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The man who is widely credited for the invention of the first helmet was George Barclay. He invented the helmet in 1896 which was a piece of headgear that used three thick leather
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To help protect the head from injury due to the violent collisions that occur while playing the game.
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In the earliest days of football in the 1860s some players simply tied a bandana around their heads. There weren't even leather football helmets then. In those days there were brutal
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