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In 1940 Riddell also developed the first chin strap to rest on the chin instead of the neck and the first plastic face mask. There were problems however. The plastic helmets were brittle when hit head on, and the bar hole that was drilled for the face mask tended to pop loose. Because of this Riddell was in trouble and so was the plastic helmet.
In gridiron football, the face mask is the part of the helmet that directly covers the face. It is a major source of protection for the players, made of metal covered either with a rubber or plastic coating. Early facemasks were made of pure plastic. [1] Details of the face mask may vary according to each player and their needs for their position.
Football nose armor as depicted in The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) of December 4, 1892. In the days before helmets, players often wore nose guards or "nose masks" or "nose armor". [9] Football was a brutal sport before the introduction of helmets and other protective gear. Serious injuries and even deaths were common occurrences in the game.
A pair of football helmets. 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 shell with thick padding on the inside, a face mask made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars, and a chinstrap. Each ...
Face mask (gridiron football), in sports; A mask for the face, typically used in rituals, performance art and as a disguise mostly during the Halloween holiday. Face mask (We people), a West African wooden mask at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, US
Riddell is widely known for its line of football helmets.In 2002, Riddell released a new helmet design called the Revolution, commonly known as the Revo. [10] The Revolution was released in response to a study on concussions and became popular in the NFL and NCAA, being used by notable athletes such as Peyton Manning and Brady Quinn.
Keith Jerrold Gary (born September 14, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Gary was selected in the first round, 17th overall, by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Oklahoma in the 1981 NFL draft, [1] but didn't sign and went to play two seasons with the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes ...
The club has had few official logos throughout their history. When the team was known as the Decatur Staleys in 1920, they used A. E. Staley's logo as football was intended to help promote the company. [4] The first Chicago Bears logo was introduced in 1940, depicting a black bear running with a football.