Today's Tidbit... Getting Pumped Up for Pneumatic Football Pads
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An 1898 newspaper article described recent advances in football gear: a helmet with a hard shell and pneumatic thigh pads. Previously, football players wore head harnesses that resembled wrestling headgear. They protected the ears and portions of the head but lacked a protective shell covering the top of the skull.
Today's Tidbit... Getting Pumped Up for Pneumatic Football Pads
Today's Tidbit... Getting Pumped Up for…
Today's Tidbit... Getting Pumped Up for Pneumatic Football Pads
An 1898 newspaper article described recent advances in football gear: a helmet with a hard shell and pneumatic thigh pads. Previously, football players wore head harnesses that resembled wrestling headgear. They protected the ears and portions of the head but lacked a protective shell covering the top of the skull.