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In 1932, the crew neck t-shirt was adopted as the primary undergarment beneath uniforms for American football players. The crew necks were ideal because of their fit and inexpensive bulk price. The cotton material also absorbed sweat and helped prevent shoulder pads from chafing their skin.

The wearing of stripes was not always a sign of social deviance, but even as a fashion statement, stripes had connotations of boldness and daring, a willingness to test the boundaries of social tolerance. 

Before the polo shirt came in a rainbow of sorbet hues, before frat boys ever thought to pop its collar, before it became synonymous with upper-class prep or back-to-school uniforms, the polo shirt was, simply, the top worn during polo matches, hence the origin of its name.