OSU marching band selling old uniforms
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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They’ve spent countless hours inside Boone Pickens Stadium, traveled thousands of
miles
Fans young and old will be able to own a piece of OSU marching band history during
a uniform tag sale Saturday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 118 of the Seretean
Center.
“We’ve got about 300 uniforms on hand,” said Dr. Doug Henderson, director of the Cowboy
Marching Band, who came up with the idea to sell the old uniforms. “We purchased the
first of the set in 2004. A few of them are a little bit newer because we had to replenish
our stock before we received our new uniforms.”
College marching band uniforms are frequently updated when school colors and logos
are redesigned.
“We wore them for about eight years before we updated our look, so it’s time for them
to be retired,” Henderson said. “There are parts of the uniform that still look great,
like the Oklahoma State logos, the O-State on the front, as well as the OSU brand
on the back. We know many of our alumni would love to have a keepsake from OSU.”
The band’s old jackets, pants and cowboy hats have been dry cleaned and will be sold
on a first-come, first-served basis, $30 for cowboy hats and pants, and $50 for jackets.
Cash, Bursar, credit cards and checks will be accepted. Oklahoma state law does not
allow university property that is sold to be reserved in advance.
“Whatever we aren’t able to sell will be given to a vendor who will turn them into
pillows, tote bags and laptop cases. We already have a couple of those samples and
they look pretty cool,” explained Henderson.
These items will be sold during the 2014 football season through the OSU Band Office
and the band fan club.
The proceeds from the tag sale will go toward the marching band’s general operating
budget.
“We’ll use it to replenish our uniform stock,” Henderson said. “Our drum majors every
year have to get custom-ordered uniforms for their sizes. The money is also used for
instruments that need to be repaired and replaced.”
While only a decade old, the retired band uniforms are a tangible part of OSU history.
“There’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears that go into the uniform,” Henderson said.
“These were the uniforms we wore when we went to the Fiesta Bowl and when we marched
in various homecoming parades and performed for big crowds in Boone Pickens Stadium.
They’ve traveled the country. For a lot of people who have worn the uniform, there
are a lot of special memories attached to them.”
For more information visit: http://bands.okstate.edu/CMB/uniformsale.html
Story by Kim Hunter