On Thursday, the Florida State community and the nation paid their respects to the passing of Burt Reynolds, a Florida State alum and former football player long before he became a Hollywood icon. On Saturday, as Florida State prepares to regroup after a season-opening loss at home, the Seminoles will pay homage to Reynolds with a special helmet decal.
Announced via Twitter, Florida State will add a decal to their football helmets. The decal will resemble a license plate that reads “Ban One,” a reference to Renolds’s signature Trans Am in the film “Smoky and the Bandit,” from 1977.
The Seminoles will honor "The Bandit" this Saturday with helmet decals. 🍢#DoSomething pic.twitter.com/eMFyRxXTMr
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) September 7, 2018
As seen in the image shared on Twitter, the decal will also include Reynolds’s signature.
Florida State hosts Samford on Saturday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles should easily work their way into the win column for the first time this season after dropping Monday night’s season opener at home against Virginia Tech.