Old LSU jersey question

All of those cards are fake. They may be jerseys but not actual game used jerseys. Some will argue but they are just trying to convince themselves they didnt waste there money.

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In all if the pictures the jerseys look like solid cotton, almost like a t-shirt

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Thats what I was thinking.

Pretty sure that was an early '70's thing.

Did LSU ever wear tear-away jerseys? Remember that shite.

Would love to see pics of the 57 jersey. Could you shoot me an email. Thanks

Have a picture of Ronnie Estay sacking Archie Manning for a safety in 1970 and he is wearing a mesh or net jersey as they were referred to. Looked like small honey cones. I have a mesh jersey from 1971 so the mesh thing was definitely early 70s.

Picture of Mike Hillman from 1969 shows him in a cotton jersey so not sure if the mesh jerseys were worn before 1970. Cotton jerseys were nice with shoulder stripes completely around the shoulder, not like they are today, with large block numbers. Striping at the end of the sleeve was also wider. Stripe at the end of the sleeve was first used at the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1968.

Why would a center wear a tearaway jersey ?

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Did LSU ever wear tear-away jerseys? 

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Charles Alexander used to wear tearaways that were solid white with no shoulder stripes.

In the mid-70's I bought a mesh jersey at the sporting goods store that was in Tiger town, down the hill from the infirmary.

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In the picture you posted, the stripes on the pants of the first player are white/purple/white while the stripes on the pants of the other players are purple/white/purple. This proves that sometimes there may be variations to the uniform. Could have been a screw up from the factory, could be from a previous year, could be a pair of practice pants, who knows. While some players may have had worn mesh jerseys for a game, others may not have. From the stands, they all looked the same.