HS Letter Jackets: Anyone care about them nowadays?

Most sports have their own type of lighter weight jacket, but football still has the leather/faux leather sleeved heavy jacket - we won our league last year, so the school board chipped in some, but it still cost us about $50. And the kids wear them all the time; I suspect it will disappear into the bowels of his closet upon spring and his graduation. Have seen a couple seniors from last years champioship team wear them to someof the hoem games this year, but other wise they get locked away, as per everyone else's point.

Fungo,

JMO but Waynesboro, Collinwood, Linden, and Pulaski would be considered rual towns.

My 07 son cherishes his. He wore it to school once when it was 65 degrees

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Originally posted by micdsguy:
When I was in HS, decades ago, HS letter jackets and sweaters ranked just below a Corvette in status pecking order. Girls wore them as gifts from their jock boyfriends.

Nowadays no one around here seems to even own one.

When did letter jackets go out, and why?

Thought it might be fun to revisit this post. Son is HS Freshman & Dad told him he can get his jacket as soon as he 'Letters'. Daughter is a Jr in HS she has her Lettermans jacket with her cheerleading letters as well as her Wrestling and Track Boys Varsity Team Manager Letters.

Are these jackets out or are they slowly coming back?

They seem to be popular at 2B's school. He loves his, but it's rare in FL that it's cold enough to wear it.

Son never wanted one at his private school, but when he transferred to a public school with the best BB program in the city, he was eager to get one. He along with all his teammates wore their jackets to school almost every day during the winter. The jackets came in handy in the dugout as well when games started in early February - Brrr!

I've got one. Really about the only time I wore it was during basketball season junior and senior year. I wouldn't wear it for football because you never knew what the lockerroom would be like and it was just too hot to wear during baseball season. Also, I wouldn't wear it to school because I didn't want to stuff it into my locker with everything else.

Someone earlier had asked about class rings.. I got mine sophomore year and wore it for about 2 months. Then I wore it for special occasions only. I probably have not worn it since high school graduation May 2007.

My son got his as a Soph. Freshman letter, Sophmore year, got the jacket. He was the envy of his friends (most kids dont get them until after JR or even SR year, as you get it your second year of Varsity here) On the first really chilly day we had here, he was actually excited!! Because he got to wear the jacket!!

The most expensive after-highschool moth magnet I ever bought.

( Seriously though, my boys loved theirs in highschool and wore them with pride. One of my favorite pictures is of the two of them with their backs facing me as they walked into the locker room before a big game. The same last name displayed proudly on their backs,...on a varsity team together,..side by side.) Fun memories.

I didn't think anyone did until son said he wanted to get one next year.

Lots of students wear them at my sons HS.My son got a beautiful jacket with all his awards for is 17th birthday, he loved it.

My 8th grade boy was oogling one at the sporting goods store just a week ago. the price tag was $160.00
"I can't wait to get one of those" he said.
Notice he didn't say, "I can't wait to buy one of those."

My son got a letter jacket that I saw once when we were moving. I never even knew he had it. He said he never even put it on. He has a bunch of other memorabilia he is proud of, almost none of which he displays. His mother is a different story. Momma gets the trophies.

Living in Florida son got the letter minus the jacket.
Anyone want a never worn Clemson letter jacket?
I think that son might have worn it being in cooler weather, but it is the UGLIEST thing I have ever seen. They spend so much money on these things, make them fashionable at least. And it's not 'cause it is purple and orange.
I think he got more use out of his second year letter award......coasters.

I just ordered my son's jacket today. They are still very popular and worn in Ocala Florida.

So tonight we have a game, and it's getting down to 26 degrees. Did 2B remember to bring his warm, comfy, $160 letter jacket? Of course not.

I hear everyone saying how they had to buy the jacket. I guess that I should stop complaining about our school district. My son got his gratis.

Very popular at son's high school. The school supplies the jacket and parents supply the patches. The jackets are identical for every sport, it is not just for football. They receive their jacket the year after they letter whether it be football, baseball, track, basketball. The students receive academic jackets and bars from our parish school board. To receive an academic jacket you must have a 4.0 two semesters in a row, then a bar is given for every semester after that. My son wears his athletic jacket every chance he gets but has never worn his academic jacket, go figure.

Son wearing his jacket for Homecoming Parade, yes we still have a homecoming parade, it was awesome.

At my kids school the letterman jackets are still popular. A company comes in during the Fall and Spring, has a booth to fit the jackets for the kids. I am sure that the school gets X % on the number of jackets sold and it seems like they now cost about $150.00 per jacket.

$240 a pop at our school. Neither of my kids had/has/wants one.

OK, so please forgive the "brag." We're getting the daughter one for Christmas. She doesn't know that her coach has given me her "All Conference" Patch, "Conference Champs" patch and her "Regional Champs" patch. We're going to have it all sewn on along with her Letter that I've snatched. Besides, we're going to get a few more years of her wearing it. She just a soph and lettered this past spring as a frosh. OK I'm a proud papa.

That's awesome, CoachB25. I hope she loves it! Congratulations!