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Helmet Stickers / Buckeye Leaves (all merged)

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Man, that "Green" stripe sure is cool! :shake:

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Being a helmet collector I found this thread pretty entertaining and informative. Ok maybe I didnt read every single post.
Obviouls the leafs used to be green and now they are either black or a very very very dark green. I saw the term Hunter green?

One other thing that I have proof of is that the Buckeye leafs were given out in 1967 on the red helmet and not 1968 as always given credit.

Maybe they were just a trial thing in 1967 but regardless that is when they first appeared.

Being my 1st post here I have to figure out how to post the pictures.
 
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scooter1369;856825; said:
For the record, the official helmet sticker my daughter earned from the softball team this year is green. She was Bat Kid for a win over Minnesota.
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Bat Kid? Obviously your attempt to prevent me from posting this failed. :tongue2:

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osulmb;857397; said:
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Thanks. But I see one buckeye leaf, and I can't tell whether it is a "pride" sticker. You don't see it on anyone else's helmets, but you also don't see that part of the helmet on anyone else.

I think it will take a little more than that to convince me that 1968 was not the first year for the buckeye leaf stickers.
 
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Zurp;857653; said:
Thanks. But I see one buckeye leaf, and I can't tell whether it is a "pride" sticker.
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1. All it takes is one sticker to prove osulmb's point.

2. It is clearly a Buckeye Leaf sticker. In fact, it looks the same size as today's sticker rather than the larger ones used from '68 through the early/mid-70s.
 
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According to this official OSU site: Buckeye Leaves

Buckeye Leaves
The design of the Ohio State Buckeye leaf was originally drawn in 1950 by alumnus and comic strip artist Milton Caniff and was intended to represent the buckeye tree as a symbol for strength and sturdiness of all Ohio State students. The first Buckeye leaf decal appeared on the helmets of the 1967 OSU football team and are still given to players today for execution of an exceptional play on the field.
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osulmb;857890; said:
I have the proof and still waiting to just post a couple regular pictures
It is a Buckeye leaf on the red helmet shown
I also have one from the 1967 Michigan game which shows them
Also in 1967 the Purdue game was early in the year
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MililaniBuckeye;857895; said:
1. All it takes is one sticker to prove osulmb's point.

2. It is clearly a Buckeye Leaf sticker. In fact, it looks the same size as today's sticker rather than the larger ones used from '68 through the early/mid-70s.
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ScriptOhio;857912; said:
According to this official OSU site: Buckeye Leaves

Buckeye Leaves
The design of the Ohio State Buckeye leaf was originally drawn in 1950 by alumnus and comic strip artist Milton Caniff and was intended to represent the buckeye tree as a symbol for strength and sturdiness of all Ohio State students. The first Buckeye leaf decal appeared on the helmets of the 1967 OSU football team and are still given to players today for execution of an exceptional play on the field.
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Okie dokie. I'll try to remember, from now on, that 1967 was the first year. Good find, all of you.
 
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