Want proof of the motto, "Look good, play good?" Look no further than the Oregon Ducks.
Oregon's football team is famous for its cutting-edge uniforms, which feature awesome combinations of the school's traditional green and yellow colors.
But the Ducks haven't always been the uniform standard-bearer. In Episode Two of NBC Sports' "Sports Uncovered" podcast series, NBC Sports Northwest dives into the behind-the-scenes story of how Oregon overhauled its uniforms and sparked a sartorial revolution in both college and professional sports.
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You've probably heard that Nike CEO and Oregon alum Phil Knight played a big role in the Ducks changing up their uniforms in the 1990s. But Knight's vision went far beyond wanting his alma mater to look better on game days.
"His goal was to win a national championship in every sport, but certainly football," former Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti recalled in the podcast.
" ... You’re talking about recruiting to an area where it does rain more frequently than a lot of other places and that was used against us in recruiting. It was sort of an idea of how to put us on the map."
That idea expanded into an intensive project to re-brand the Ducks -- who once had Donald Duck as their mascot -- into serious players on the college football scene.
Through interviews with Bellotti, former Oregon QB Joey Harrington, Nike executive Tinker Hatfield and many others, Episode Two of "Sports Uncovered" offers a fascinating look into the project that helped transform Oregon athletics and change how uniforms are perceived.
Listen to the episode below or by subscribing to "Sports Uncovered" for free wherever you listen to podcasts.