When it is chilly outside, we sometimes wear sweatshirts, which are warm, thin, and slightly baggy. Who decided to create the comfortable sweatshirt? According to Vintage Sweatshirt.com, “The original sweatshirt was invented by Benjamin Russell Jr., a football player in 1926. It began with the new idea for an all-cotton practice football jersey. Tired of itchy wool jerseys, the son of founder Benjamin Russell thought to swap out the chafing uniforms with something cooler and more comfortable” (“History Of Sweatshirt” par. 2). Did you know the sweatshirt was actually created for athletes? 

Reference(s): https://vintagesweatshirt.com/pages/history-of-sweatshirt

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Fact Author: Durga I.

Fact Editor: Ace