Gobbla2001
08-21-2005, 10:09 AM
I think this is pretty neat...
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August 21, 2005
CEDRIC GOLDEN
Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns would love to finish the 2005 football season like the 1963 team that captured a national title. And in this season's opener, the current Longhorns will have the look of a champion in a literal sense.
Texas will take the field for the Sept. 3 game against Louisiana-Lafayette wearing Nike-designed vintage jerseys, complete with numbered helmets and black shoes.
The idea was born during the offseason, partly from conversations involving coach Mack Brown, legendary former coach Darrell Royal, and former player and longtime Longhorns supporter Rooster Andrews.
"The players had been talking about it for a while," said equipment manager Chip Robertson. "They wanted to honor the teams from the past and this was the best way to do it."
The jerseys are patterned after those of the 1963 team that finished 11-0 and won the school's first national football title. The jerseys have a burnt orange background with large white numbers on the front and back and two white stripes on each sleeve. Unlike the current jerseys, the word Texas does not appear and there are no players' names on the back.
The word "Texas" appeared on some UT jersey tops from 1959-61, but was not on the burnt orange jersey worn by the '63 champs. The 1981 team featured the state name on the jersey front as it is today.
The team also will wear white helmets, with individual uniform numbers above the Longhorn symbol located on each side of the helmet. The numbers first appeared on the helmet in 1957, and the Longhorn logo was introduced in 1961, at which time the number was moved to the back.
Nike is picking up the tab for the venture, according to Texas officials.
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August 21, 2005
CEDRIC GOLDEN
Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns would love to finish the 2005 football season like the 1963 team that captured a national title. And in this season's opener, the current Longhorns will have the look of a champion in a literal sense.
Texas will take the field for the Sept. 3 game against Louisiana-Lafayette wearing Nike-designed vintage jerseys, complete with numbered helmets and black shoes.
The idea was born during the offseason, partly from conversations involving coach Mack Brown, legendary former coach Darrell Royal, and former player and longtime Longhorns supporter Rooster Andrews.
"The players had been talking about it for a while," said equipment manager Chip Robertson. "They wanted to honor the teams from the past and this was the best way to do it."
The jerseys are patterned after those of the 1963 team that finished 11-0 and won the school's first national football title. The jerseys have a burnt orange background with large white numbers on the front and back and two white stripes on each sleeve. Unlike the current jerseys, the word Texas does not appear and there are no players' names on the back.
The word "Texas" appeared on some UT jersey tops from 1959-61, but was not on the burnt orange jersey worn by the '63 champs. The 1981 team featured the state name on the jersey front as it is today.
The team also will wear white helmets, with individual uniform numbers above the Longhorn symbol located on each side of the helmet. The numbers first appeared on the helmet in 1957, and the Longhorn logo was introduced in 1961, at which time the number was moved to the back.
Nike is picking up the tab for the venture, according to Texas officials.