GT Helmet History

[Northeast Stinger]

He initiated bluetrim in the modern era.

Pretty sure he also used blue uniforms against uga one year.

 

[DeepSnap]

I believe a Tech football player designed the interlocking GT. Players voted on it with a competing logo that was also really cool. The interlocking GT on other design was like old fashioned baseball letters on top of each other. If anyone has a copy of it I would love to see it again. I only saw it once in a practice before Budd Carson’s first season.

Who designed the GT is open for debate... we understood Sgt Edgar Hodges, USA (Retired), our grumpy, grinch of a Staff Equipment Manager was the designer. In recent years IIRC an arts designer has come forward claiming he designed it.

Take your pick.

 

[MonroeJacket]

It’s way off. Also, if you put a GT on a white helmet I prefer the GT to be gold not yellow.

Also, aren’t those helmets in the photo like those tiny finger helmets? Colors prob hard to match (go figure). That lighter shade gold one reminds me of early 90s.

Also, a lot of y’all may or may not know this, but the GT logo you see on everything IS NOT the same GT that’s on the side of the helmet. They’re slightly different. The only time I think the reg GT has been on a helmet was when we did the BlackWatch throwback a couple years ago.

Only two of the helmets in the original post on this thread had the correct helmet GT. Can you spot them?

 

[GT flunkout]

Also, aren’t those helmets in the photo like those tiny finger helmets? Colors prob hard to match (go figure). That lighter shade gold one reminds me of early 90s.

Also, a lot of y’all may or may not know this, but the GT logo you see on everything IS NOT the same GT that’s on the side of the helmet. They’re slightly different. The only time I think the reg GT has been on a helmet was when we did the BlackWatch throwback a couple years ago.

Only two of the helmets in the original post on this thread had the correct helmet GT. Can you spot them?

This has always bothered me because the GT logo on the helmet looks so much better, classier, cleaner, better proportioned, than the standard GT logo on everything else.

The inconsistency is jarring, but I'll take the current situation over screwing up the logo on our helmets.

 

[GTjunkie]

Also, aren’t those helmets in the photo like those tiny finger helmets? Colors prob hard to match (go figure). That lighter shade gold one reminds me of early 90s.

Also, a lot of y’all may or may not know this, but the GT logo you see on everything IS NOT the same GT that’s on the side of the helmet. They’re slightly different. The only time I think the reg GT has been on a helmet was when we did the BlackWatch throwback a couple years ago.

Only two of the helmets in the original post on this thread had the correct helmet GT. Can you spot them?

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

I wish I had a picture of a helmet my best friend had in the mid 60’s. His oldest sister married a guy that worked at Tech and gave him a helmet. White with interlocking GT. QB type face mask, and gold stripe down the middle. Don’t know if it was practice or game helmet, but they were getting rid of them.

 

[Oakland]

Also, aren’t those helmets in the photo like those tiny finger helmets? Colors prob hard to match (go figure). That lighter shade gold one reminds me of early 90s.

Also, a lot of y’all may or may not know this, but the GT logo you see on everything IS NOT the same GT that’s on the side of the helmet. They’re slightly different. The only time I think the reg GT has been on a helmet was when we did the BlackWatch throwback a couple years ago.

Only two of the helmets in the original post on this thread had the correct helmet GT. Can you spot them?

We should hire Todd Stansbury back and get this corrected. After all he did get us our correct Tech gold...right?

 

[AlabamaBuzz]

Another variant we wore in 1969-1971 for the cold or rainy weather games.....

Jack Williams didn't get to Brent Cunningham quick enough, so he's following
Scooter behind Joe Vitunic's (#63) block vs Duke in 1969.....
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these are also the ones worn in the famous shot of Jack scoring vs Ugag in 1969
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Those unis are beautiful. If we had those, we would have a gold color that NO other team has, and I would love it, but I guess it will never happen. Old Gold made us special from a uniform standpoint.

 

[DeepSnap]

I wish I had a picture of a helmet my best friend had in the mid 60’s. His oldest sister married a guy that worked at Tech and gave him a helmet. White with interlocking GT. QB type face mask, and gold stripe down the middle. Don’t know if it was practice or game helmet, but they were getting rid of them.

Most likely a prototype... single gold stripe down the middle, I dare say, has never been part of the GT uni set.

Or possibly a kid's item from The Crest Shop/Tech Shop or maybe The Robbery.

Source: http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/

 

[LongforDodd]

At least by '52....... not much available from the years preceding.
The caption calls the kick a FG.... we won 7-6, so it must've been a PAT.




Poss 1950


Possibly 1951, the year Wheat was the Captain

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From the 1952 team...do you know if Skin Edge was from the Newnan or the LaGrange area?

Dave Redford may have been my youth baseball coach for a few years in Dekalb Co in the very late 60's. I never knew he went to GT.

 

[DeepSnap]

From the 1952 team...do you know if Skin Edge was from the Newnan or the LaGrange area?

Dave Redford may have been my youth baseball coach for a few years in Dekalb Co in the very late 60's. I never knew he went to GT.

 

[Treb1982]

I like the helmet w the stars

 

[LongforDodd]

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So that’s the family. Skin, Jr. is a dwag and married a girl from my high school.

 

[Root4GT]

WOW. Never heard of anything like that before. Don't think it would be allowed today.

I recall as a kid going to an Army-Navy game I Philly where Navy receivers did wear Orange helmets. Both teams had Gold helmets at the time.

 

[Root4GT]

Those uni’s are my favorite, i love that shade of gold jersey and the white helmet with gold and navy stripes

Keep posting the pictures and memories, they are awesome!

Interesting how we all have different tastes. Those uniforms were my least favorite. I was thrilled when we went back to the Gold-White-Gold combo in 1972 if I recall correctly the year

 

[DeepSnap]

Interesting how we all have different tastes. Those uniforms were my least favorite. I was thrilled when we went back to the Gold-White-Gold combo in 1972 if I recall correctly the year

We didn't like 'em, either. We all wanted the classic Dodd uni, but that was the very reason Carson hated 'em. Was shocked with how popular they were when Calvin & Co. wore 'em.

You're right - 1972 was when Fulcher changed 'em back with a few slight differences, most notably the fewer real stripes on the sleeves.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Time for my annual report on personal uniform preferences. We should have 3 and only 3.

Gold - White - Gold
…..classic version with gt on no stripe helmet

White - Mustard - White
….yep, the Bud Carson version

Gold - Blue - White
….National Championship version

These should be used thoughtfully and judiciously. Numerals and stripes should be deep navy blue, no black.

 

[AugustaSwarm]

Personally, I like the white helmets we have now. The gold GT is actually gold and looks great IMHO.

 

[Root4GT]

Time for my annual report on personal uniform preferences. We should have 3 and only 3.

Gold - White - Gold
…..classic version with gt on no stripe helmet

White - Mustard - White
….yep, the Bud Carson version

Gold - Blue - White
….National Championship version

These should be used thoughtfully and judiciously. Numerals and stripes should be deep navy blue, no black.

Never use the Carson era Mustard gold - butt ugly!

 

[TooTall]

The Helmet Project

Maybe some of yall can help