It's been a while. Vacation is over; it's time to hit the uniforms again.
We'll look at one last Division III uniform before returning to the D-I ranks later this week. Vermont's Middlebury College -- best known as the alma mater of Seattle Seahawks kicker Stephen Hauschka -- has worn Michigan/Delaware-style helmets since 1979, which means the Panthers could wear burlap sacks for shirts and pants and still have awesome uniforms. Well, here's what Middlebury wore in 1978, the last year before switching to the iconic helmet.
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| The Middlebury uniform fem 1978, the last season before the wings helmets debuted. The photo is from the Middlebury Campus newspaper archive. |
The jerseys strongly resemble Maine's from the period, while the helmets and pants are plain silver with a blue stripe, which the Panthers retained for a while after the helmet change.
The winged helmet was introduced by head coach Mickey Heinecken, who previously played and coached at -- of course -- Delaware.
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