In our vast world of sports, we occasionally tend to sit back and speculate just why we personally favor football (the real American kind, that is) over all others. There are numerous reasons, of course, but one which readily comes to mind is the garb the players don. The gridiron performer, in his heavily protective paddedness, appears far more he-manish than any of the rest. When the opposing teams trot onto the field at game’s start, what we essentially see are true hidebound warriors, duly geared to do battle. The spectator can find nothing the least bit sissified from the way they are dressed.
Consider, for example, what we observe whenever participants in fellow sports take the scene. Baseball and (even more so) jockey clothing makes the fellows look slightly leprechaunish. Soccer and rugby chaps resemble English schoolboys romping about. Hockey stars, rugged though they may be, are clad somewhat like girls. Basketball and track performers impress us as running around in their underwear, golfers show up wearing Sunday afternoon picnic attire, and tennis aces might as well be occupying backyard lounge chairs seeking a suntan.
As we’ve already indicated, there are additional reasons in support of our favoritism. At least, though, the gallant, gladiator-like football behemoths definitely lead the pack in the wardrobe department.
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