History of football helmets

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  • Soft leather football helmets

    Soft leather football helmets

    in the 20s football helmet were not excepted in college or NFL
  • Period: to

    Football helmet were not required in the NFL

  • Hard leather helmets

    Hard leather helmets

    In 1939 the first plastic helmet patented
  • hard leather with first graphics and chin strap

    hard leather with first graphics and chin strap

    in 1949 plastic helmet were officially adopted by the NFL
  • Plastic Helmets and internal padding

    Plastic Helmets and internal padding

    1955 the single bar was added to face mask
  • Plastic helmets and double bar face mask

    Plastic helmets and double bar face mask

    by 1962 every player in the NFL was required to have a face mask
  • full face mask appears

    full face mask appears

    in 1971 air bladders were add inside the helmet to soften the impact
  • Molded polycarbonate shells

    Molded polycarbonate shells

    1984 first protective visors appear