Infinite Helmets - Louisville Cardinals

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (1938-present) LEAGUE: Big East LOCATION: Louisville, Kentucky OFFICIAL COLORS: Red, Black, White

Lousiville or "the 'ville" as they are sometimes called has had some cool helmets with detailed logos. They also had quite possibly the largest numbers to ever adorn a helmet in 1958. I could use some photos from the mid '70's to the mid 80's and definitely for 1983!

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2011-present COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-white-red-white-black FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

2011 special COLOR: White STRIPES: Blue-white-red-white-blue (white stars inside blue stripes) FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, white and blue cardinal head. US flag inside logo. O/l in black

NOTES: Worn Vs Pittsburgh (11-12-2011)

2010-2011 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-white-red-white-black FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

2010 special COLOR: White STRIPES: Blue-white-red-white-blue (white stars inside blue stripes) FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, white and blue cardinal head. US flag inside logo. O/l in black

NOTES: Worn Vs Easten Kentucky (09-11-2010)

2010 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-white-red-white-black FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

2009 special COLOR: White STRIPES: Red-black-red (tapers to a point in the back) FACEMASK: Black LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

NOTES: Worn In games Vs. Pittsburgh (10-02-2009), Syracuse (11-14-2009), @ South Florida (11-21-2009) and Rutgers (11-27-2009)

2003-2009 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black (tapers to a point in the back) FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

2001-2002 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black (tapers to a point in the back) FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak (diifferent than previous)

AWARD DECALS: Cardinal heads (at least for 2002)

1999-2000 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black (tapers to a point in the back) FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

1998 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: White LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

1985-1997 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with white beak

1984 COLOR: Black STRIPES: Red (wide) FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal head with white o/l

1983 COLOR: Black STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal with white o/l NOTES: No photo information available

AWARD DECALS: Unknown if any.

1981-1982 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal

AWARD DECALS: Unknown.

1980 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-white-red-white-black FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red, black and white cardinal inside black circle. Red "U of L" underneath the cardinal

AWARD DECALS: Unknown.

1977-1979 COLOR: White STRIPES: Red-white-black-white-red FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red and black cardinal head with white beak. White "RED RAGE" inside red part of cardinal head

AWARD DECALS: Cardinal heads

1976 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: Red LOGO: Red and black cardinal head with white beak. White "RED RAGE" inside red part of cardinal head

AWARD DECALS: Cardinal heads

1975 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: Red and black cardinal head with white beak. White "RED RAGE" inside red part of cardinal head

AWARD DECALS: Cardinal heads

1974 COLOR: White STRIPES: Black-red-black FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: None

AWARD DECALS: Cardinal heads

1973-1974 COLOR: White STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: White "L" inside a red and black cardinal head with yellow/gold beak

1970-1972 COLOR: White STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: American flag NOTES: All of these photos are from 1971. Apparently 1970 and 1972 had the same helmet as 1971.

1968-1969 COLOR: Red STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: White numbers NOTES: All of these photos are from 1968. Apparently 1969 had the same helmet as 1968.

1966-1967 COLOR: Red STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: White interlocking "UL"

1964-1965 COLOR: Red STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: None

1963 COLOR: Red STRIPES: White FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: Red and black cardinal head with yellow/gold beak o/l in white

1960-1962 COLOR: Red STRIPES: None FACEMASK: Gray or white LOGO: None

1959 COLOR: White STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Gray or white LOGO: None

1958 COLOR: White STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Gray or white LOGO: Very large red numerals NOTES: Most helmets had numbers but not all. Numbers look like they were painted on!

1958 Sun Bowl (Vs. Drake 01-01-1958) COLOR: White STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Gray or white LOGO: Very large red numerals NOTES: Most helmets had numbers but not all. Numbers are thicker than previous year.

1957 COLOR: White STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Gray or white LOGO: Very large red numerals NOTES: Most helmets had numbers but not all. Numbers are thinner than following year.

1954-1956 COLOR: White STRIPES: Red FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: None NOTES: Louisville starts to wear facemasks in 1955. Not all players wore this helmet in 1954.

1953-1954 COLOR: Tan STRIPES: Black (four overlapping stripes) FACEMASK: Gray LOGO: None NOTES: Not all players wore this helmet in 1954. In image #1 you can see 2 Louisville players with different style helmets.