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This helmet dates back hundreds of years ago. Helmets were used in the Army/Navy game where Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves had the first hemet made for him.
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A leather helmet that had unique suspension, ventalation, and communication ideas.
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The soft leather style like the ZH helmet was used. Pictured left Earl Lambeau wearing the helmet while playing for the Green Bay Packers - More padding was used in these helmets.
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It wasn't until the 1930s that the hard leather style of helmets was introduced into the football world.
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IN 1940 the invention of the first chin strap was added to the helmets
in 1943 the nation football league passed a requirement that all players wear helmets during games
in 1949 platic helmets were used in the NFL -
Platic helmets and Internal Padding was introduced - the single faced bar was added to the plastic helmets in 1955 In the year 1956 the first apperance of the Radio helmet was introduced.
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The double bar mask and plastic helmets were used during this time.
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The molded polycarbonate shells appeared In 1984 the first apperance of protectice visors were introduced and in 1986 the first polycarbonate helmets were used.
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NFL requires face masks to be transparent
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In 2004 the single bar helmets were banned from the NFL never to be seen again in football.
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Energry absorbing helmets were added to the game. In 1971 Riddell adds air bladders inside helmets to soften impact and in 1975 the full face mask appears on helmets.
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The impact indicator chin strap is introduced to help identify head injury
