This vintage University of Alabama jacket is a great little piece of collegiate sportswear with exactly the kind of straightforward charm that makes old school merchandise so good. It’s a bright crimson snap-front jacket made by Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y., with the University of Alabama seal printed at the chest beneath the arched ALABAMA lettering. The seal includes the university’s founding year, 1831, and gives the jacket that classic campus look that feels equally at home in a stadium, on a rack, or layered into everyday wear now.
The silhouette is that easy vintage coach-jacket style: lightweight, clean, and unfussy, with a pointed collar, front snap closures, elasticized cuffs, and angled front pockets. The color is bold and unmistakable, and the white graphic against the crimson body gives it that instantly recognizable collegiate feel. It’s one of those pieces that lands somewhere between sportswear, souvenir, and Americana.
The interior label reads Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y., which helps place it within Champion’s older production history and adds to its appeal for anyone who likes vintage athleticwear or university memorabilia.
A strong vintage piece for anyone who collects old Champion, University of Alabama memorabilia, or classic American collegiate clothing.
Good vintage condition with visible age-related wear. There is overall wrinkling from storage and handling, along with general light wear consistent with age and use. The printed chest graphic shows some wear and softness, and there may be minor surface marks or small signs of use not immediately obvious in photographs.
Brand: Champion
Maker marking: Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y.
School: University of Alabama
Design: Arched “ALABAMA” text with University of Alabama seal
Founding year shown on seal: 1831
Color: Crimson red with white print
Style: Snap-front coach jacket / lightweight jacket
Closure: Front snaps
Collar: Point collar
Pockets: Two front pockets
Cuffs: Elasticized cuffs
Material: Appears to be a lightweight synthetic shell
Era: Likely late 20th century
Department: Unisex / adult
Theme: College, sportswear, university, vintage Americana
Macondo Room Object No. 009
This vintage University of Alabama jacket is a great little piece of collegiate sportswear with exactly the kind of straightforward charm that makes old school merchandise so good. It’s a bright crimson snap-front jacket made by Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y., with the University of Alabama seal printed at the chest beneath the arched ALABAMA lettering. The seal includes the university’s founding year, 1831, and gives the jacket that classic campus look that feels equally at home in a stadium, on a rack, or layered into everyday wear now.
The silhouette is that easy vintage coach-jacket style: lightweight, clean, and unfussy, with a pointed collar, front snap closures, elasticized cuffs, and angled front pockets. The color is bold and unmistakable, and the white graphic against the crimson body gives it that instantly recognizable collegiate feel. It’s one of those pieces that lands somewhere between sportswear, souvenir, and Americana.
The interior label reads Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y., which helps place it within Champion’s older production history and adds to its appeal for anyone who likes vintage athleticwear or university memorabilia.
A strong vintage piece for anyone who collects old Champion, University of Alabama memorabilia, or classic American collegiate clothing.
Good vintage condition with visible age-related wear. There is overall wrinkling from storage and handling, along with general light wear consistent with age and use. The printed chest graphic shows some wear and softness, and there may be minor surface marks or small signs of use not immediately obvious in photographs.
Brand: Champion
Maker marking: Champion Products Inc., Rochester, N.Y.
School: University of Alabama
Design: Arched “ALABAMA” text with University of Alabama seal
Founding year shown on seal: 1831
Color: Crimson red with white print
Style: Snap-front coach jacket / lightweight jacket
Closure: Front snaps
Collar: Point collar
Pockets: Two front pockets
Cuffs: Elasticized cuffs
Material: Appears to be a lightweight synthetic shell
Era: Likely late 20th century
Department: Unisex / adult
Theme: College, sportswear, university, vintage Americana
Macondo Room Object No. 009
