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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
ISTR in the 1960s or later in high school games (not all of which were Fed) the officials having the opposite color caps from NCAA, but they switched before NFL did.
Now I'm trying to remember the order of switching colors of penalty flags, between Fed, NCAA, and NFL, red vs. yellow. I remember a time NCAA had yellow and the other 2 red. NCAA switched first from corner flags to pylons, but now I don't remember whether Fed or NFL switched last.
CFL was last to completely get rid of penalty horns, after CAFA, and long after USA officials.
Robert
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Thanks for the memories! I remember the fist for the TD but I wasn't aware that it was a signal to the WH. As for red flags, I still contend that they would be easier to see on a dry grass field in a late fall afternoon game.
They'd show up better than a blue bean bag on a deep grass field at night! (editorial comment)