May 23rd marks 100 days until the 2018 season kickoff for the 100th season of WKU Football, and each day this summer, WKU Athletics will treat fans to unique and interesting history of Hilltopper Football, from never-before-seen photos to game tickets and programs and everything in between, all leading up to an August 31 season kick off.
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| DAY 70Â (June 22) |
| We had a brief pause on June 22 as we celebrated the life of men's golf coach Phillip Hatchett. |
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| DAY 69Â (June 23) |
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| In the early 1960s, the Hilltoppers donned a classic look on their helmets, the winged W - as seen above. |
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| DAY 68Â (June 24) |
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| A fan favorite, here is another look at the winged W helmets, this time from a game in 1964 against Eastern Kentucky. |
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| DAY 67Â (June 25) |
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| An iconic photo in the WKU archives, this one from 1966 features a then-freshman Romeo Crennel (76) rushing the Middle Tennessee quarterback in Western Stadium alongside captain on the 1967 team, Wes Simpson (88). |
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| DAY 66Â (June 26) |
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| It's only fitting that on Day 66 of the countdown, we begin the Jimmy Feix era. Feix, then an assistant coach from 1957-67, took over the program from Nick Denes after an 11-year run in 1968. Feix's first game as head coach was also the first game in the brand new L.T. Smith Stadium and was a 35-0 win over Butler. Feix's team didn't allow a single point to be scored in the first five games of the 1968 season and included stars such as Walt Heath, Dickie Moore, and Romeo Crennel. |
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| DAY 65Â (June 27) |
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| On Day 65, we began to announce the offensive side of the All-Century team. Read more HERE. |
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| DAY 64Â (June 28) |
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| On Day 64, we began to announce the defensive side of the All-Century team. Read more HERE. |
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| DAY 63Â (June 29) |
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| On Day 63, we wrapped up the announcement of the All-Century team with the Special Teamers and All-Purpose Player. Read more HERE. |
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| DAY 62Â (June 30) |
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| Back to regularly scheduled programming in the countdown with this game program cover from the 1970, featuring Coach Feix and "Larry" Brame - who was recently named to our All-Century team on the defensive line. |
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| DAY 61Â (July 1) |
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| This photo from 1976 features freshmen players including (l to r): Joe Easterling, Craig Beard, and Jeff Alsup, and (Back row l to r:) Greg Hines, Lonnie Hardin and Pat Gates presumably singing in the locker room. If anyone has more information on the photo or additional names, we'd love to have that. |
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