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Letter sweaters fall from fashion in sports lore
In a Chicago Tribune column by Skip Bayless and a Michigan survey, letter sweaters are deemed not cool and largely disappeared from schools and sports shops. Universities and high schools report jackets remain common while sweaters are rare or gone for decades.
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Farmington Hills
Mich
Chicago Tribune
Skip Bayless
Bayless
Joe Paterno
Penn State
Western Union
Michigan
University of Town
University of Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern University
Ohio State
Riverview Gardens High School
St. Louis
Sporting Goods
Tom Fritts
T.L. Fritts Sporting Goods
Winnetka
Megan Cavanaugh
General Sports Inc
Minneapolis
Brad Downer
Reynolds and Sons Sporting Goods
Grand Rapids
Tim Beecher
BE Sports
Columbus
Dan Saale
Johnny Mac’s
Sue Pawlak
Kalamazoo