Jul 25th, 2009 | 11:14 pm |
Texas’ football uniforms will go retro when the Longhorns travel to College Station on Thanksgiving Night (Thursday, Nov. 26) for their 2009 season finale with Texas A&M. In an effort to honor Darrell Royal’s legendary career and Texas’ four National Championship teams.
The special version of the traditional Longhorn white road uniform will be highlighted by a patch honoring Royal and helmets in the style of Texas’ first National Championship team in 1963. The patch, featuring Royal’s initials “DKR” will be on the players hips while the helmets will include each player’s number above the Longhorn logo. The size of the word “Texas” on the front of the jersey also has been adjusted slightly to reflect the eras where the jersey numbers were larger and the schools name was not featured on the front.
“I think it’s very fitting that we honor Coach Royal and our four National Championship teams in a game like Texas A&M that has been a special rivalry for so many years,” said Mack Brown. “It will be a uniform the kids will be proud to wear because they have so much respect for Coach Royal and all of the pride and tradition at Texas. They know when they put on that Longhorn jersey, they are representing something bigger than them and so many that came before them. What’s even more special about this uniform is that it honors the past in its style but is the most state-of-the-art in its materials and design. It’s a jersey that honors the past and represents the present and future.”
