Iowa State Cyclones To Wear Jack Trice-Era Throwback Uniforms This Fall

The Iowa State football program announced on Saturday it will once again honor Jack Trice, the first black athlete in school history, by wearing 1923 throwback uniforms against TCU on Oct. 7.

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The Cyclones previously honored Trice, who tragically died from injuries suffered during a game at Minnesota on Oct. 6, 1923, by wearing similar throwback uniforms in 2013, though the jersey featured gold stripes.

Iowa State has also worn a patch that resembles those vertical stripes on their cardinal home, white road and black alternate jerseys for the last three seasons in an act of solidarity against racism and discrimination.

Additionally, the Cyclones renamed their stadium after Trice in 1997, making it the only Football Bowl Subdivision to named for an African-American individual, and unveiled a statue outside of the venue in his honor last season.

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The latest iteration of the Trice-era throwback uniforms, meanwhile, feature a cardinal jersey with gray vertical stripes and tan pants, more accurately matching Iowa State’s look in 1923 than the previous design.

The pants and the white helmet, which includes a single cardinal stripe down the center and gray facemarks, both include an “AMES” wordmark, which is a nod to what the Cyclones’ athletic programs were called in the early 1900s.

The uniform is complete with “I will!,” taken from Trice’s handwritten letter penned prior to the Minnesota game, inside the back collar and on the back helmet bumper, as well as the Trice patch logo on the front helmet bumper.