A football helmet is a type of protective headgear used mainly in gridiron football, although a structural variation has occasional use in Australian rules football. It consists of a hard plastic shel
A pair of football helmets
A football team at the beginning of the 20th century
A leather football helmet believed to have been worn by former U.S. president Gerald Ford when he played for the University of Michigan from 1932 to 1934
Hassan Hall wearing a Guardian Cap over his helmet during the Cleveland Browns' training camp in 2023
Professionals and amateurs alike wear protective headgear to reduce the chance of injury while playing American and Canadian football. The football helmet has changed over time and many different mate
Football helmet
…Bengals, after using a "Bengals" wordmark for a helmet logo through the 1980 season, have used a tiger-stripe pattern instead of a logo since 1981. History of the football helmet Protective equipment in gridiron football…
In the early days of American football, players did not wear helmets.
The cover of the November 13, 1912 issue Puck magazine featuring a cartoon of American football players from 1892 and 1912, the caption reads: Gee, but you look funny.. The player from 1892 has grown out hair and not wearing equipment.