This Tommy Casanova Purple Jersey

I doubt if that is a real Tommy Casanova jersey. I don’t remember his ever wearing purple although maybe he did and we had real shoulder stripes back then, not those little short ones.

I don’t like it anytime we wear anything other than white jerseys with gold pants and helmets.

I too, like the purple, this is not a real jersey from that time though.

I have that jersey in white

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He and Craig Burns were quite a joy to watch

The nameplate in that photo uses a serif font. With the exception of a period in the early to mid 1980s, LSU hasn’t used a serif font on its football jersey nameplates. They went to another sans serif font for nameplates beginning in 1986.

I don’t think LSU started using names in the back until 1972, which was Casanova’s rookie year in Cincinnati. They did not have names on the back in the 1971 Notre Dame-LSU game, and Casanova played in that game.

Lsu wore purple jerseys with white numbers outlined in gold in 2007

There are several things wrong with the era of the jersey:

1. Name would be on a separate placard sewn on the the jersey.

2. Striping would extend on the shoulders.

3. Bottom of the sleeves would be ribbed and striped.

There are several things pertaining to the workmanship that are amiss:

1. The #3 is applied to the jersey at a slight angle (view distance between the 3 and 7 at the top and bottom.

2. The centering is off, notice the #3 extends into the shoulder stripping and the #7 is totally within the shoulder stripping.

3. The name is applied off-center, notice the distance from the stripping of the C and the last A.

Other than that, good effort on a knock-off jersey.

This jersey looks a little more legit, but from what I understand about the jersey signature market, the actual signature is what matters when it comes to these. You will likely not find an actual Tommy Casanova jersey, and definitely won't find it signed. It would be a knock off replica jersey, but with a legitimate signature.