Yeah, the "Akers". Took the plain Texas unis that only had two stripes on the jersey sleeves, added two stripes down the pants, two stripes on the socks. White shoes with black soles that were visible on the sides.
Back then, no "Texas", no "Big XII", no Nike swoosh, no other crap making the uniform look like a NASCAR entry.
Best modeled by the Texas D and of course one Earl Christian Campbell, some photos here:
I still think Earl inadvertently was the father of the Stormtrooper Whites. He wore those sheer white anti-embolism stockings, sometimes just on the right leg, sometimes on both (I think later in the season on both --- see the photos of him against ND and eAtMe at the link above).
My theory is that if he would put those embolism stockings on first, the cotton uni stockings would sag and droop as the game progressed --- putting the cotton uni sock on first kept them up by the embolism stockings --- BUT, it made Earl in the "whites" look all Stormtrooperish. Also, Star Wars IV (the first) was released in May 1977, the spring of Earl's senior year, the first year of the "Akers." Just sayin'.
Whether Earl and/or his trainers did that on purpose or not, just look at the photos and decide for yourself.
Both Earl and the Texas D were super fast on the field anyway, but the "whites" back them gave an illusion of being even faster. Me rikey, me rikey a rot!!
P.S., I noted after posting this that to get the Earl photos to display you need to click on the very bottom "Follow on Pinterest" otherwise clicking on the photo array takes you elsewhere.
Last edited: Oct 16, 2018