Plastic Football Helmet

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       The first plastic football helmet was invented by John Riddell Company in 1939. This material prevented the helmet from rotting or collecting mildew like the earlier leather helmet. Another advantage of the change to this material is that it created a large decrease in the amount of injuries in the game of football. This was a huge checkpoint in history, but there is still much more to do. Such as the first titanium football facemask invented in 1999 by Schutt or the dark visor which was invented in the mid-1980's.