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the first helmet
WikipediaIn 1896 Geroge Barclay desinged a headgear which soon became known as a "head harness". It had three thick leather straps forming a close fit around his head, made by a harness maker. -
The Ear Holes
Wikipediaas the year go by the leather helment slowy began to take it apeerances . around 1915 another part was added to the helment . that part was the earhole so players can have advance communcations on the field . -
ZH ( Zuppke helments )
Wikipedia2 years later another invention came to into the helment . to protect the skull from the leather shell Straps of fabric formed a pattern inside the helmet.the pattern was to absorb big hits. They once called "ZH" or Zuppke helmets . -
The Facemask
the first person to come up with the invention of the facemask was Vern Mcmillian , the first facemask was made out of rubber which put on the leather helment . -
The Chin Strap
WikipediaIn 1940 Riddell also developed the first chin strap to rest on the chin instead of the neck and the first plastic face mask. -
The Plastic Helment
WikipediaThe Plastic Football Helment was invented by John T. Riddell and his son John T. Riddell Jr., of the John T. Riddell Company in Chicago, a sporting goods provider.The single molded shell was stronger, lighter, longer lasting, and didn't rot the way leather does when damp. -
the single bar
WikipediaIn 1955, G.E. Morgan, a consultant to Riddell, and Paul Brown invented the BT-5 face mask which is the single bar design . The year after the BT-5 a single wave radio was installed in a players helmet so the coach could give the play to the quarterback over a radio frequency. -
Energy Absorbing and sizing helment
WikipediaThe result: new HA-91 and HA-92 energy-absorbing, "microfit" helmets.They had valves on their crown to allow air to be pumped into vinyl cushions that were crammed into every space inside the helmet -
The Riddell Rev Helment
WikipediaIn 2002 Riddell released a new more spherical design for the helmet called the Revolution (or Revo) and it is currently the most widely used helmet in the National Football League The Schutt counterpart is called the DNA Pro Adult Helmet. these helment has reduce the incidences of concussion by 31%.[6] Later, Riddell released the Revolution Speed helmet
