Out of left field....but any Cornhusker history buffs out there?

[_JT_]

Can you tell me what the home jerseys would have looked like around 1952? I'm looking to make a replica of what my Grandpa would have worn when he was at Nebraska. I've seen pictures of some of the vintage jerseys, I guess I'm wondering if they would have had the stripes on the arms in 1952? I've seen both plain and striped in some of the old pictures I've seen.

 

Anyone out there able to help me out?

Thanks!

[Bleeding Husker Red]

I think they were just a long sleeve sweat jersey with a big 'N' on them. I don't think there were numbers on the jerseys at the time. I've seen a 1940's era jersey and it was pretty plain.

[bhamHusker]

This isn't much to go on, but there is a pic of Bobby Reynolds' from around that time in his bio on the College Football Hall of Fame site.

 

http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=50063

 

Also, check out a 1949 pic of Tom Novak on the huskers.com retired jerseys page:

 

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SP...&ATCLID=112

[zE bOp]

Kinda had curvey numbers and no stripes, I think.

[I See Red People]

Actually I think the long sleeved shirts just had the number, no N. I'm referencing a book I have but it looks like the stripes started around that time. That same picture bhamhusker pointed out of Tam Novak from 1949 shows him in a white long sleeved away jersey with arm stripes. The stripes on the home jerseys occurred soon after. Until then they were all red.

[HuskerTapes]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

[bhamHusker]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

JT - check out the pics of Bobby Reynolds and Fran Nagel in HuskerTape's link. Reynolds played from 50-52 and Nagel was there at the same time, maybe a year earlier or so. Judging by the image names, the pics of these guys were from 1950.

 

The old-school uniforms were kind of cool. Thankfully, the mascot has been updated since 1959:

 

(new Herbie and Lil Red are both preferable to this heh)

[Wally]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

JT - check out the pics of Bobby Reynolds and Fran Nagel in HuskerTape's link. Reynolds played from 50-52 and Nagel was there at the same time, maybe a year earlier or so. Judging by the image names, the pics of these guys were from 1950.

 

The old-school uniforms were kind of cool. Thankfully, the mascot has been updated since 1959:

 

(new Herbie and Lil Red are both preferable to this heh)

 

I sort of like him. He just needs some better shoes.

[California Husker]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

JT - check out the pics of Bobby Reynolds and Fran Nagel in HuskerTape's link. Reynolds played from 50-52 and Nagel was there at the same time, maybe a year earlier or so. Judging by the image names, the pics of these guys were from 1950.

 

The old-school uniforms were kind of cool. Thankfully, the mascot has been updated since 1959:

 

(new Herbie and Lil Red are both preferable to this heh)

That is so...

[Glendower]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

 

Nice! Here's Bobby Reynolds who played in 1952. Looks like there are stripes on the this jersey:

[secretasianman]

Many vintage photos can be found:

http://net.unl.edu/sportsFeat/pioneer/hc_m...ps/photos2.html

JT - check out the pics of Bobby Reynolds and Fran Nagel in HuskerTape's link. Reynolds played from 50-52 and Nagel was there at the same time, maybe a year earlier or so. Judging by the image names, the pics of these guys were from 1950.

 

The old-school uniforms were kind of cool. Thankfully, the mascot has been updated since 1959:

 

(new Herbie and Lil Red are both preferable to this heh)

 

The origin of the foam corn hat!!

[sarge87]

Here's a color picture of a couple replica Husker helmets from ('49-52')

 

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

(new Herbie and Lil Red are both preferable to this heh)

Looks like some crazy Horror movie killer.

 

 

And I don't know who this guy is, but he freaks me out too....