Old Navy T-Shirt mistake erroneously printed the Houston Texans the "1961 AFC Champions" in a NFL themed shirt.
The Houston Chronicle reports that savvy employees spotted the error and bought some for the future, even pointing it out to shoppers who tried to purchase the shirt.
In 1961, the Dallas Texans went 6-8 and finished second in the AFL West division behind the San Diego Chargers, who lost the 1961 AFL championship to the Houston Oilers. The next year, the Texans beat the Houston Oilers in the AFL Championship and promptly moved to Kansas City to become what is known today as the Chiefs.
That's a 1962 championship for the Dallas Texans, not a 1961 championship. And the Houston Oilers won the 1961 championship. Keep these things in mind, and we'll continue.
However, there are other football flubs with the new line of tees, too,the Chronicle says. The Cleveland Browns shirt declares the Browns as 1964 AFC champions; the Browns, who now play in the AFC, won the NFL title that year. In addition (and we'll quote because our football knowledge is admittedly subpar): "shirts for the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs proclaimed them as NFL champions for the 1968 and 1969 seasons. Both won Super Bowls that year, but they did so as members of the AFL."
A company spokesperson told ESPN that it would be pulling the shirts from the stores.At the time of writing, the shirt seems to have disappeared from Old Navy's website, thought it was still up as late as 8 p.m. Sunday.
