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Uni Watch's Friday Flashback -- When the shorts came out in Chicago - ESPN
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August 8, 1976: The Chicago White Sox make the long-awaited debut of their Hollywood Shorts uniforms. Feeling easy and breezy, they beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-2! : r/dirtysportshistory
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Ever Wonder: Why The White Sox Wore Shorts in 1976? Raise your hand if you want to see the Sox rock the shorts again? ✋ Let's go back to 1976: (
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40 years ago today, the White Sox wore shorts for a game
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The White Sox Shorts
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White Sox 1976 uniforms worth revisiting with a tailor - South Side Sox
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A Short Experiment: The Story of the Chicago White Sox Shorts – SportsLogos. Net News
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The short pants craze of 1976
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Ever wonder why the Chicago White Sox wore shorts in 1976? – NBC Sports Chicago