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Timeline of Football helments_Jason Whittington

By jew126
  • 1960

    1960

    The person who made is Riddll and the person who made Riddll is John Tate Riddell started this company with a simple but brilliant idea to make sporting equipment safer, better, and easier to use for athletes.
  • 1961

    1961

    This helment in this picture is an alabama team called crimson tide the person name who made it is riddle and his name who was founded by John Tate riddle.
  • 1962

    1962

    In 1962 Riddell and MacGregor is the 2 leading brands in football helmets other companies such as Wilson and Rawlings also had football equipment but Riddell was the most recognized.
  • 1963

    1963

    The helmet looks the same for a couple of years but this is the last year of the cowboys helmet to look like this the person who made the Dallas Cowboys helmet is Riddell because Riddell was the brand back in the day.
  • 1964

    1964

    Well this team also uses Riddell because at the time that brand was the best brand and uses TK suspension system and had a hard shell and webbed interior.
  • 1965

    1965

    The Baltimore colts had Riddell witch is the best brand in that time of period the helmet is the same sense 1960. To add more information the Colts left the ravens so now they are two different teams.
  • 1966

    1966

    The same helmet basically by Riddell nothing is really different about this.
  • 1967

    1967

    Here is the New Orland Saints like again they changed nothing about this helmet the only thing different are the designs from the teams.
  • 1968

    1968

    Nothing really changed about this one made by Riddell same exact helmet
  • 1969

    1969

    Like again the is the same helmet made by Riddell and this time is made by New York Giants.
  • 1970

    1970

    This is the Pittsburgh Steelers and the only thing that is missing is the padding in the helmet but other then that this is made by Riddell.
  • 1971

    1971

    The same exact helmet but this time is made by San Francisco 49ers and they have the same helmet from 1960
  • 1972

    1972

    This time I have Mami Dolphins But they just have the same helmet from 1960 but fun fact Mami Dolphins have changed their logo in 2024
  • 1973

    1973

    They finally changed the helmet so the bars of the helmet is different from 1972.Also Justin Feilds was the quarterback for the Bears and now he plays for the Stellers.
  • 1974

    1974

    They brought back the old helmet but this is when they had ear pads and also this is Kansas City Chiefs.
  • 1975

    1975

    They brought back the old bars This is New England Patriots and the helmet is Riddell and I haven't been saying where the brand is that is because all the other ones are Riddell.
  • 1976

    1976

    Its like the same helmet they are using like the 1960's-70's like how they kept having the same helmets for years.
  • 1977

    1977

    This is the same helmet but a big bar in the middle but this is Georgia Bulldogs and the last time they won SEC championship was 2017.
  • 1978

    1978

    This is Riddell and this is the first time they had Riddell on the front of the helmet small details to the helmets.
  • 1979

    1979

    This is Detroit Loins and the helmet bar goes down further and looks a lot different. Too add more information This is the best year the Loins ever had.
  • 1980

    1980

    This is Washington Commanders looks the same a little but more bars.
  • 1981

    1981

    This helmet is starting to look like modern day this is made by Riddell speedflex people wear it today but the padding is a lot different.
  • 1982

    1982

    It is the same helmet but the bar is blue and the padding is different from 1981 made by Riddell
  • 1983

    1983

    I could not find a picture of a helmet itself but its the same speedflex
  • 1984

    1984

    This is Jacksonville and this helmet is a speed helmet Riddell is the best equipment brand. Fun fact Lamar Jackson is the only person who got a Heisman award.
  • 1985

    1985

    This is the Buffalo Bills and the helmet that they used to use is a Speed. Fun fact the Ravens beat the bill.
  • 1986

    1986

    This year the helmet has a bar in the middle and this is Riddell isvery different not that many football teams or players use this helmet.
  • 1987

    1987

    They have a speed and it's the first helmet that's been designed from the ground up to include Riddell's InSite impact-response system,
  • 1988

    1988

    Its the same helmet made by Riddell and they started to wear this helmet for a while.
  • 1989

    1989

    The same Riddell and this helmet was popular at the time.
  • 1990

    1990

    This is the most popular helmet right not because even ray Lewis wore this helmet made by Riddell
  • 1991

  • 1992

    1992

    The same helmet a Speed something about speed helmets helmets with compressible plates in the outer shell of the helmet, like the Riddell Speed, are the most effective at preventing concussions.
  • 1993

    1993

    This is the time where people started to wear Speeds more, but helmets with compressible plates in the outer shell of the helmet, like the Riddell Speedflex, are the most effective at preventing concussions.
  • 1994

    1994

    This is the Cincinnati Bengals and he is wearing the Schutt Vengeance that was popular in that time of period.
  • 1995

    1995

    This is Philadelphia Eagals and the name of this helmet is Riddell Speed its like the Speedflex but different.
  • 1996

    1996

    This is the Baltimore Ravens and this is the same helmet for 1997 fun fact so the Ravens had changed their logo 5 times and brought back the old ravens logo and played with it in a game.
  • 1997

    1997

    This is Tampa Bay Buccaneers and that helmet is a Riddell and this is not a speedflex and I don't know what helmet this is but it is Riddell.
  • 1998

    1998

    This is not Riddell now this is schutt and this is called schutt vengeance and it feels comfortable inside and cushion inside the helmet so you can not get a concussion.
  • 1999

    1999

    This is the same helmet by Riddell and its technology in the helmet and looks a lot different then a speedflex.
  • 2000

    2000

    The Washington Redskins had schutt F7 and that had a lot of padding so you will not have a head injury and this helmet is actually Deon Sanders helmet. Also, the Washington change their name first it was Redskins and then it was football team and the last one was commanders.