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UsherDog2008 UsherDog2008 OP
Aug 13, 2023 at 07:39 AM ET
Tech vs UVa 1953 pic
On Sept. 26, 1953, the Virginia Tech football team celebrated its 20-6 win over the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. When Tech coach Frank Moseley benched star quarterback Johnny Dean because of a questionable knee, former punter Jack Williams made the most of his shot at QB, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Hope this link works.
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Altizer59
Bill Cranwell, from Richlands, VA, was the QB in 1954. They were undefeated
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PhilosopHoo
Suits, white dress shirts, and neckties in the locker room. The good ole
days.
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battmanvt
!983 - Close - Hokies 48, Cavahoos 0!
1962 - Hokies 20, Cavahoos 15, Last Game In Series In Roanoke! ** Edited by battmanvt at 8/16/2023, 10:48:06 AM
Hoakie82 Hoakie82
I can’t tell if any of the three helmets in that pic have a face mask. Does
Anyone know the year VT started using face mask? Wikipedia says the following: Face masks first came into vogue in football during the second half of the 1950s, after the hard-shell plastic helmet became commonplace, and were adopted voluntarily and universally at all levels of gridiron football within one decade.
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EDGEMAN
Wasn't VT the first school that researched facemasks back in the 50s?
;)
TomTurkey TomTurkey
And chinstraps™️ :)
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crazylane
Johnny Dean from Hopewell VA
One of Moseley's big recruits.
VaTechie VaTechie
went to high school with his son
I did not know or remember that his Dad played Div 1 football. I heard his dad was good and his son played QB for Hopewell. After graduating, married his high school sweet heart.
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The Big Cat
It’s always good to beat the Hoos regardless of where or when we whup them
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Mercury
Mosley was a transformational coach for vt. .. shaked it up