGE Keychain

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:03:58 -0500

10¢ Beer Night Koozie

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:14 -0500

Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held during a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on June 4, 1974. The idea behind the promotion was to offer as many eight-ounce cups of Stroh's beer as the fans could drink for just 10¢ each, thus increasing ticket sales.

In the ninth inning, a fan attempted to steal Texas outfielder Jeff Burroughs' cap. Confronting the fan, Burroughs tripped, and Texas manager Billy Martin (thinking that Burroughs had been attacked) charged onto the field, his players right behind, some wielding bats. A large number of intoxicated fans - some armed with knives, chains, and portions of stadium seats that they had torn apart - surged onto the field, and others hurled bottles from the stands. Ken Aspromonte, the Indians' manager, ordered his players to grab bats and help the Rangers.

The bases were pulled up and stolen and many rioters threw a vast array of objects including cups, rocks, bottles, batteries from radios, hot dogs, popcorn containers, and folding chairs. As a result, umpire crew chief Nestor Chylak, realizing that order would not be restored in a timely fashion, forfeited the game to Texas. He later called the fans "uncontrollable beasts" and stated that he'd never seen anything like what had happened, "except in a zoo".

A riot squad from the Cleveland Police Department finally arrived to restore order.

The 25,134 fans in attendance (the past season's average attendance had been 8,000) chugged down an estimated 60,000 cups of beer.

Buckeye Nuthouse Crewneck

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:40:02 -0500

The Buckeye Nuthouse is the official student section at Ohio State University Men's basketball games.

We're not crazy, We're Nuts!

Ships with "We're Nuts!" RAH RAG & Sticker.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Cali

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:15:42 -0500

"I'm going, going, back, back, to Cali, Cali..."

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The Basketball Gods

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:14:43 -0500

In 1965, when Army coach Bobby Knight first recruited a skinny point guard from Chicago with a mouthful of a last name, it’s hard to fathom that nearly 50 years later Michael William Krzyzewski would eventually surpass his mentor as the winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s basketball. Since arriving at Duke in 1980, Coach K’s Blue Devils have won 13 ACC Championships, been to 11 Final Fours, and won four NCAA National Championships. As Krzyzeski overtook Knight on November 15th, 2011, he thanked "the basketball gods" for arranging Knight (as well as a number of former Blue Devils) to be present for his achievement. "Boy, you've done pretty good for a kid who couldn't shoot," Knight teased his protege.

Pay homage.

A portion of this shirt's proceeds benefits the Emily Krzyzewski Center, an organization that inspires economically disadvantaged students to dream big, strive for excellence in school and life, build strong character, and reach their highest potential as our future generation of citizen leaders.

We're Nuts! Hat

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:20:13 -0500

We're not crazy, We're Nuts!

Ships with "We're Nuts!" RAH RAG & Sticker.

Adjustable "snapback" mesh hat . One size fits most.

Butler Dawgs Raglan

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:29:19 -0500

Decades before Butler’s recent run of Horizon League titles and Final Four appearances, Tony Hinkle coached the Bulldogs’ football, baseball and basketball teams for over 40 years. In addition to amassing over 560 basketball victories, Hinkle forged “The Butler Way,” the governing philosophy of Butler athletics, which denies selfishness and seeks constant improvement while promoting the good of the team above that of one’s self.

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Indiana '76 Champs

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:59:19 -0500

The last Division I men's basketball team to run the table, the 1975-76 Indiana University Hoosiers finished the season 32-0, and went wire-to-wire as the nation’s #1 ranked team. Under fifth-year head coach Bob Knight and National Player of the Year Scott May, the Hoosiers downed perennial powerhouse UCLA in the national semis and Michigan in the NCAA championship game. Former Florida State coach Hugh Durham said of the Hoosiers, "I'm glad this isn't like baseball. I'd hate to play these guys in a three-game homestand.”

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

We're Nuts! RAH RAG™

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:14 -0500

We're not crazy, We're nuts!

100% Cotton. Measures 15" x 16"

Buckeye Nuthouse

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:34:56 -0500

J.J.

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:08:51 -0500

After earning All-American honors and leading Toledo’s Macomber High School to the 1989 Ohio Division I state championship, Jim Jackson made an instant impact at Ohio State—while starting as a freshman, “J.J.” averaged 16 points and 5.5 rebounds and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the ’89-90 season. Jackson played two more years for the Buckeyes, earning Big Ten Player of the Year honors in ’91 and ’92. His number 22 was retired by Ohio State in 2001.

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Block Cincy

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:24:50 -0400

In 1966, Ohio governor James A. Rhodes convinced former Cleveland Browns owner and coach Paul Brown that the state needed a second football team; Cincinnati was the logical choice, thereby splitting the state. Brown named the new team the Bengals and chose the exact same shade of orange as the Browns, adding black as the secondary color.

Upon the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Browns were moved to the AFL-based American Football Conference and placed in the AFC Central, the same division as the Bengals, and an instant rivalry was born.

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Cleveland Nets

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:37 -0500

From 1974-1977, the Cleveland Nets participated in World Team Tennis, a 16-team professional co-ed tennis league that featured legends Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King, and Martina Navratilova. The WTT was the first professional sports league to give equal weight to each man and woman competing for their respective teams, as a match consisted of the first player or team to win five games. The first incarnation of World Team Tennis was short lived in Cleveland, as Nets owner Nick Zingale moved the team to New Orleans in ’78 for the league’s final season.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Miracle In Miami

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:55:21 -0500

With six seconds to play and Boston College down 45-41 to the University of Miami, BC quarterback Doug Flutie called “55 Flood Tip,” in which all his wide receivers ran straight routes to the end zone. Flutie took the snap and scrambled right, heaving a Hail Mary pass from his own 37-yard line. Flutie’s pass fell directly into the waiting arms of Eagles receiver Gerard Phelan, who fell to the ground in the end zone for a 47-45 Boston College victory.

Flutie passed for 472 yards and four touchdowns in “The Miami Miracle” and won the Heisman trophy shortly afterward. BC would finish the season with a win over Houston in the Cotton Bowl, but wouldn’t defeat Miami again until 2007.

Cotton/Poly Blend

The Golden Arm

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:15 -0500

Perhaps no NFL quarterback had a more legendary performance than the Baltimore Colts’ Johnny “The Golden Arm” Unitas in the 1958 NFL Championship game. Down 17-14 with two minutes to play, Unitas took over at his own 14-yard line and marched the Colts 62 yards en route to a game-tying field goal.

Unitas completed 26 of 40 passes for 349 yards and one touchdown as the Colts defeated the New York Giants in sudden-death overtime. Over 45 million people watched NBC’s broadcast of the game, which remains the only NFL Championship ever decided in overtime.

Cotton/Poly Blend

Women's Surf Ohio Gradient

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:32:06 -0500

A new take on an old favorite. Silk screened with a beautiful, natural gradient so that no two pieces are exactly alike.

Now ships with a free Surf Ohio sticker!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Freezer Bowl '82

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:58:23 -0500

The 1981 AFC Championship game was played in Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium on January 10, 1982 in the coldest weather in NFL history—the air temperature was −9 °F, but 27 mile-per-hour gusts drove the wind chill factor to −37 °F. San Diego running back Hank Bauer recalled, "when I came out of that tunnel… man, (the wind) just hit you like someone threw 100 knives at you."

Although the Bengals crushed the Chargers 40-17 in week 10, anticipation for the game was high as San Diego featured three future Hall of Famers (Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner and Kellen Winslow) and Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson was the top-rated passer in the NFL and won both the MVP and Comeback Player of the Year award. The Bengals won "The Freezer Bowl" 27-7 but went on to lose Super Bowl XVI to the San Francisco 49ers, 26-21.

Cotton/Poly Blend

HOMAGE Koozie

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:32:14 -0500

"Wait it out with a six-pack of beer and a football game."

- James Griffin, former mayor of Buffalo, on how to handle a blizzard

Win One For The Gipper

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:18:11 -0400

Days after George Gipp, Notre Dame’s first All-American, led the Irish to a win over Northwestern, he lay in a hospital bed with a throat infection. When Knute Rockne visited Gipp, the halfback turned to his coach and uttered his famous speech:

"I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy."

Rockne used the story of Gipp, along with this deathbed line, to rally his team to an underdog victory over an undefeated Army team at Yankee Stadium in 1928.

CD101 Modern Rock

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:27:12 -0400

A limited-edition bundle from HOMAGE & CD101 to celebrate great local music!

Each bundle includes a T-Shirt inspired by CD101's first promo design from 1990 and a groovy USB key with music from the following local bands: Nick Tolford & Co, Ghost Shirt, Phantods, Main Street Gospel, Town Monster, Wet Darlings, Blueprint, Envelope, The Lindsay, The Lost Revival & Watershed.

Only 200 will be produced!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

A portion of proceeds benefits CD101 For The Kids

Script Ohio 75 RAH RAG™

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:59:48 -0500

As seen in the 'Shoe against Wisconsin on 10/19/2011!

First performed in Ohio Stadium in October of 1936, Script Ohio is the signature formation of The Ohio State University Marching Band.

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of a truly incomparable tradition with our Script Ohio RAH RAG™. When the show begins, we all stand. Our hearts soar. We are swept away with The Best Damn Band In The Land!

100% Cotton. Measures 15" x 16"

Bertman Ball Park Mustard

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:34:58 -0500

Bertman Ball Park Mustard is a rich, smooth, old world style brown mustard near and dear to the hearts (and stomachs) of Clevelanders for over three generations of sports and food fans.

Joseph Bertman originally made the mustard in the garage behind his house in the Kinsman neighborhood in Cleveland. He made it primarily for League park, which was one of his best customers. He made it in glass gallon jars which were returned, washed and reused.

Bertman continued to sell it to League Park and naturally carried it over to Municipal stadium when it opened. The concessions in the ballpark remained customers for the entire time Municipal stadium was open.

When Jacobs Field opened, Bertman Mustard was there. Even at Progressive Field, Bertman continues to partner with the Indians!

9 oz. container

Zubaz - Scarlet/Grey

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:33:34 -0500

As seen on the Buckeye Nuthouse!

22 years ago, Dan Stock and Bob Truax created the Zubaz from their gym. The classic zebra pattern was one of their first designs and came to symbolize the brand.

Dan & Bob developed more crazy colors and prints and also introduced shorts, tops, caps, bags, jackets and shoes. Zubaz eventually began to sell at department stores, sports stadiums and special events all over the world. Professional athletes & rock stars even wore the pants that "flew in the face of fashion".

- Lots of leg room
- Elastic waist with drawstring provides comfortable fit
- Machine washable 50% cotton/50% polyester blend

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:06:17 -0400

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else's life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

- Steve Jobs

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

100% of this shirt's proceeds benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a nationwide network of people dedicated to working together to advance research, support patients and create hope for those affected by pancreatic cancer.

Homebrew Computer Club

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:06:54 -0500

From 1975 to 1986, a group of Silicon Valley computer hobbyists met monthly at the Menlo Park Community Computer Center to trade parts, circuits and information about building computers. From the ranks of the club came many forward thinkers, including Bob Marsh, George Morrow, Gordon French, Adam Osborne, Lee Felsenstein, Bob Lash, Mike Fremont, Len Shustek, Walter Bryant, Marty Spergel, George Oetzel, Ralph Campbell, Mike Carlisle, John Draper and Jerry Lawson. Also members of the club were Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

Cotton/Poly Blend

A portion of this shirt's proceeds benefits the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.

Buckeye Leaf Raglan

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:29:37 -0500

The practice of awarding helmet stickers began in 1968 when Ernie Biggs, a trainer under legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, came up with the idea to reward both individual and team performances with stickers resembling buckeye leaves.

During the magical fall of '68, the Bucks capped an undefeated season with a dominating 50-14 victory over arch-rival Michigan and a come-from-behind 27-16 victory over Southern California in the 1969 Rose Bowl to secure the national title!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Detroit Silver Rush

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:50:27 -0500

In the ebb and flow that is the Detroit Lions football franchise, an unquestionable highlight is the 1983 team led by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Doug English (13 sacks) and defensive end William Gay (13.5 sacks). “The Silver Rush” defense pushed Detroit to a 9-7 finish and the Lions’ first NFC Central division title.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Lombardi

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:24:26 -0400

"After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live."

- Vince Lombardi

Cotton/Poly Blend

Zubaz - Green/Yellow

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:07:47 -0400

22 years ago, Dan Stock and Bob Truax created the Zubaz from their gym. The classic zebra pattern was one of their first designs and came to symbolize the brand.

Dan & Bob developed more crazy colors and prints and also introduced shorts, tops, caps, bags, jackets and shoes. Zubaz eventually began to sell at department stores, sports stadiums and special events all over the world. Professional athletes & rock stars even wore the pants that "flew in the face of fashion".

- Lots of leg room
- Elastic waist with drawstring provides comfortable fit
- Machine washable 50% cotton/50% polyester blend

Zubaz - Orange/Black

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:02:22 -0400

Bless You Boys

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:06:03 -0500

After the 1984 Detroit Tigers opened their season with a 35-5 start, local sportscaster Al Ackerman dubbed the team "Bless You Boys." When the Tigers clinched the ’84 American League pennant (after leading the AL East wire-to-wire), manager Sparky Anderson wrote the following in his journal: “I’ve waited for this day since they fired me in Cincinnati. I think they made a big mistake when they did that. Now no one will ever question me again.” The ’84 Tigers downed the Padres 4-1 to win the franchise’s fourth World Series, and Anderson’s journal was later published under the title Bless You Boys: Diary of the Detroit Tigers’ 1984 Season.

"...That's right...Bless You Boys! This is the year...Detroit is gonna party, Tiger fever is here...Bless you boys..."

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Ohio State Koozie

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:21 -0500

Ohio State Knucklebucks

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:07:53 -0500

The official rebranded student section of Ohio State University Men's Hockey. It's Knucklebuck time!

Click here for this year's schedule or to purchase tickets.

Cotton/Poly Blend

The Punky QB

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:00:33 -0500

Ships with "ROZELLE" headband!

To say Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon had a flair for the dramatic would be a gross understatement. It’s true that McMahon had to wear the dark sunglasses for medical reasons, but the headbands were all flash. When NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle fined McMahon in 1985 for wearing a headband with an unauthorized corporate logo, the following week McMahon responded with a plain white headband emblazoned simply with “ROZELLE” in black marker.

"I'm the punky QB, known as McMahon.
When I hit the turf, I've got no plan.
I just throw my body all over the field.
I can't dance, but I can throw the pill.
I motivate the cats, I like to tease.
I play so cool, I aim to please.
That's why you all got here on the double
To catch me doin' the Super Bowl Shuffle."

Cotton/Poly Blend

HOMAGE Pennant

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:05:45 -0500

A classic HOMAGE felt stadium pennant featuring a flocked print. Just like the good ol' days.

Akron Zips Winter Hat

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:33:48 -0500

100% Acrylic. One size fits all.

Women's Say Yes To Michigan!

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:35:55 -0500

The State of Michigan is a state blessed with the riches of unspoiled nature: the world's longest freshwater coastline, lakes that feel like oceans, shimmering beaches, miles and miles of cherry orchards, glorious sunrises and sunsets, daytime skies of the deepest blue, nighttime skies scattered with stars.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Youth Script Ohio

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:29:04 -0500

A classic that never goes out of style.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Youth Angry Tomato

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:24:17 -0500

The angry tomato strikes again!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Youth Bexley

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:25:43 -0500

Bexley is a community of neighborly and classic tree-lined streets, of first-class restaurants and art galleries, and of excellent schools and places of learning.

Bexley is also home to the most amazing pizza joint on earth, Rubino's Pizzeria.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Women's City of Champions

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:30:15 -0400

After numerous world championships by the Pirates & Steelers throughout the 70s, Pittsburgh, PA, was dubbed the "City of Champions".

Our Pittsburgh "City of Champions" t-shirt has been printed with a slightly off-set print to reflect the charm of yesteryear. Pay Homage.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Women's Detroit

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:55:45 -0400

As seen on Mac from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".

According to a 1984 Time Magazine article, guns came close to ranking as household appliances in Detroit, with an estimated 1.5 million firearms in a city of only 1.2 million people.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Women's NYC

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:00:36 -0500

Game 7 of the 1970 NBA finals:

In one of the greatest moments in the history of Madison Square Garden, injured Knickerbocker Willis Reed limped onto the court and inspired teammates to victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, giving the Knicks their first NBA championship.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Dayton Frisbee®

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:02:02 -0500

175 gram weight. There is only one original Frisbee® Disc.

Jacket Backers

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:33:48 -0500

The Jacket Backers were established in 2001 to support the Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club, serve its charities and civic events, encourage participation in and support of amateur hockey and hockey education for the general public and promote sociality among its members.

For more information, visit JacketBackers.org

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Woody's Shirt

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:45:04 -0500

For nearly three decades in the latter half of the 20th century, Woody Hayes was Ohio State football. After arriving in Columbus in 1951, Hayes’ Buckeye teams amassed an overall record of 205-61-10, winning 13 Big Ten titles and three national championships. “Success,” Hayes said, “it’s what you do with what you got.” With what Hayes had, he proved to be one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football. His grinding “three yards and a cloud of dust” offense wore out opponents, but Hayes’ commitment to his players’ education ensured that they wouldn’t do the same in the classroom. Hayes taught mandatory English and vocabulary classes to his freshmen and was referred to as “Professor Hayes” by students.

Ships with limited-edition "Coach Hayes" whistle manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.

Cotton/Poly Blend

Woody's Cap

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:45:21 -0500

A fitted cap just like Woody used to wear. 100% wool with felt Block O appliqué.

Made in U.S.A. with exquisite craftsmanship.

In Quest Of The Best

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:52 -0400

Since 1911, Columbus Academy has fostered the intellectual, social, artistic and athletic development of its students.

As the school begins its second century, its motto, "In Quest of the Best" continues to highlight an academic tradition of excellence.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with Academy shield printed on back neck

Clara Peller

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:10:19 -0500

Officially licensed by Wendy's!

On January 10th 1984, actress Clara Peller stared down a giant hamburger bun that surrounded a not-so-giant hamburger and asked, "Where’s the beef?" The Wendy’s ad went as viral as it could in the mid-‘80s, appearing in TV shows, films, magazines, and even political campaigns. The 80-year-old Peller helped Wendy’s sales jump 31% worldwide in 1985, and the restaurant’s VP of communications said that "Clara accomplished as much in five weeks as we did in 14 and a half years."

Now shipping with a retro "Where's The Beef?" sticker!

NY Times: After 27 Years, an Answer to the Question, ‘Where’s the Beef?’

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Where's The Beef?

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:33:19 -0500

Navy Midshipmen

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:11:41 -0400

Both the men’s and women’s teams at the U.S. Naval Academy bear the nickname “Midshipmen” (or “Mids”), which in naval terminology refers to the younger members of the crew in training to become officers. The school’s mascot, Bill the Goat, first appeared in 1893, and his statue appears just inside the main gate to the Academy grounds.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print

Bruno The Bear

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:22:05 -0500

Brown's first mascot was a burro, first introduced in 1902 in a game against Harvard. Three years later, the university’s teams were re-named the Bears, and Helen, a live bear mascot, was introduced. A male bear named Bruno replaced Helen in 1921, but the live bear mascot were replaced by a student wearing a bear costume in the late ‘60s.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print graphic

VT Fighting Gobblers

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:20:15 -0500

Virginia Tech’s sports teams were originally known as the “Fighting Gobblers,” and when the name changed to the “Hokies” (from a late 19th century spirit yell), the turkey-like appearance of the mascot stuck. According to VT legend, a Hokie is a word like “hooray,” used to express approval or excitement.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print graphic

Iowa Old Gold

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:21:36 -0500

Roll along Iowa, Roll down the field,
On to victory!
Roll along Iowa, Don't ever yield,
Always a winner be!
Get that ball, Give your all, For dear Old Gold,
Raise her banner high!
With firm endeavor, Roll on forever,
U of I.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print

Giant Smarties

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:27:00 -0400

Indulge your sweet tooth with the yummy Smarties candy wafer roll you know and love, just the way you remember it. It’s no wonder they have been one of the leading Halloween treats for over 50 years!

Giant Smarties are bigger than original Smarties so there are more of them to enjoy. They still come in all the same classic Smarties flavors.

2 giant rolls of assorted colors and flavors

Sugar Daddy Giant

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:16:15 -0400

Enjoy satisfying, milk caramel goodness with Sugar Daddy, America's oldest and most popular milk caramel lollipop.

The slow-cooked caramel pop, packed in its trademark confetti-adorned, non-stick wax paper wrapper, provides long-lasting, sweet tooth-pleasing comfort, the perfect go-anywhere candy treat.

One delicious Sugar Daddy Giant Milk Caramel Pop

Ohio Bobcats Winter Hat

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:34:32 -0500

100% Acrylic. One size fits all.

Dayton Flyers Winter Hat

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:30:57 -0500

100% Acrylic. One size fits all.

Iowa Frisbee®

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:02:23 -0500

175 gram weight. There is only one original Frisbee® Disc.

Xavier Frisbee®

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:36:21 -0500

175 gram weight. There is only one original Frisbee® Disc.

Toledo Rockets Frisbee®

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:55:15 -0500

175 gram weight. There is only one original Frisbee® Disc.

Arizona State Frisbee®

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:34:34 -0400

175 gram weight. There is only one original Frisbee® Disc.

University of Iowa

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:21:25 -0500

The nickname “The Hawkeye State” is said to have originated with the eponymous scout in James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans, published in 1826. The nickname was given approval by "territorial officials" in 1838, twelve years after the book was published and eight years before Iowa became a state. The University of Iowa subsequently adopted the Hawkeye as the mascot for its sports teams in the late 19th century.

Cotton/Poly blend with flocked print

Herky The Hawk

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:27:36 -0400

In 1948, the University of Iowa was on the lookout for a symbol to represent the athletic teams. Journalism instructor Richard Spencer III drew a caricature of a hawk, and the university adapted it, but left the naming of the bird to fans through a statewide contest. John Franklin, an alumnus, suggested the name “Herky” as a reference to Hercules, and the name stuck.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Wright State 1983 Champs

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:05:00 -0500

After only 13 seasons of sponsoring the sport, Wright State University’s men’s basketball team won the 1982-83 NCAA Division II title with a record of 24-8. Under head coach Ralph Underhill, the Raiders’ averaged a double-digit margin of victory through the regionals and handily dispatched the University of the District of Columbia 92-73 in the finals. It was the first and last Division II title for Wright State, as the program made the jump to Division I into 1987 (and qualified for the NCAA tournament in ’93 and ’07).

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Ohio Bobcats

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:14:59 -0500

In 1925, the Ohio University athletic board chose the nickname “Bobcats” for the school’s athletic teams because of the animal’s reputation for being sly and scrappy. The Bobcat mascot first appeared at OU’s homecoming game on October 22nd, 1960, in which the Bobcats destroyed archrival Miami 21-0 and went on to one of the school’s greatest football season ever—OU finished the year a perfect 10-0 and was voted the NCAA National College Division Champion.

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Cleveland State Vikings

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:06:11 -0400

O hail the Green and White;
For our great colors we shall fight!
To battle, Vikings all;
We'll sound the Viking Trumpet Call!

We always will defend
The Pride of Cleveland faithfully;
For Cleveland State we'll fight on to a victory!

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Roar, Lion, Roar

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:37:35 -0500

Roar, Lion, Roar
And wake the echoes of the Hudson Valley!
Fight on to victory evermore,
While the sons of Knickerbocker rally round
Columbia! Columbia!
Shouting her name forever!
Roar, Lion, Roar
For Alma Mater on the Hudson Shore!

Cotton/Poly Blend

Brown Bear

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:09:58 -0400

When Brown University opened a new student union in 1904, Theodore Francis Green, an 1887 alum and member of the building committee, placed the head of a real brown bear above the arch that was the central feature of the trophy room. To explain his choice, Green said that the bear “is good natured and clean. While courageous and ready to fight, it does not look for trouble for its own sake, nor is it bloodthirsty. It is not one of a herd, but acts independently. It is intelligent and capable of being educated. It is a good swimmer and a good digger, like an athlete who makes Phi Beta Kappa. Furthermore its color is brown; and its name is Brown.”

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Zap 'Em Zips

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:30:39 -0400

One of the most unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally the Zippers, the name was shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. 25 years earlier, a campus-wide mascot-naming contest brought suggestions such as Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, and Kangaroos. The university’s mascot is “Zippy,” a kangaroo—one of only a handful of female college mascots in the U.S.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

This is UD, Baby!

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:15:31 -0400

This isn’t college… This is UD, baby!

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Kent State University

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:19:44 -0500

Kent State University’s oldest sport is the men’s basketball team, which began play nearly 100 years ago, in 1913. Since 1998, the team has been one of the most consistent in the MAC with ten straight 20-win season from ’98 through ’08. Kent State has made ten MAC tournament title game appearances and won five, along with three regular-season MAC titles.

Cotton/Poly Blend with flocked print graphic

Seton Hall Pirates

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:30:29 -0400

Seton Hall’s first season of men’s basketball occurred in 1903-04, but it took five years before the school fielded another team; in that 1908-09 the university achieved its first winning season. The school adopted the Pirate mascot in 1931, and during an 18-year span, the Pirates racked up a 295-129 record that included an undefeated 19-0 record in 1930-40 as part of a 41-game unbeaten streak.

Cotton/Poly Blend

U of Akron

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:57:17 -0400

Close beside Cuyahoga’s waters, Stream of amber hue,
O’er old Buchtel Summit’s glory, Waves the gold and blue.
Hail we Akron! Sound her praises, Speed them on the gale,
Ever stand our Alma Mater, Akron hail, all hail!

Cotton/Poly Blend

K-State

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:21:09 -0500

Depending on who you ask, Kansas State’s football team either began play on Thanksgiving Day, 1893 (with an 18-10 victory over St. Mary’s Academy) or on November 3rd 1894 (as the Wildcats defeated an Abilene, Kansas team 24-0). However, the first official game recorded in the university’s history is a 14-0 loss to Fort Riley on November 28th 1896.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print graphic

Willie The Wildcat

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:20:21 -0500

Since 1920, Kansas State University’s football teams have been represented by a Wildcat mascot; the first costumed “Willie the Wildcat” appeared in ’47. Six decades later, Willie has undergone numerous changes in appearance, but remains a constant presence on the K-State sideline, doing one pushup for each point on the board when the Wildcats score.

Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend with flocked print graphic

Mighty Brutus

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:32:58 -0400

In 1965, Ohio State students Ray Bourhis and Sally Huber decided the school needed a mascot, and on October 30th of that year, a student wearing a giant papier-mache buckeye made its debut at a football game against Minnesota. A few weeks later, the name “Brutus Buckeye” was chosen as the new mascot’s name, proposed by then-student Kerry Reed.

Cotton/Poly Blend

T-H-E

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:08:17 -0500

Founded in 1870 as a land-grant university, the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College was situated within a farming community on the northern edge of Columbus. Eight years later, the college officially changed its name to “The Ohio State University,” with “The” as part of its official name (as you’ve no doubt heard when former Buckeyes in the NFL introduce themselves on Monday Night Football).

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House That Harley Built

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:43:23 -0400

It can be argued that Charles William “Chic” Harley built Ohio State’s football program, both figuratively and literally. Harley led the Buckeyes to Big Ten championships in 1916 and 1917, was a consensus first-team All-American and a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame. In Harley’s era, the Buckeyes played at Ohio Field, which seated 20,000. Harley so excited the OSU faithful that he inspired a $1.3 million funding drive to build the massive Ohio Stadium in 1920. For this reason, the stadium is often referred to as “The House that Harley Built.”

Cotton/Poly Blend

Two Words

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:22:17 -0500

After Ohio State’s 1980 football season, in which the Buckeyes finished 11-1, Dave Murphy and the Irish Brigade recorded “Proud to Be a Buckeye from Ohio” (an homage to Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee”), which featured this chorus:

I’m proud to be a Buckeye from Ohio;
Football in Columbus is the best;
Ohio State’s the team that we all cheer for;
On to victory and to hell with all the rest.

Proud to Be a Buckeye from Ohio
Cotton/Poly/Rayon Blend

Surf Ohio Koozie

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:37:39 -0500

Many years ago, Surf Ohio founder Ron Kaplan had the opportunity to ask famed Czechoslovakian cosmonaut and member of the European Parliament, Vladimir Remek, if he would share the keys to his many accomplishments and abundant happiness. Despite the language barrier, he never forgot the profound, insightful reply of this international space hero.

“Kolda beer. Vorm vimmen.”

Now, as much as 50% of Vladimir’s formula for success can be within your grasp with the new Surf Ohio koozie from HOMAGE, crafted from the same type of innovative, insulating foam that was probably used somewhere on the Russian Soyuz rocket that blasted Vladimir to space-age stardom in 1978 – the same year Surf Ohio was born. Printed with Surf Ohio on two sides, this attractive koozie will keep your beverage chillin’ while you take care of that other 50%. Salut!

Western Reserve Red Cats

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:53:52 -0400

In the fall of 1928, the student newspaper, The Reserve Weekly, sponsored a contest to find a new nickname since Marietta College claimed prior right to the nickname "Pioneers." R. C. Weiss, Adelbert senior, won the cup offered for the winning entry. Judges in the contest were: Myron M. Perlich (representing The Reserve Weekly), Coach Gordon C. Locke, Coach Robert M. Grueninger, Athletic Director Frank A. Yocum and Paul Motz.

Cotton/Poly Blend

UVM Hockey

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:59:56 -0500

En route to the 1972-73 ECAC Championship, the University of Vermont Catamounts men’s hockey team had one of the most impressive months in school history. After a February 7th loss to Harvard, UVM rattled off 11 straight wins while outscoring its opponents 79-23, including an 8-1 trouncing of Bowdoin for the title.

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Demon Deacons

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:37:42 -0400

Wake Forest University’s athletic teams were originally known as “The Fighting Baptists” due to its association with the Baptist Convention. However, after a particularly impressive 1923 win over the Duke Blue Devils, a newspaper reporter wrote that the Wake Forest players “fought like Demons,” giving rise to the school’s current nickname, “The Demon Deacons.”

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Cy The Cardinal

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:12:12 -0400

Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors, and from the school's original Mascot the Cardinal. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry of Cy was submitted by 17 people. The first to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen, won a cardinal and gold stadium blanket!

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Struck By A Cyclone

info@homage.com (HOMAGE) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:12:25 -0400

When Iowa Agricultural College (later Iowa State University) first fielded a football team in the late 19th century, the team was known as the Cardinals. On September 29, 1895, the name changed for good—under legendary coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, the Cardinals routed Northwestern 36-0, and the Chicago Tribune read that the Wildcats had been “Struck by a Cyclone.” The article went on to say, "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the team it met yesterday." Since then the Iowa State teams have been known as the Cyclones.

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