Georgia football: The curious case of the black jersey’s from 1941

Theory two – Practice uniforms

The first theory is probably the one everyone is rooting for. But the second theory is the most realistic.

There’s plenty of video and game photos of the 1946 Alabama game to prove that Georgia wore white that day. But there’s no game footage that shows Georgia wearing black in 1941. That’s not exactly proof against the jersey’s themselves, sports media isn’t what it now after all. But notice how in each of the three pictures on the first page how Sanford Stadium is empty.

It doesn’t appear as though a game was being played that day. The photos could have been pre-game pictures but they’re all staged.

The most likely scenario is that these black jerseys were worn during practice to keep the game jersey’s from getting ruined and when the day came to take pictures of the team, Butts decided to have his team where the black jerseys.

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The question is then why? Similar photos from the era show Georgia players wearing their normal uniforms for pictures. The answer to that question might be lost to history.

Wally Butts, Frank Sinkwich and other players from the 1941 team have passed away. Dan McGill, a man who knew pretty much everything about the Georgia Bulldogs has also passed away. If anyone would know, it would for certain be McGill.

More research may be needed to figure out why the team posed in black jerseys in 1941 and a new story will come if any questions can be answered.