TFD: What is the best of the awesome old-school AFL throwback uniforms?

We dig pretty much all of them, but we give the nod to the Chargers.

October 13, 2009 at 9:17PM
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SI.com has an excellent gallery of all the AFL throwback uniforms. Picking the best one is like picking our favorite Lifter Puller song (late 1990s Minneapolis hipster cred?), but if we had to have just one ... torn here ... we'd go with the Chargers. There, we said it. Even LaDainian Tomlinson, presumably losing four yards on the play and killing fantasy teams around the world, makes them look good.

That said, we'll accept just about any answer. We even dig those Broncos unis. A lot. Deal with that.

Have a browse through the gallery or just recount the lusciousness from memory. Then give us your opinion in the comments.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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