A longtime supporter of Florida State football, Burt Reynolds, passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday. Before finding fame in Hollywood, he played fullback for the team in the mid-1950s.

Even though his playing days were cut short, he found ways to give back to the athletic program, including updating the team's look on the field.

late-1970s: The arrow helmet and 'Notre Dame gold'

In a 2005 interview with Florida State magazine, coach Bobby Bowden said that he and Reynolds designed the arrow helmet. Prior to the design, the helmet was either one solid color or had just included details like numbers, initials, or the outline of the state.

Back-to-back Orange Bowl losses in the 1979 and 1980, spurred Reynolds to make a change for the team. According to the university's athletic department, he went to Hollywood costume designer and together, the two changed the jerseys, sending them in crates to the Tallahassee.

"If you like 'em, wear 'em," a note addressed to Coach Bowden said.

Golden pants? What's not to like.

"They were actually called Notre Dame gold," Bowden said. "It was the first time we’d had new uniforms in a while.”

That specific garnet and gold combination that from that time and into the 1980s, came to be considered as the classic FSU football look.

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1988: The return of the white pants

When Reynolds was playing for the Seminoles in the 1950s, they wore white pants. In 1988, Reynolds decided he wanted to see the team in those same colors, two games into the team's season against Clemson.

The game was the first time the program had worn white pants since 1958, according to the Sun Sentinel. The Tigers' orange pants were no match that, falling to the Seminoles 24-21.

The team had no reason to change away from white pants when on the road that year. Minus a blowout season opener against Miami, the team won all of their games that year. That including the Sugar Bowl against Auburn, where the team wore, you guessed it, white.

early-1990s: Going all-garnet

Purchasing new uniforms and more was something Reynolds reportedly did during many seasons. This included, according to Bowden, getting some of Reynolds's "Hollywood pals" to tweak the design. This included in 1990 when, according to an on-field report, the latest version of the gold and garnet combination was voted the best by The Sporting News.

But by 1992, it was time for another change. The all-garnet look made it's debut late in the 1992 season against Tulane. The look set Reynolds back $9,000 according to Brent Musburger, who mentioned the details during the following week's game broadcast against rival Florida.

You can watch those TV spots here:

A previous version of this story listed the incorrect opponent for the '88 Seminoles. The story has since been updated with the correct information.