#oregon-football

#oregon-football

At first glance, the Grateful Ducks threads look like a simple enough black-and-green Oregon combination. But the details are both plentiful and aesthetically excellent. Most notably, the green numbers and the trademark "O" logos on the helmet contain tie-dye patterns. The jersey shoulders contain distinct patches that mix the school's colors with the band's "Steal Your Face" motif. Inside the collar and on the back of the helmet is a line of the Grateful Dead's "dancing bears" -- swapping in ducks for the bears.

Inside the Marcus Mariota Performance Center, history dangles from wire hangers. The glitz and glamour surrounding Oregon football is not immediately apparent. This is a practical place -- a dimly lit, long hallway inside the second floor of the equipment room furnished with gray built-in closets -- created not as a way to showcase, but rather to store the very thing that has become synonymous with the Ducks: their vast array of fabrics, colors and prints.