Hardwood Classics: San Francisco Warriors

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Before being renamed as Golden State, the San Francisco Warriors boasted one of the greatest rosters in history. Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Nate Thurmond, and Jerry Lucas all played for the SF Warriors at one time or another. The team played a majority of their games at the Cow Palace in Daly City, but in 1966 the team started scheduling home games at the newly finished Oakland Coliseum. In 1971 the team officially changed its name to the Golden State Warriors.

This hat commemorates a team that many people don't remember existed. The logo is classic featuring the Golden Gate bridge and the San Francisco Warriors seal on the right panel of the hat is a nice touch. The Hardwood Classics seal on the back is pretty detailed if you take a good look at it. The shading behind the letters is done in white embroidery while the seams in the basketball are done in black thread.

This is one of my favorite hats that I own. One, because the hat has a great story behind it that lends itself to be a conversation piece anywhere I go, and two, just because its a damn nice hat. I will say this though...it's kind of hard to wear the hat outside of October...luckily, thats just around the corner.

Shirt by No Mas