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phil allen's avatar

I'm fascinated by size differences--some quite large--of, ahem, some pro teams in their front and rear helmet numerals: Giants, Steelers, and those Colts

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James McKenzie's avatar

Don’t forget Frank Leahy’s 1940 Notre Dame team that had what looked like stenciled numbers on the back of their “gold” leather helmets.

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James L. Gilbert's avatar

The UNC-Maryland was broadcast in color (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1951-10-20/ed-1/seq-6/).

Also, this site claims that not only was the UNC-Maryland the last CBS telecast using its color system, it was also the first college football game broadcast in color. https://eyesofageneration.com/the-story-behind-the-cbs-rcanbc-color-feud-these-screen-shots-are-from-a-co/

And here's how some alums saw the game in New York. https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073229/1951-11-23/ed-1/seq-4/

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James L. Gilbert's avatar

*The 1951 UNC-Maryland game...

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