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Popular Mechanics September 5, 2008 Andrew Gaffney |
10 Steps in the High-Tech Evolution of Pro Football Helmets With tackles regularly drilling NFL players at more than 150 times gravity, their heads need the best protection possible. Track the history of brain safety on the gridiron, from "head harnesses" to face masks. |
Popular Mechanics December 16, 2009 Joe P. Hasler |
Head Games: How Helmet Tech Works in 7 Different Sports With all the attention athletic head injuries are attracting, the author decided to survey the myriad playing fields to find out what's considered state-of-the-art when it comes to skull safety. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Willie D. Jones |
Helmets Sense The Hard Knocks A new wireless device will let coaches pull football players before they suffer brain damage. |
Sports Illustrated November 1, 2002 Tim Layden |
Helmet hits are part of the game The NFL is trying to live by a double standard. Violence sells big-time. Yet now the league is fining people for getting too violent. What's the alternative? Go low and blow out knees? Resurrect the clothesline? |
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 James Sterngold |
Tech Innovator: A Soft-Sided Football Helmet Inventor Bert Straus has developed a helmet that's soft on the outside. It could help protect players from concussions - if they can be persuaded to wear it |
Sports Central February 25, 2010 Kevin Beane |
Pac-10 Helmets, Logos, History, and Musings The Helmet Project, is an "atlas" of football helmets, both current and historical, of pretty much every level of college football in both the U.S. and Canada, as well as every level of pro football beyond the semipro level. |
Sports Central May 3, 2012 Kevin Beane |
Grading SEC Helmets, Past and Present I've written about helmets and logos before, and it's now time to return to that pool with the most dominant college football conference, the SEC. |
U.S. CPSC March 18, 2003 |
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by MOSA Sports These helmets fail impact testing required under CPSC's Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets, violating the Consumer Product Safety Act. Riders wearing these helmets are not adequately protected from falls, and could suffer head injuries. |
National Defense August 2015 William I. Oberholtzer |
Helmet Technology Could Help Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries are, again, center stage for not only those engaged in contact sports, but military operations as well. |