Aggie Helmets Marking Bonfire Anniversary Unveiled
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Updated: 6:34 PM Nov 23, 2009
Aggie Helmets Marking Bonfire Anniversary Unveiled
Texas A&M football players will take the field Thanksgiving Day against the University of Texas with Bonfire on their minds, and their helmets.
Posted: 12:22 PM Nov 23, 2009
Reporter: Steve Fullhart
Email Address: fullhart@kbtx.com
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Texas A&M football players will take the field Thanksgiving Day against the University of Texas with Bonfire on their minds, and their helmets.

Monday, the athletics department unveiled special helmets marking the tenth anniversary of the collapse of the Bonfire stack. It features a ribbon intertwined with the "T" in the Block aTm logo. That ribbon has "1999-2009" on it.

Along with the tenth anniversary of the collapse, it has been ten years since what many believe is the greatest game in Aggie football history, a 20-16 win for the then-#24 Aggies over then-fifth-ranked Texas at Kyle Field. The game came eight days after the collapse of the stack, which left 12 Aggies dead and 27 others injured.

This won't be the first time a special helmet will be worn by the Ags this season. In two previous games, they've donned white helmets, a first since the 1970s. Texas A&M lost both games.

You can check out the Aggie Athletics Facebook page, where the pictures of the Bonfire helmets were posted, by clicking on the link below.


Latest Comments

Posted by: ScudAg56 Location: Grand Bay, AL on Nov 24, 2009 at 03:57 PM

Probably would show better with the white helmets, but I don't want to see those ever again! Why can't we wear the same home&road uniforms all the time - like Texas?
Posted by: Gig 'Em Location: BCS on Nov 24, 2009 at 01:02 PM

I love the decal..Gig 'Em Ags! BTHO TU Thursday!
Posted by: Joel Location: College Station on Nov 24, 2009 at 07:26 AM

No tuition increase. Satate funds cannot be used for athletics, so far as I know.
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