Illinois Football Uniforms

#277      
Pikeillinifan
orange100 said:
I remember we also used an orange facemask with the arched ILLINI helmets, maybe in '83. I remember a sports illustrated (?) Rose Bowl preview of us with a fantastic photo of our massive O-Line lined up and the orange facemasks looked so hard. Also remember the helmet stickers were The Chief. David Wiliams' helmet was practically covered with Chief helmet stickers.View attachment 36341
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We really missed using the gray facemask with the arched ILLINI - the orange facemask variant is our best ever IMO.
 
#278      
illiniwil
OrangeBlue98 said:
This helmet is certainly an example of "style" in the 1970s not being very good.

Of course, 50 years from now people will look at today's uniform and wonder what in the world we were thinking with our style choices. :)
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That's why a simple mark that identifies a brand, like the "block I", has an enduring, timeless quality. that s also why
the old orange brown helmet with the players number on it is classic (Alabama has that helmet in red). white penn state
helmets with the blue stripe. the wolverine graphic on the Michigan helmet, silver helmet with the buckeyes. all simple
brand ID's.
 
#280      
mattcoldagelli
We're getting a O/B/O opportunity on the road? Nice. Is Nebraska doing some lame white-out thing or are they just doing W/W/R?
 
#281      
Toews
Does that graphic really mean what uniform we are wearing?
 
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