Football officials still wear "knickerbockers" that end just below the knee.
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Popularly known as "knickerbockers" they were considered to be standard appropriate wear for young men and athletes, particularly golfers and baseball players.
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The kach is a sort of knickerbockers reaching to just below the knee, which they encircle tightly.
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While references to the game go back as far as 1791, it wasn't until 1849 that the first "official" uniform appeared on the field, worn by the New York Knickerbockers.