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Throwback Jerseys From 1959
Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 3/3/19 at 9:47 pm
I got hold of my brother's 1960 Gumbo yearbook and was astonished to find out LSU football wore ALTERNATE uniforms for back-to-back road games, @ Kentucky and @ Florida (both 9-0 Tiger victories). The photos are all black-and-white, but the jersey shade matches the pants and helmets, so I assume it was a SOLID GOLD UNIFORM! They looked so nice, and the home teams in both games were wearing white uniforms.
Does anyone have color pictures of said uniforms?
Does anyone have color pictures of said uniforms?
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Posted on 3/3/19 at 11:19 pm to tarzana
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I got hold of my brother's 1960 Gumbo yearbook and was astonished to find out LSU football wore ALTERNATE uniforms for back-to-back road games, @ Kentucky and @ Florida (both 9-0 Tiger victories). The photos are all black-and-white, but the jersey shade matches the pants and helmets, so I assume it was a SOLID GOLD UNIFORM! They looked so nice, and the home teams in both games were wearing white uniforms.
Does anyone have color pictures of said uniforms?
I do. I’ll post them tomorrow
Posted on 3/4/19 at 9:31 am to olegreg
This is Billy Cannon, in 1957, wearing the gold jersey and traditional gold pants.
Lsu wore all gold against Florida in 1957 and 1959. It’s easy to distinguish the two, as the jerseys in 1957 had no numbers on the sleeves, and in 1959 they did. Additionally, in 1957, the color pattern for the shoulder stripes went purple/white/purple; and in 1959 it went white/purple/white. Further, when looking at photos of both games, Florida wore all white in 1959 and I believe blue pants in 1957.
Lsu wore all gold against Florida in 1957 and 1959. It’s easy to distinguish the two, as the jerseys in 1957 had no numbers on the sleeves, and in 1959 they did. Additionally, in 1957, the color pattern for the shoulder stripes went purple/white/purple; and in 1959 it went white/purple/white. Further, when looking at photos of both games, Florida wore all white in 1959 and I believe blue pants in 1957.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 9:37 am to olegreg
The stripes on the '59 jerseys are different as well: white/purple/white.
I love the '59 all gold look, and would like to see these in Tiger Stadium for one game each year, maybe this year v. Florida (60th anniversary issue!)
I love the '59 all gold look, and would like to see these in Tiger Stadium for one game each year, maybe this year v. Florida (60th anniversary issue!)
Posted on 3/4/19 at 10:15 am to olegreg
Man those game programs carry a no holes barred approach to what could be printed. No way those methods of capital punishment shown on the '57 program be printed nowadays, in our era of more thoughtfulness and sensitivity.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 10:47 am to tarzana
Ticket price 50 cents 
Posted on 3/4/19 at 10:50 am to tarzana
i find it hilarious when people scream to not mess with lsu's "traditional" uni. the current uniform is recent and these pics are just more proof. muh "changing uniforms is for oregon."
Posted on 3/4/19 at 10:55 am to OldTigahFot
I think 50 cents is the price of the program, not the game ticket!
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:02 am to bfniii
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the current uniform is recent
the current uniform is basically identical to the unfiforms we've worn since the late 50s (or the last 60+ years). Yes, the stripes and cuts of the uniform have had subtle changes over the years, but by and large it's the same basic uniform.
The only "major" change that has occurred is we now have a logo on the helmet instead of numbers, but the actual helmet design (gold with a triple stripe of purple and white) has not changed since we started wearing actual helmets.
The last major change to our uniforms (excluding one-off alternates) was after the 1956 season.
And if you'll notice the alternate jerseys worn in 2009 against Arkansas and in 2016 against State were plays-off of the Jimmy Taylor era jerseys
This post was edited on 3/4/19 at 11:08 am
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:02 am to tarzana
Give me Purple helmets and pants when LSU goes to Vandy this year.
Just because.
Just because.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:03 am to olegreg
Olegreg,
Can you send me your email address? I have a few things and don't know if you are interested.
Thanks
Matt
Can you send me your email address? I have a few things and don't know if you are interested.
Thanks
Matt
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:05 am to Weaver
Olegreg411@gmail.com
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:08 am to Weaver
Weaver if there is anything he's not interested in purchasing you can always shoot me an email: lsutigercollector33@gmail.com.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:09 am to tarzana
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Man those game programs carry a no holes barred approach to what could be printed. No way those methods of capital punishment shown on the '57 program be printed nowadays, in our era of more thoughtfulness and sensitivity.
Some of them would definitely cause a stir in the world we live in today. I love the ‘Chase’ cover programs, as well as the cartoon ones. They are my favorites along with any war time program.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:21 am to lsufball19
quote:we'll have to agree to disagree. the style of numbers has changed. the color of the jerseys has alternated. the logo on the helmet has changed or not existed. the stripes have changed. lsu's color switched from gold to dull mustard/goldenrod to the current bright canary yellow. you can all all those individual changes "subtle" but altogether, they represent frequent uniform changes. my point is, some codgers today try to act like lsu is bama or psu and hasn't even tweaked the uni ever (thus we should never wear alternates) which is patently false.
the current uniform is basically identical to the unfiforms we've worn since the late 50s
This post was edited on 3/4/19 at 11:24 am
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:22 am to olegreg
Thanks
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:23 am to GeauxGirl33
Will Do.
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:27 am to RB10
I loved the purple helmets we wore v. State this year. Don't care for the purple pants, at least the ones we wore that one game @ Kentucky. Maybe if there were a purple pants with white and gold stripes I could get on board.
The worst LSU football uniform has to be gold helmets and pants, with purple jerseys. Not aesthetically; they DO look good, but because there's ample evidence that uniform combo is jinxed!
The worst LSU football uniform has to be gold helmets and pants, with purple jerseys. Not aesthetically; they DO look good, but because there's ample evidence that uniform combo is jinxed!
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:30 am to bfniii
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the style of numbers has changed
not much
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the color of the jerseys has alternated
from white to white?
quote:
the logo on the helmet has changed or not existed
already said it did, but the rest of the helmet hasn't
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the stripes have changed
not much
quote:
lsu's color switched from gold to dull mustard/goldenrod to the current bright canary yellow
that has more to do with the materials the uniforms are made of than anything over the years
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my point is, some codgers today try to act like lsu is bama or psu and hasn't even tweaked the uni ever (thus we should never wear alternates) which is patently false.
no one acts like that, but by and large, our uniform has only had very subtle changes the past 60+ years.
Funny you mention Alabama. They haven't always had stripes on their pants
Their stripes were also thicker at one point than they are currently
They also wore white helmets for a few years
Penn State's uniforms have also changed. This is what they wore in the 50s
This what they wore in the 60s
This post was edited on 3/4/19 at 11:42 am
Posted on 3/4/19 at 11:34 am to tarzana
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I loved the purple helmets we wore v. State this year. Don't care for the purple pants, at least the ones we wore that one game @ Kentucky. Maybe if there were a purple pants with white and gold stripes I could get on board.
Those helmets with pants just like LSU's current gold, just purple instead (With Gold trim where there is purple).
Just for a one time change.
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