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Date Posted: 00:44:52 03/10/09 Tue
Author: TR Farmer
Author Host/IP: 71.218.184.177
Subject: Re: 1972 Shots
In reply to: 's message, "Re: 1972 Shots" on 13:00:09 02/08/09 Sun

>>>I know that these are from an unconventional source,
>>>but they are colour photos and of the entire uniform.
>>
>>Thanks, those are some interesting pictures, and there
>>is some useful information there, specifically:
>>
>>-the color of that Southern Mississippi helmet is now
>>revealed - notice that it's yellow like the Iowa State
>>helmet, rather than gold like the Notre Dame and
>>Purdue helmets;
>>
>>-the yellow Long Beach State helmet was in use much
>>earlier than I previously thought.
>>
>>I do not think that the white Temple helmet was ever
>>actually used during a game - all of the photographs
>>that I have seen from the mid-1960s through 1995 show
>>the team using red or maroon helmets. However, the
>>number of photographs that I have from 1970-1972 is
>>small, so it is not inconceivable by any means that
>>white helmets may have been used for a short time.
>
>
>I find it interesting that Brad Van Pelt is listed as
>a safety (at 6' 5") and Cullen Bryant as a cornerback.

Very sad in a way as Brad Van Pelt died of a heart attack a week or so ago

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