Nov 1, 1954 Sports Illustrated Cover Widebrim Hats in Color

[rlk]

Oklahoma Football

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/7381/index.htm

 

[The Good]

That's a good shot. I notice a lot of Open Road type hats too. It being Oklahoma, this would have been very common, I think. Lot's of hats, although there are some hatless in the crowd as well.

 

[monbla256]

And did you notice the rain gear some are wearing ? Looks like it was a cold, wet game Neat pic !!

 

[dhermann1]

And just think, they probably ALL had a bad game the following week! The curse of the Sports Illustrated cover!

 

[danofarlington]

Oklahoma Football

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/7381/index.htm

About 60% Open Roads, I think.

 

[Midwest Boater]

thanks for the pic rlk is great to see all the different bashes and or creases in that crowd. Hats as they were worn and for the purpose they were invented, the folks with out lids must have been miserable. Hey is the guy in the bottom of the frame right over the 7381 wearing a ball cap?

 

[Michael Carter]

Sure does look like it. I see a lot of c-crowns being worn. Seems to be the majority.

 

[scottyrocks]

thanks for the pic rlk is great to see all the different bashes and or creases in that crowed. Hat as they were worn and for the purpose they were invented the folks with out lids must have been miserable. Hey is the guy in the bottom of the frame right over the 7381 wearing a ball cap?

Yes he is. He must be a time-traveler.

 

[DougC]

I see two caps--come on...this is Oklahoma!!! I would have expected a couple more gimme caps.

 

[BanjoMerlin]

Yes he is. He must be a time-traveler.

They did have baseball in 1954...

 

[Widebrim]

So much for the "Returning WWII GIs not wanting to wear hats" theory...well, at least in OK...

 

[Widebrim]

They did have baseball in 1954...

Thank you.

 

[BanjoMerlin]

So much for the "Returning WWII GIs not wanting to wear hats" theory...well, at least in OK...

... in the rain.

 

[Jabos]

And just think, they probably ALL had a bad game the following week! The curse of the Sports Illustrated cover!

The curse didn't happen till '57. In '54 OU was a year into it's 47 game winning streak (still the longest in college football) The curse happened with the Nov. 18, 1957 cover that said "Why Oklahoma is unbeatable". Oklahoma lost the following weekend to Notre Dame, ending the streak. Thanks SI.

Thanks for the post! I'm gonna buy that cover.

 

[monbla256]

I see two caps--come on...this is Oklahoma!!! I would have expected a couple more gimme caps.

Yes they had Ball Caps in '54 but NOT the "Gimme" caps we have today. I played Little League back in '58 thru '61 and our Ball Caps were wool and you wore them by SIZE, no adjusting strap as are found on Gimme Caps. The first gimme Ball cap I remember seeing was in the early '70s when I got my first with a bag of horse feed at the feed store Yeh I can imagine a few Ball Caps at the game , but NO Gimme Caps, not in '54

 

[msm007]

Thanks for the picture, really nice to see!!!! An interesting angle, too

 

[CitizenGenet]

Not a dark or blue fedora among them!

 

[DougC]

Monbla256--fair enough. But, they still look like feedstore hate, not ball caps. After all, they are Carhart brown.

 

[Widebrim]

... in the rain.

All right, but at least they had the hats to wear...

 

[mayserwegener]

Robert, Fantastic photo! Thanks!