The advisability of wearing plastic helmets with face masks is not discussed much anymore, but it was a big topic from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. During that time, football players transitioned from suffering facial and dental to neck injuries, mainly because tacklers and blockers in more protective gear were coached to spear or stick their helmets into opposing players' sternums or ribs.
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The advisability of wearing plastic helmets with face masks is not discussed much anymore, but it was a big topic from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. During that time, football players transitioned from suffering facial and dental to neck injuries, mainly because tacklers and blockers in more protective gear were coached to spear or stick their helmets into opposing players' sternums or ribs.