Rockets โCityโ jerseys feature colors reminiscent of Houston Oilers
HOUSTON โ The Houston Rockets on Wednesday unveiled their โCityโ jerseys for the upcoming season and they feature colors that are reminiscent of the Oilers. Dropping the news in a video tweeted at 7:13, the announcement featured images of the Astrodome, Houstonโs freeways, oil rigs, rockets, the Rockets championship wins and Clutch. Our 20-21 City uniform has arrived! pic.twitter.com/glxiuZtQX4 โ Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 3, 2020That tweet was followed by images of the uniform and another video. H-Town, this one's for you ๐ค pic.twitter.com/yfWTwWtxWL โ Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) December 3, 2020The blue, white and red uniforms are reminding a lot of people of the colors worn by the Houston Oilers -- the cityโs NFL team from 1960 to 1996.
Pearland sends Oilers off to state championship game
PEARLAND, Texas โ The final day of finals week was put on hold at Pearland High School Friday. Hundreds of residents and students gathered outside "The Rig" to send the Oilers off to the 5A Division I State Championship. "It's a very exciting moment," said Oilers receiver Jacoby Lewis. "It humbles me to know how much pride Pearland has in their football team, their school and their kids," said Oilers head coach Tony Heath. "We know we've got 48 minutes of business to take care of.