- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Manufactured by
- Russell Athletics, American, founded 1902
- Worn by
- Williams, Doug, born 1955
- Subject of
- Washington Redskins, American, founded 1932
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- nylon and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On Form): 33 1/2 × 30 × 13 in. (85.1 × 76.2 × 33 cm)
- Description
- Washington Redskins football jersey worn by Doug Williams. The white Russell Athletic brand mesh-style jersey is made of nylon with short sleeves and a burgundy v-neckline. A large burgundy [17] at center of the front and back and the name [WILLIAMS] in burgundy letters across the back. The numbers are outlined in gold. There is a smaller burgundy [17] on each sleeve, also outlined in gold above thick burgundy and gold bands. At the center of the jersey between the "1" and the "7" is a signature: [Doug Williams / #17] written in black marker. There is a red, white, and blue Russell Athletic brand tag sewn onto the bottom proper left corner of the front of the jersey. To the left of the tag there is a white tag with blue text that reads [WORN BY AMERICA'S / TOP TEAMS / 44], followed by cleaning instructions. Underneath and in the center of the two tags there is a small, white, rectangular tag with black text that reads [100% NYLON].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Jock Michael Smith Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Type
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Topic
- Athletes
- Clothing and dress
- Football
- Local and regional
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection
- Object number
- 2016.107.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




