Everything to Know About Homecoming Mums

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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1The Homecoming Mum's Humble Beginningsh. Armstrong Roberts/Classicstock//Getty Imagesan Early Picture of a Couple in the 1960S Showcases the Early Tradition...

Everything to Know About Homecoming Mums
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The Homecoming Mum's Humble Beginnings

H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock//Getty Images

An early picture of a couple in the 1960s showcases the early tradition of mums as football game accessories. (Note the reasonable size and relatively understated ribbons!)

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Fast forward 50 years, and you have a back-breaking, Texas-shaped mum that boasts multiple teddy bears, ribbons galore, and a glitzy "Senior" denotation.

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