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Interesting Factoid - Helmets
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:13 pm
The NCAA did not make facemasks on helmets mandatory until 1993.
Football Archaeology
We joke about the "Leather Helmet Days," but can you imagine someone walking onto the field in 1992 without a facemask?
Football Archaeology
We joke about the "Leather Helmet Days," but can you imagine someone walking onto the field in 1992 without a facemask?
This post was edited on 11/19/25 at 4:16 pm
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Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:21 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
They should make them huge and guarantee a penalty on every tackle
Posted on 11/19/25 at 4:26 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
Scott Player sported his one in '07
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:25 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
Quentin Coryatt would be so much fun to watch if the WR had no facemask
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:43 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
Getting rid of facemasks would probably cut down on concussions.
More dental work >>> CTE.
More dental work >>> CTE.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 6:08 pm to Ag Zwin
Going back to leather helmets
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would probably cut down on concussions.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 6:47 pm to awestruck
then it be like watching junior highers try to drag down the ball carrier.
make it a penalty to go below the waist though, and id be in.
make it a penalty to go below the waist though, and id be in.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 7:28 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
This dude was a holdout
Posted on 11/19/25 at 7:33 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
I don't know who it was but a pro player said that when they introduced face masks it took the fear out of football.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 8:23 pm to RelentlessAnalysis
Tommy McDonald: A receiver, he was the last position player to play an entire season without a face mask, retiring after the 1968 season.
Toni Fritsch: A kicker, he was the last player at that position to play without a face mask, in 1971.
Scott Player: Though he was the last to wear a single-bar face mask, this style had been largely phased out by the 1980s and was officially banned for all new players in 2004.
Toni Fritsch: A kicker, he was the last player at that position to play without a face mask, in 1971.
Scott Player: Though he was the last to wear a single-bar face mask, this style had been largely phased out by the 1980s and was officially banned for all new players in 2004.
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