Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as – and sometimes better than – modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine ...

When it comes to protecting football players, old-fashioned leather helmets may work just as efficiently at preventing concussions as modern ones, according to a study from the Cleveland Clinic ...

Helmet football helmet helmet, football Physical Description cotton (lining material) paint (overall material) leather (overall material) Measurements overall: 9 in x 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; ...

It will go down as the best eBay purchase of Tim Horton’s life. A Green Bay Packers 1940s leather game worn helmet he bought for $499 in January sold for $33,600 during Heritage Auctions ...

Recent testing shows that, contrary to prior findings, new plastic helmets reduce the risk of concussions by 45 to 96 percent. Image via Journal of Neurosurgery, Rowson et. al. In the past century ...

To extend his football career, he wore a leather helmet. The first plastic helmet—the precursor to every modern football helmet—was made by John T. Riddell in 1939; the company he founded ...

MORE: Study Ranks 10 Football Helmets for Concussion Safety. This data was input into a software program that estimates risk of brain contusions, acute subdural hematoma (bleeding on the surface ...

If life gives you a Leather Helmet, let it inspire you. Gary Wayne Smith is a 1958 graduate of Ray High School and is also in the Ray High School Hall of Fame. Smith currently lives in Houston.