The iconic letterman jacket started as a simple knit sweater worn as part of the 1865 Harvard University baseball team uniform. It quickly became a status symbol used to distinguish top athletes ...

In this 2016 photo provided by Beverly Amick, her father Mal Osborn, 92, of Winston-Salem, N.C., wears a treasured 1952 letter jacket from the University of Maine.

A 92-year-old former track star from Maine is thrilled he caught-up with the letter jacket he’d worn his entire adult life, but thought was gone for good. Mal Osborn told the Bangor Daily News ...

Ever since Mal Osborn received the varsity jacket for running long-distance track and cross-country events at the University of Maine from 1949-52, he proudly wore it almost everywhere he went ...

In the fantasy draft of casual fall outerwear, the best varsity jackets for men are a perennial top pick. From their humble origins as Harvard University baseball sweaters in the 1860s, varsity ...

Letterman jackets, ... They were first worn by Harvard University baseball players in 1865 and were popular with the athletes who wore them throughout the first half of the 20th century.

Mal Osborn’s beloved letterman jacket from the 1950s is a staple in his wardrobe. So when the 92-year-old noticed that it was missing, around Halloween of this year, he felt a sense of urgency ...

Female athletes from 1973-91 get new jackets that match what men received. ... When she received her varsity jacket her freshman year, she was honored, yet couldn’t help but feel bummed.

He's designed multiple items, including a UC varsity jacket, all with the BlaCK OWned Outerwear logo prominently displayed. "This is the varsity jacket from the capsule.