Any other old guys remember playing sports in jeans ?

I thought jeans were supposed to be worn commando? Or in cold weather with long johns.

Yeah, I remember all those mud stains from playing football in my jeans.

Yes. I remember. I also remember some of the worse chafing I've ever encountered. I also remember my first run in converse low tops.

Used to be Rono wrote:

Yes, and ttoday half the boys in middle and high school go to class in gym shorts. WTF? In case a half-court basketball game suddenly breaks out? Shorts as school apparel wasn't a thing 30 years ago. In case you wonder why...

I like this trend. Gym shorts are way easier to get into.

My Buster Browns and Rustlers or Osh Kosh Overalls were the scene on our makeshift dirt Dodgeball Court. Aaron Eldbeer (manchild) once threw the ball so hard, with such mustard that it sent Jenkins into a flip as if he slipped on a banana peel we thought he was knocked out but it was just a long pause before he exhaled in cry.

👖 are good Dodgeball is great

my go to athletic gear was frayed cutoffs (after I finally convinced mom to stop hemming them for crying out loud). First summer of running in 1980 was all in short frayed cutoffs because I didnt want to go all uptown and buy elastic band shorts til I knew if I would stick with the sport or not.

when I started running in 1972 (age 14, in hot/humid Kentucky) I ran in long blue jeans and converse high top black chuck taylor's and no shirt. I ran in jeans for 4 years before I ran in shorts and that was because my brother talked me into running a 10 mile race, my first. because I was tan everywhere but the legs I tanned up in the back yard before running in shorts in public, I was too embarrassed to run w/ white legs.

Lol. Great story ! I too remember running in Chucks but before Chuck's I ran in jeepers. Remember Jeepers ? the shoes Sears had made to compete with Chucks. Our family was tight on money and we got Jeepers. I remember when I bought my first pair of Nike Cortez after having Chucks. My Dad thought I was nuts spending my working money on Nike's.

Old Dude #365 wrote:

I am 56 and grew up in a small town below the mason dixon line and remember playing baseball and basketball in jeans. Plenty of guys would wear baseball jersey and jeans. I was lifting with my son and asked him to do sprints with me. He was like "in jeans ?" I busted out about thirty 40 yard sprints in my jeans.

I'm 19 and I still run timed miles in my jeans on occasion. It's just kind of fun to see how fast you can go with the odds stacked against you, jeans, sweatshirt, heavy shoes, timing yourself with your phone instead of a watch. Fun stuff.

Grew up in a small town in Oregon. Even in little league they'd give you a tshirt for your team and you'd play in jeans. It's different now days but we did everything in jeans.

2009:

http://stevetilford.com/2011/12/04/beaten-by-a-guy-in-jeans/tilley-at-williamsburg/

I grew up in a small town in Central Illinois and about the only time we didn't wear jeans were when we were playing sports for our school team. When we were playing pickup games or whatever we were usually always in jeans, and I played baseball in jeans until about the 7th grade.

When I was in 6th grade they put together an "all-star" baseball team to go play a couple of tournaments, and we played in jeans and plain red shirts, we didn't even have numbers, and those mesh-type hats with just a red panel in front. We ended up finishing third in one tournament and I believe second in the other. All of the other teams had uniforms and made fun of us during the games for our lack of style, so needless to say we got a lot of joy out of beating them.

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HardLoper wrote:

Our regional XC champion did all his training in jeans and then ran 2:2x marathons after high school. This was only 10 years ago though, he was just weird.

A film about this guy would be more interesting than that docu about the Barkley Marathons.

So in early 2000's there was a kid training in jeans? What state do you live in??

Michigan. He still does it for all I know. 7th in the Detroit Marathon last fall

Toughskin jeans.....I think that a Sears brand.

Ran my first timed mile in jeans and Air Jordan's in 5th grade around a baseball diamond. Barely broke 8. Played all pickup sports through 8th grade in jeans or whatever I wore to school.

I buy jeans made in America by Schaefer Western Wear out of Texas. Just as comfortable as any jeans made back in the day. I order them online.

I don't mind sprinting or playing ball in them.

I remember seeing a recent Mexican immigrant running in jeans yesterday.

Too soon?

We should get back to those days. Jeans and t shirts for sports instead the ridiculous crap we wear today.

Yeah I played playground sports in jeans but I wouldn't do straight sprints.