Krona Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxKyz5_...Ehqt_QD938O4H00 Ernie Davis never wore Nikes, until now. A new statue of the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy depicts him in modern-day football gear ? including Nike cleats.The problem is that Davis led Syracuse to the national title in 1959 and won the Heisman two years later, before Nike was formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 IIRC, Blue Ribbon Sports wasn't founded until 1965 and it didn't become Nike til 71. But the point still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 IIRC, Blue Ribbon Sports wasn't founded until 1965 and it didn't become Nike til 71. But the point still stands.correct. point stands even stronger. photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 That is complete and utter blasphemy...Ridiculous | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Nothing a good belt sander can't fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Which is apparently exactly what they're going to do. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Wow...they spent a bunch of $$$$ to get a statue and they can't get it right. Dumbasses..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I just saw the statue in person earlier this morning. Very, very embarrassing. And they put a modern facemask on his helmet. Gah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Which again proves my point..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I just saw the statue in person earlier this morning. Very, very embarrassing. And they put a modern facemask on his helmet. Gah.Do you suppose they get a rebate from the sculptor? And why didn't somebody catch this before the unveilling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Which is apparently exactly what they're going to do.Good job, even though it was dumb of them to have it there in the first place.Seriously, Nike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohryan Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I just saw the statue in person earlier this morning. Very, very embarrassing. And they put a modern facemask on his helmet. Gah.Do you suppose they get a rebate from the sculptor? And why didn't somebody catch this before the unveilling?It says that Syracuse sent him gear, so they're as much to blame as anyone for sending him modern equipment instead of time-appropriate gear. Most sculptors (artists) aren't huge sports fans and can only work with what they're given. That said, what an embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Syracuse should just scrap this, cut their losses and have it done right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Ernie Davis never wore Nikes, until now.And they put a modern facemask on his helmet. Gah....Well, at least they got the jersey number right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 As long as we DON'T see "CUARENTA Y CUATRO" on his name plate....we're fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 As long as we DON'T see "CUARENTA Y CUATRO" on his name plate....we're fineI think it would be "Cuatro Cuatro". @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 As long as we DON'T see "CUARENTA Y CUATRO" on his name plate....we're fineI think it would be "Cuatro Cuatro".Hmmmmm.....I think it might be. Good point.Still sounds really bad though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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