middle of the central black stripe, a reference to how horned frogs can squirt blood from their eyes/forehead onto potential predators. Helmets TCU was the last school in college football to wear leather helmets, switching to hard plastic helmets in 1946. Prior to 1946, the TCU football team wore either black helmets with a purple stripe or purple helmets with a black stripe. Since the introduction of plastic, the TCU helmet has gone through a number of design changes. In the 1950s, TCU wore a purple helmet with a white stripe down the middle. In 1954, a gray facemask was introduced, and in 1958, white numbers were added to the sides of the helmet. In 1965, a new helmet was introduced featuring a purple shell and a white stylized Horned Frog on the side. A different, fiercer Horned Frog design was used for the 1966 helmets, featuring just the frog's head. In 1967, the school used a pattern similar to that of Texas A&M. In 1977, the school introduced a "Flying TCU" logo, which remained on the helmets through the 1991 season. In 1992, new head coach Pat Sullivan introduced an arched TCU design, which eventually became the official logo of the school. This logo has been featured on most TCU helmets, sometimes with a white or gray horned frog underneath, ever since. Individual awards Retired numbers National awards Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien, 1938 Heisman Trophy finalists Sammy Baugh, 4th in 1936 Jim Swink, 2nd in 1955 Kenneth Davis, 5th in 1984 LaDainian Tomlinson, 4th in 2000 Trevone Boykin, 4th in 2014 Max Duggan, 2nd in 2022 Maxwell Award Davey O'Brien, 1938 Doak Walker Award LaDainian Tomlinson, 2000 Rimington Trophy Jake Kirkpatrick, 2010 Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award Jim Swink, 1956 Davey O'Brien Award Max Duggan, 2022 Lott Trophy Jerry Hughes, 2009 Ted Hendricks Award Jerry Hughes, 2009 Lou Groza Award Michael Reeder, 1995 Rudy Award Drew Combs, 2008 Jim Brown Trophy LaDainian Tomlinson, 2000 Kellen Moore Award Trevone Boykin, 2014 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Trevone Boykin, 2014 Max Duggan, 2022 Jim Thorpe Award Trevon Moehrig, 2020 Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Max Duggan, 2022 Coaching awards Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Jim Wacker, 1984 Gary Patterson, 2009 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Gary Patterson, 2009, 2014 Sonny Dykes, 2022 George Munger Award Gary Patterson, 2009 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year