The 1972 Central Counties Bank Button Set:




Storyline 1972:

The introductory year of the 1972 Penn State bank buttons
was an evolution which consisted of three generations, each
characterized by a change to the appearance of the buttons.

For a more detailed written history please visit the
"Published Articles" link on the main button page. For a brief
written and pictorial history, please follow below.


The 1st Generation

            

1st generation buttons were plain blue buttons with green cardboard backing.
Central Counties Bank was unsure of how the public would accept the
promotion, so consequently the bank's logo was intentionally omitted and
the buttons were only produced for the six home games on the schedule!



The 2nd Generation

        

After the public enthusiastically accepted the buttons and demand was high,
Central Counties Bank gladly authorized a 2nd running for the last four buttons.
This time they were more than happy to attach their logo at the bottom of the button!
The green cardboard backing remained unchanged.



The 3rd Generation

    

The 3rd generation improved the quality of the button by changing the
previously existing green cardboard backing to metal. This change affected
the last two buttons in the 1972 regular season and became the standard
for all subsequent buttons.



The 1972 Bowl Button


The bowl button for the 1972 season was made slightly larger than the
regular season buttons and it was also the first bank button to introduce
artwork with the cartoon presentation of the banner-toting Nittany Lion.
The color scheme was also reversed (white background with blue text) to
further separate the bowl button from the six regular season buttons.


   


1972 Central Counties Bank (home & bowl games only)

Opponent

Date

Score

Slogan

 

 

 

 

Navy

9-23-72

W 21-10

Get the Goat (no CCB, greenback)

Iowa

9-30-72

W 14-10

Hammer the Hawkeyes (no CCB, greenback)

Syracuse

10-21-72

W 17-0

Crush the Orange (no CCB, greenback)

Crush the Orange (with CCB, greenback)

Maryland

11-4-72

W 46-16

Trip the Terrapins (no CCB, greenback)

Trip the Terrapins (with CCB, greenback)

North Carolina State

11-11-72

W 37-22

Wallop the Wolfpack (no CCB, greenback)

Wallop the Wolfpack (with CCB, greenback)

Wallop the Wolfpack (with CCB, metalback)

Pittsburgh

11-25-72

W 49-27

Pulverize the Panthers (no CCB, greenback)

Pulverize the Panthers (with CCB, greenback)

Pulverize the Panthers (with CCB, metalback)

Oklahoma / Sugar Bowl

12-31-72

L 0-14

I’D SOONER BE A NITTANY LION