Here's a bit more extensive history of our helmets. Folks can talk about flower colors all they want, but with the exception of the 3 nightmare years of Bill Beal, we have over 75-80 years of the "Old Gold" helmets in one form or the other:
I thought Reedy changed the BU mid season of 93 when he unveiled his new "return" to dark green shirts with new dark green pants. Also I think the actual shade of "vegas" gold helmets pre dated Morriss. I thought Reedy and maybe even Teaff used that color shell in his last two seasons.