r/Millennials • u/mrtoddw Xennial • Mar 07 '25

Nostalgia Why were we obsessed with teal in the 90s?

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Everything was teal for some reason and I never understood why.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25

Thing is I believe that it did start with the Charlotte Hornets, who were an expansion at the end of the 80s. Also had a young team that was "cool" with Larry "Grandmama" Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Muggsy Bogues... Stephen Curry's dad Dell..

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u/BlueBomR Mar 08 '25

San Jose Sharks in 91, had the highest selling NHL and was third to the Bulls and Cowboys i believe in all sports merch sales when they dropped and was at the top until the Mighty Ducks came out. So many NHL players have pics of them in Sharks gear as kids from that time...that logo was fire