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Date Posted: 16:02:32 12/06/11 Tue
Author: Eric S (9V8Ey)
Author Host/IP: 24.11.195.184
Subject: Re: 1977 Virginia variant
In reply to: charles arey 's message, "Re: 1977 Virginia variant" on 15:32:53 12/06/11 Tue

Wow, now that you mention it, it's very clearly just a reflection. There's another UVA helmet under Duke's #33 butt that shows the single stripe.

>>This site shows 2 versions of the 1977 helmet with the
>>"v" inside of an oval. One with 1 helmet stripe (site
>>says black) and the other with 3 stripes
>>dark/white/dark. I would think these stripes would be
>>blue. Nevertheless, fig 2a under helmets shows 3
>>stripes.
>
>Thank you for the report. I am skeptical that there is
>actually a white stripe on the helmet in that
>photograph and I think it is probably just glare from
>the sun making that region of the helmet appear white.
>My reasoning is as follows: the opposing team appears
>to be Duke, which was Virginia's third opponent in
>1977; Virginia appeared to be using helmets with a
>single dark stripe both before and after the Duke game
>(I have seen photos from game #2 (at Texas) and
>several later games) - it seems unlikely that they
>would switch to blue-white-blue for a single game
>(though that is entirely possible); I can see no trace
>of the blue stripe on the opposite side, which I think
>should be visible since the width of the "white stripe
>" should be foreshortened considerably.
>
>As for the colors I would assume that navy blue is
>used on the helmets and uniforms since that is one of
>the school colors (and was in 1977, to the best of my
>knowledge). I would of course be curious as to what
>evidence is available indicating that the dark colors
>were actually black.

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[> [> [> Re: 1977 Virginia variant -- charles arey, 16:12:10 12/06/11 Tue (74.176.2.31)

There's another UVA helmet under Duke's
>#33 butt that shows the single stripe.

Thanks, I was looking for another Virginia helmet in that photo but I missed that one. I think that clears things up conclusively.

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