Evolution of the football helmet
Hit or be hit
The game of football
The game of football was derived from the sports of soccer and rugby and was helped developed by Walter camp. The sport was modified from 1823-1925 until it had its real true identity. A common thing that we know about football today is that players where helmets.
But that wasn't always the case. Players went from scraps of leather to plastic face masks and now they have modern day helmets.
Helmets over the years
Football helmets have made gradual change since the 1920's and now we are where we are today.
1920- soft leather style
1930- hard leather
1940- hard leather with graphics
1950- the single bar face mask was created
1960- plastic helmets and all players wore face mask
1970- air bladders added to helmets to soften helmets.
1980- molded polycarbonate helmets
1990- transparent face masks are added
2000- riddle releases concision reduction technology
Present- impact indicators designed to identify head injury
Change
The change over the years has made a huge decrease in head injuries. But scientists are still trying to come up with new helmets that can protect players even more. Just like they did in the past. There is always room for improvement.