the_general 13 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Evans was looking for a Penn St/Alabama look and a Auburn philosphy. In summer of 83 he took several players to football camp at Auburn. The offense he ran was an Auburn option offense during the time and the defense was also patterned after Auburn. He loved that "War Eagle" mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 So the uniform was a cross between Alabama and Penn State. That explains the white helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 And the fight song was "Dixie" ('Ole Miss) but I think that was there before Evans, wasn't it? So I don't know but the uniforms were no doubt Alabama. Â The Dixie song was tacked on to the end of the Richlands fight song with a brief musical segue and was being used years before Evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Auburn's earlier helmets..... Â https://www.gridironmemories.com/shop/category.asp?catid=100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 The Dixie song was tacked on to the end of the Richlands fight song with a brief musical segue and was being used years before Evans. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember the fight song, "Big Blue Dixie" as being Dixie all the way through. You're saying it was added on to another song? The current fight song is a rendition of "Harvardianna" and comes from Harvard University. I had never heard it before when I moved back from Richmond in the late 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yes, the Big Blue fight school ("W/blue and wht. banners flying oe'r the field of victory......") was played first then a segue into Dixie. I learned of the Harvardianna connection to the Blues fight song 3 yrs. ago after viewing some video clips and saw the credit listed for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 856 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 If Evans was a 'Bama guy, why did RHS incorporate so many elements of the Auburn culture? (Specifically thinking about the "War Eagle" chant and the fact that he named one of his kids "Auburn.") Â I do remember his daughter being named Auburn. Â Â Life has many choices---eternity two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yes, the Big Blue fight school ("W/blue and wht. banners flying oe'r the field of victory......") was played first then a segue into Dixie. I learned of the Harvardianna connection to the Blues fight song 3 yrs. ago after viewing some video clips and saw the credit listed for it. Â Â Yep, "Dixie" was discontinued while I was in high school circa 1986. I could still probably play the introductory fanfare from it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 856 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 The Dixie song was tacked on to the end of the Richlands fight song with a brief musical segue and was being used years before Evans. Â Â Also, the Dixie flag was run from one end of the track to the other, in front of Richlands stands, when the "fight song" was played. Â Â Life has many choices---eternity two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yes, the Big Blue fight school ("W/blue and wht. banners flying oe'r the field of victory......") was played first then a segue into Dixie. I learned of the Harvardianna connection to the Blues fight song 3 yrs. ago after viewing some video clips and saw the credit listed for it. I didn't know that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogo_sportz 19 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Here is one off of the Richlands site....kinda hard to see  What does it say through the R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Tornado 10 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Yep, "Dixie" was discontinued while I was in high school circa 1986. I could still probably play the introductory fanfare from it, though. Â I thought Richlands stopped playing "Dixie" after the 1987 playoff game with Virginia High. From what I can remember, V-High had some complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I thought Richlands stopped playing "Dixie" after the 1987 playoff game with Virginia High. From what I can remember, V-High had some complaints. Â Â I'm pretty sure that the song had been canned well before then. The issue in '87 was the fact that several Richlands fans were waving Confederate battle flags in the stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 What does it say through the R? Â It's an oval containing the word "TORNADO." Pretty sure this logo was designed by RHS alum Chad Durham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveFan09 50 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 any Old Grundy helmets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 856 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 It's an oval containing the word "TORNADO." Pretty sure this logo was designed by RHS alum Chad Durham. Â Â I think Chad designed the current logo, "Lightning R"-- Â Â Life has many choices---eternity two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I think Chad designed the current logo, "Lightning R"--Â Â Life has many choices---eternity two The current logo is stock. There is an entire alphabet. John Battle and Patrick Henry both use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 856 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 The current logo is stock. There is an entire alphabet. John Battle and Patrick Henry both use it. Â Thanks Big D, I wasn't aware of that. For some reason, thinking it was designed by Chad. Â Â Life has many choices---eternity two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball 10 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 If Evans was a 'Bama guy, why did RHS incorporate so many elements of the Auburn culture? (Specifically thinking about the "War Eagle" chant and the fact that he named one of his kids "Auburn.") Â Bruce Evans was an Auburn fan -- not Alabama and yep his kid's name is Auburn. I remember the days of Coach Evans at RHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notus 10 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Bruce Evans was an Auburn fan -- not Alabama and yep his kid's name is Auburn. I remember the days of Coach Evans at RHS. Â I wonder if Bruce knew then what sand castles on the beach and Auburn football have in common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball 10 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I'm pretty sure that the song had been canned well before then. The issue in '87 was the fact that several Richlands fans were waving Confederate battle flags in the stands. Â Big Blue - Dixie was played through the 1987 football season. Dixie was dropped after the 1987 season due to complaints from Va High. Big Blue was the same as it is today -- I loved Dixie -- never thought anything about it being inappropriate or offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogo_sportz 19 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Anyone know who Honaker's coach was in 1979? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbgfan 856 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) Anyone know who Honaker's coach was in 1979?  I have some Honaker football programs from 1981 and John Bartee was listed as head coach. Don't know how long he was HC.  Ironically, I was looking to see the info on the Honaker coach and came across another football program I had titled:  Ernie Hicks Second Annual Football Jamboree 1981  Teams matched against each other were:  Richlands-Narrows Richlands-Giles Pocahontas-Honaker  #25 listed as a senior on the Giles roster, is none other than Greg Mance. Wonder who won that day in that match up? lol  #30 listed as a sophomore on Giles roster, is present day Giles Coach, Jeff Williams  Life has many choices---eternity two Edited November 17, 2009 by tbgfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogo_sportz 19 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 http://hogoheegee.com/content/view/376/80/ Â New helmets include: Â Castlewood 1979 Clintwood 1979 Haysi 1979 Honaker 1979 JJ Kelly 1979 John Battle 1975, 1979, 1989, 1996 Patrick Henry 1975 Saint Paul 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
road warrior 10 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Evans was a die hard Auburn Tigers fan. It was told that he and Pat Dye were very good friends. I assure you Evans was not copying the Tide when it come to uniforms. He hated 'bama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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