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re: Spinoff Thread: Best Helmets
Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:22 pm to zachary77
Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:22 pm to zachary77
That is a badass looking helmet. All the new helmets are looking so much better.
Just looking at the traditional helmet:
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-- Classy. Original. Time-tested. Recognizable. No need for a gimmick. Bama is the real deal. 'nuff said.
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-- See Bama. They actually made a pig look cool and ferocious.
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-- See Bama. It's number 3 only because the Packers ripped it off and watered down the brand. Still one of the most recognizable helmets.
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-- Clean. Incorporates the color scheme perfectly. That helmet gives Auburn a lot of credibility.
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-- I like the white better, but this is a classic look.
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-- It may not be the prettiest helmet, but it is unmistakable. Nobody has that same Block Letter design. The new look black and white helmets are a welcome change-up and I LOVE the matte finish maroon helmets.
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-- See Arkansas. Made a chicken cool. The Maroon one at the top is the best, bar none, but this one is pretty good.
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:42 pm to KaiserSoze99
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-- See Bama. It's number 3 only because the Packers ripped it off and watered down the brand. Still one of the most recognizable helmets.
quote:Official UGA Website
The Georgia "G" Helmet
In 1963 after becoming the Bulldogs' Head Football Coach, Vince Dooley redesigned the football uniform choosing a red helmet with a black "G" on a white background as the dominant feature of the new uniform for the 1964 season.
He discussed with his staff that a forward-looking "G" would be an appropriate emblem for the helmet of the Georgia team. Dooley had just hired John Donaldson, former Georgia player from 1945 to 1948, as backfield coach. John was keen on the idea of a new image and volunteered his wife, Anne, who had a BFA in commercial art from UGA to design a logo for the new Georgia helmet with the general specifications Dooley had outlined. Dooley accepted Anne's original "G" which fit his vision for a forward look to Georgia's new emblem.
Since the Georgia "G"- though different in design and color- was similar to Green Bay's "G", Coach Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the NFL team. Athletic Director Joel Eaves called for permission which was granted. However, since its inception in 1961, the Green Bay "G" has been redesigned several times and now looks like Georgia's original 1964 "G." Georgia is proud that the Packers apparently liked the special nuances of the Bulldogs' forward-looking "G."
Georgia's oval "G", eventually replacing Georgia's old block "G" as the official UGA symbol, has stood the test of time. It made its first appearance in the opening game in 1964 and was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans, especially after Dooley's first three teams were so successful--highlighted by the 1966 SEC Championship.
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The team used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.[44][45] The Packers hold the trademark on the "G" logo, and have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, such as the University of Georgia and Grambling State University.[46] Adopted in 1964, the Georgia "G", though different in design and color, was similar to the Packers' "G". Then-Georgia head coach Vince Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia's new emblem with the Packers.[citation needed]
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