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Gallery: 2021 homecoming game vs Charlotte 49ers

October 30, 2021
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Western Kentucky University football team steps onto Feix Field in Houchens-Smith Stadium before the 2021 homecoming game against the Charlotte 49ers on Oct. 30.
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This helmet was signed by Joe Bugel, who played for WKU from 1960-1963 before joining the Hilltoppers coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Bugel went on to coach in the NFL and helped lead the Washington Redskins to three Super Bowl wins. He also coached for the Detroit Lions, the Houston Oilers, and the San Diego Chargers. He aalso served as a head of the Phoenix Cardinals and Oakland Raiders. This helmet was made for a team in the mid 1990's that Bugel signed. Bugel died in 2020. (Sue Strader)
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