I would wear them still if I could get them. Great socks.
Socks that go over the calf stay up. I hate those new socks that some men wear that look like women’s tennis footies with the little pom-poms on the back. Very sissy. If you want to pick on boy’s/men’s athletic wear in the ‘70’s, pick on the super short “hot pants” worn in basketball in that era. I think the baggy below the knee shorts worn today are a real upgrade.
"...tube socks..."
just curious, what’s wrong with you?
I wear them when temps dip below freezing....
Maybe you were just a kid and hated them. I was a young dude in my prime, and loved them.
The stupid ‘no show’ socks that guys wear today, look like girl’s socks to me. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing them.
I opted for the standard ‘crew sock’ length in the 80s, and have worn them ever since.
I like those socks:D
The rest, why not?
Well, cross-country skiing, and/or really cold weather.
Any thing activity-specific, otherwise crew-length is preferable.
I liked the old striped tube socks. Did not like the short shorts, tulip shorts or something like that. Saw a guy jogging in those recently. Looked like he was a 1970s time traveler.
Here’s the difference....these boys were much less likely of being lib snowflakes and much more likely of being straight and willing to fight for their country.
Yeah, I remember in High School some guys would wear two layers of them, with different heights, to get more stripes. They looked like croquet stakes. But anyone back then would think that the zero-length socks of today look girly. And come to think of it, they kind of do.
Now, what about bell bottoms? Or parachute pants of the 80’s. 60’s and 80’s music still rules, though.
God forbid Disco ever makes a comeback, though. Suffering through it once was more than enough.
We also were allowed to wear cut off jeans. Even for swimming and water skiing.
Used to buy tube socks for my two sons...born 1966 and 1971.
Listen, man, the higher you pull those socks up, the more super powers you get, AND the faster you can run!
If you listen closely, you can hear “More, More, More...how do you like it...” play in the background.
Somewhat protective against scrapes and abrasions, wicked away lots of sweat, good for cold weather games, came in favorite team colors...(allegiance was to team....not manufacturer). So what’s HIDEOUS about them?
If you think about it...you are paying same prices for 1/6 of the sock today (no shows..etc). Total ripoff of gullible athletes.
America was SO much better then. More literate, more historically educated, more patriotic. Ted Kennedy deserved to be strung up like Mussolini for what he did to destroy that nation with his 1965 abomination.