San Francisco Saints 1961 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt
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The San Francisco Saints were a professional basketball team that competed in Abe Saperstein's American Basketball League (ABL), a short-lived challenger to the NBA during the early 1960s. In their lone season, the Saints posted a respectable 38-38 record and advanced to the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Cleveland Pipers. Following the season, owner George McKeon announced that the franchise would not return to San Francisco. Instead, the team relocated across the Bay and was rebranded as the Oakland Oaks for the 1962-63 campaign. Unfortunately, the ABL struggled financially, and its second season was cut short when the league ceased operations on December 31, 1962.
Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch, making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
- 32 singles for a softer hand
- Dyed and cut in the USA
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Side-seamed construction
- Tear-away label
- Modern retail fit
- Runs true to size
Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.

