(07-11-2010 07:27 PM)troy4ever21 Wrote:  This is just a collection of photos from over the years:

I am pretty sure that photo in the upper left is from a Tom Cruise movie. Also, look at the ridiculous size of the shoulder pads in the early 80s.

There are quite a few old photos of our atheltics team on this site:

http://janus.mtsu.edu/Reflections/

(07-12-2010 11:14 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  There are quite a few old photos of our atheltics team on this site:

http://janus.mtsu.edu/Reflections/

(07-12-2010 11:26 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

Yall should do a retro uniform one season.

They look great! I love the old look. Any idea what colors were used?

(07-13-2010 08:19 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 11:26 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

Yall should do a retro uniform one season.

They look great! I love the old look. Any idea what colors were used?

The logo is all wrong.

(07-13-2010 08:19 AM)Fanof49ASU Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 11:26 PM)Raider_ATO Wrote:  

Yall should do a retro uniform one season.

They look great! I love the old look. Any idea what colors were used?

We have one of those old unis in our Hall of Fame building. They are blue and white, with the stripes on the arms being red. I assume the pants are red-striped, as well.

Thanks for sharing your retro photos ! Keep um coming there's gotta be a bunch of 'um out there !

(07-12-2010 10:33 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  I am pretty sure that photo in the upper left is from a Tom Cruise movie. Also, look at the ridiculous size of the shoulder pads in the early 80s.

Lol what? The top left picture is a few players from back in the 90's in front of the Trojan Fountain.

Faulkinberry Boys of 1928:

(07-13-2010 11:55 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  Faukinberry Boys of 1928:

For some reason when I read the above my first thougth went to this...

(07-13-2010 12:06 PM)OwlFamily Wrote:  

(07-13-2010 11:55 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  Faukinberry Boys of 1928:

For some reason when I read the above my first thougth went to this...

You too? HAHAHA!

Faulkinberry's son Russ gave the Ragin Cajuns their nickname.

Eulogy for Russ Faulkinberry
November 19, 2005

I'm Lee Faulkinberry Morgan, Russ' daughter. On behalf of our family, I extend our thanks for sharing this day with us as we honor my father.

Russell Miller Faulkinberry was born in 1928 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His father was the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State College.

Unfortunately, Dad lost his father when he was 4. He and his brother and sister were raised by their mother Maggie, who had a powerful influence on Dad's life.

It was the middle of the Depression, but Maggie made ends meet, by taking in college students as boarders, and taught the children how to be respectful of others and to never give up.

When Dad was 13, he and his sister were both stricken with polio. Dad ended up with one leg shorter than the other, and his sister Tee, who was 18, became a paraplegic. Aunt Tee was an inspiration in and of herself, as she led a productive life and was a large positive influence upon my sister and me. She never gave up, and I'm sure she, Dad, his brother, Frank, his father, and Maggie are reunited again.


After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Dad married our mother, Sis, and served 4 years in the Navy, coaching Navy football service teams. From his father, coaching was in his
blood. He held some assistant coaching positions at several universities before coming to be the head football coach at University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1961. He loved that job, and you've heard about his skill in that role from others today.

What I remember from the sixties was this huge, larger than life, presence. Dad was a bon vivant. He loved to entertain and I remember helping to prepare for the big parties he and mother threw. He was a gourmet cook and even had a cooking show on TV. However, with those huge hands, he was often a hazard. He set fire to the set on the cooking show, and I remember fearing for the curtains in the dining room at home. But, he made some
of the best steaks and flaming desserts we ever had!

To us as children, and as I understand it from others, Dad appeared to be an unstoppable force. He was, but he also had a softer side, that was seldom directly seen, but was manifest in
all his actions.

I remember one very hot July, when mother was away at an educational conference. Our beloved Beagle, Frisky,
died at the vet's office. Dad picked him up to bring home for burial. But, Frisky had been frozen with his legs straight out. So Dad had to find a large box�a refrigerator box. This meant he had to dig a refrigerator-size hole. Actually, he cut the box in
half, but it was still large. To make matters worse, the hamster had died too. So, there Dad was, sweating buckets, and saying a prayer for the two dead pets, all by himself with two grief-stricken little girls. But, he sure made us feel that the pets were in a good place.


Another example from which I learned a lot was the parents' sports fair when I was in elementary school. They were doing slow pitch soft ball and Dad was striking out. It was quite embarrassing�him being a renowned jock. At the lunch break, Dad had me pitch him slow pitches until he got the knack. You see, he was used to fast pitch. That taught me that if at first you fail, go back and develop your skill or plan, and try again. Never
give up.

His 13th season at USL was less spectacular than some of the previous seasons had been. For the last game of that season, when Dad was no longer the coach, he brought our family to the
game and we watched it from the stands of Cajun Field. I was very proud of my father that day and learned a valuable lesson in mental toughness, and to never give up.

Interesting,

So the father coached at MTSU and the son at what is now Louisiana?

Yes. There is a street name for the father on our campus. His son Russ was born in Murfreesboro, but his father died when he was 4.

Looks to me like Frank (MT's coach) died while still coaching. Wonder what happened ?

(07-13-2010 12:45 PM)OwlFamily Wrote:  Interesting,

So the father coached at MTSU and the son at what is now Louisiana?

Lotta interesting stuff in the history of Belt teams.

(07-13-2010 11:55 AM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  Faulkinberry Boys of 1928:

The Faulkinberry Boys have similar uniforms to the 1924 Denver team:

http://adr.coalliance.org/codu/fez/flvie....00270.jpg

The Unis also remind me of Red Grange of Illinois:
http://ultimatebearsfan.com/media/player...range1.jpg

(07-13-2010 10:58 AM)troy4ever21 Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 10:33 PM)Crump1 Wrote:  I am pretty sure that photo in the upper left is from a Tom Cruise movie. Also, look at the ridiculous size of the shoulder pads in the early 80s.

Lol what? The top left picture is a few players from back in the 90's in front of the Trojan Fountain.

I dunno...that just might be the Ampipe Bulldogs.

Here is a pic from USA's first season of football from a long, long time ago.

(07-15-2010 08:06 AM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  Here is a pic from USA's first season of football from a long, long time ago.

Greyscale....nice touch.