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30th May 2017

17 American GAA jerseys so beautiful they’ll leave you seeing stars and stripes for a week

The home of the brave shirt designs

Ben Kiely

If there was a GAA jerseys World Cup, USA would be serious contenders.

We’ve already ranked the 32 intercounty jerseys.

We’ve shown you some of the finest efforts from the continent of Europe.

Now it’s time to take a trip across the Atlantic to see what the GAA clubs stateside are togging out in.

Judging by some of the shirts we’ve found from American clubs, they’re clashing the ash and kicking 45s in serious style.

San Francisco

When in doubt, use a silhouette of your city’s most famous landmark. It’s a tried and trusted system.

Boston GAA

If you’re not going go for your most famous landmark, go with a bridge. Admittedly, having never been to Boston, we don’t know if the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is their most famous landmark or not.

Young Islanders GFC

More buildings… this time, it’s subtle.

Portland HC

The best way to improve a Cork jersey is to add more Griffins.

Original Houston Gaels

There’s a lot going on… but it works.

Nashville GAC

A simple, yet eye-catching number from Music City: USA.

NYPD

The long arm of the law is some man under a high ball.

Fox River Hurling Club

Unlike any GAA jersey we’ve ever seen before. (Cue a slew of messages from parishes who have eerily similar jerseys.)

Aidan McAnespie

No half measures from Boston clubs. They really go all out.

Naomh Peregrines

Wait until you see the almost hidden design on the back.

Middle Tennessee State University

 

FDNY

Red, white and blue? Wonder how they thought up that colour scheme…

Greenville Gaels

Even more bridges! A bridge too far, perhaps?

Columbia Red Branch

Essentially an Americanised Down jersey.

Chicago Patriots

The baby blue might divide opinion, but we’re massive fans of the inclusion of the Chi-Town skyline.

Clan Na nGael Atlanta 

ATL showing that you don’t always need to overthink it when it comes to designing a shirt.

CAL Hurling Club

If Boca Juniors started playing Gaelic Football and relocated to the Golden State.

All images courtesy of O’Neills. If you would like to purchase any of the jerseys in the piece, you can do so by heading over to O’Neills’ USA GAA store here.

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