old football helmet help? Please

[Butch7999]

Something to keep in mind is that, largely because of the often prohibitive cost of upgrading football equipment,
equipment for high school teams often lags several years behind the introduction of more modern designs
for college or pro ball.

Two sources you might want to check would be rules governing protective equipment as mandated by
the athletic division / section / conference / federation in which your school competed through the years.
Your school's AD or those of competing schools, or the division HQ itself, should have that information.
Another thing to check would be the photo archives of your area's newspaper's sports pages, as well as
any archive your school has of yearbooks and class newspapers.

Lastly, you might also want to put out a call for your school's former players or coaches who could be contacted
through your school's alumni association or reunion committees.

[ClownQuestionBro]

Thanks Butch, good info!

[perezfan]

I will try to help with general time-frames and face masks...

Yellow DS Helmet:
You pegged it.... Late '60s - early '70s. Cool/unusual face mask. Does it have an inner suspension system, or a padded interior? (I'm guessing it's a suspension helmet).

White Leather Helmet:
Mid 1940s. It's the oldest one you have pictured. Might've had a face mask similar to this...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/25503094223...AAAOSw7iFg16aI

Yellow and Black Wing-front Helmet:
Mid-late 1940s. Never had a face mask.

White Shell/Blue Wing-front McGregor Helmet:
Early 1950s. Never had face mask.

Red Shell/Tan Stripes Globe Helmet:
Late 1940s. Never had a face mask.

White Shell Helmet:
Late 1950s - early '60s. Most of these were worn with face masks, but yours was apparently never fitted for one.

Yellow Shell Helmet:
Late 1950s - early '60s. This one (much like the white one) had a mask attached, a tiny portion of which is still visible.

Blue Helmet with White striping:
Cheaper- possible Youth "Play Helmet", circa early 1960s. Probably never had a mask.

Tan Helmet with White Stripe:
Early-mid 1950s. Never had a face mask.

Tan Helmet with Black stripes:
Late 1950s Helmet with nifty black Single-bar Mask

Hope this is helpful.

[ClownQuestionBro]

Thanks perezfan. That’s the info I was hoping someone could tell me. That will get me pointed in the right direction trying to match colors and face masks etc. thanks for your time. Very helpful!