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2. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   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. Harvard's All-American center, John Cranston, was the first player to wear equipment to protect his face during an American football game.

3. Guardian Cap - Wikipedia

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   Guardian Cap. Guardian Cap is a line of soft-shell pads that attach to and cover the outside of a gridiron football or ice hockey helmet. They have been used in football practices since 2015, with the National Football League (NFL) first mandating their use for some position groups since 2022. After expanding this mandate to further position ...

4. National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment

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   The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE, pronounced /'nɒxsi/ NOKH-see) is a nonprofit standards organization which develops standards for the manufacture of certain protective athletic equipment in the sports of baseball, football, hockey, lacrosse, and polo. NOCSAE conducts and funds scientific research ...

5. History of the football helmet - Wikipedia

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   The first plastic football helmet came in 1940. It was invented and patented by John T. Riddell and his son John T. Riddell Jr., of the John T. Riddell Company in Chicago, a sporting goods provider. The single molded shell was stronger, lighter, longer-lasting, and did not rot the way leather does when damp. Colors could also be baked into the ...

6. Category:American football equipment - Wikipedia

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   American football uniforms‎ (5 C, 2 P, 6 F) Pages in category "American football equipment" ... Protective equipment in gridiron football; R.

7. Shoulder pad (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Shoulder pad (sport) Modern American football shoulder pads. Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in many contact sports such as gridiron football, lacrosse, and ice hockey and some non-contact sports such as ringette. Most modern shoulder pads consist of a shock absorbing foam material with a hard plastic outer covering.