Helments

  

Way back more than 100 years ago is when the first helment was ever worn. The helment was worn in the first Army Navy game. An Annapolis shoemaker created the first helmet for Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves, who had been advised by a Navy doctor that he would be risking death or “instant insanity” if he took another kick to the head. Later in 1896 Lafayette College halfback George Barclay so feared the fabled cauliflower ear on his “hearing organs”, which he felt was a direct cause of playing bare-headed, that he had a playing hat made. His design was a special headgear which was held to his head by three heavy leather straps fashioned by a harness maker, thus giving the first football helmets the nomenclature “head-harness”. The Golden Era – The helmet as we know it today has undergone many changes in its 100 years. Helmets were not mandatory until the 30’s. Most of the 1890–1915 games were actually played without helmets. It was not unusual to see half of the early players with helmets and half without. Around World War I the helmets were so flimsy that they were often mistaken for aviator caps. Year by year more padding was added and from the 1920’s thru 1940’s, considered the Golden Age of college, pro and high school football — helmets, like the ones we are offering here, always were strictly of leather construction. Flying wing, colors and targets – Another interesting fact was that nearly all of the games in this era were played in unadorned helmets —school logos colors and mascots were rarely used.
For mor information on the use of older helments click here to check it out.http://www.pasttimesports.biz/history.html by clicking on the link you are also able to see some of the grattest players ever to play the games information.

 

Note that Leather helments was worn over 100 years ago. over the years helments have been approved for the safety of the players.

 

 

Click this link to see how the helment is reconditioned after the season to get them ready for the next year.
http://www.ehow.com/video_12199724_regulations-regarding-reconditioning-football-helmets.html

During football you will have so many unexpected injeries to the body. Some minor, and some major, but the number one part on your body that you hav to protect the most is your head. Concussions are on the rise so helments has to be constanly updated for saftey of the players. Vifgina Tech’s football team had done a survey on the saftey of helments. Click here to read more: http://www.sportsconcussions.org/ibaseline/component/k2/item/20-2012-virginia-tech-football-helmet-ratings.html

Helments that are used today have improved A LOT from the leather helments used over 100 years ago.

Head injuries are one of the biggest risks of playing football. When players run at high speeds and collide into one another head-first, some injuries are inevitable. But the head injuries suffered today are not nearly as gruesome as head injuries of decades past, and a lot of that has to do with the improvements in what type of helmet football players wear.

Plastic Helmets

Plastic helmets were introduced to the legue in the 1940s and 1950s. They became the standard form of headgear that is used throughout the NFL and are still used today. The padding and engineering that go into the helmets have changed drastically to help improve the comfort and safety of the helmets. In 1953 the first facemask was used by the Cleveland Browns — a single-bar protective cover to prevent the jaw from being struck and damaged during a game. Present-day helmets are still made of plastic but are much more complex, with new models sonme even containing electronic implements that monitor the impact sustained by the helmet and help monitor potential concussions and brain damage.

Radio Helmets

Radio helmets were first developed in 1956 by the Cleveland Browns, who were able to fit a small radio transmitter into the helmet of the quarterback and allow the coach to communicate through the receiver. This made the game a lot easier to coordinate plays, but the Browns’ opponents discovered the radio transmitter and led to the radio helmet being banned three games later, according to “USA Today.” But the radio helmet was re-introduced in 1994 and is still used today

More information on how helments are made in detail Click Here: http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/courses/11spring/engs008/halftime/riddell-revolution-football-helmet.html

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