The Evolution of Football Helmets

[@kevinsargent]

As a football fan and prior service paratrooper I highly appreciate this video. Also an ACH helmet saved my life in Iraq. Helmets are awesome.

[@axolniz6597]

I really love to start playing football and all my friends and our university football coach tell me that my body is perfect for this sport but I'm scared of concussion and it's effect when I retire. I hope they do something about it for real :(

[@Raphaelkungfupanda]

Thank you for your service!

[@suisid4202]

Yea, Helmets Are For War.

[@lostfan5054]

Yo were you SGT Sargent???? That's awesome.

[@RealAssistGames]

@@axolniz6597 do it you will regret it if you dont

[@mouadalr6924]

As a non American fan of the sport, when i first got introduced to American Football i saw the Rams' helmet design and i somehow immediately fell in love with the team, now knowing the story behind the design is cool to me

[@daniel_netzel]

Entertaining and informative, I'd love to see more videos like this! Design fascinates me, the history of the football helmet is something I knew very little about but it has a much deeper history than I could have imagined!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks dude! Just trying to expand the topics of conversation. I'd love my channel to be something more like Vox where it's an audience of freethinkers who want to discuss anything and everything. Glad you enjoyed it. Reach out to me and let me know if you ended up getting that apartment.

[@shanespicerbsb]

I loved this video

[@landenreeves4617]

My last name is Reeves and he is my great great great-uncle

[@glowsquid3582]

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[@CalebSAbel]

@@landenreeves4617 that's cool

[@kevmoving8709]

It’s so crazy looking at the history and seeing where the name ridell came from and how the rams got their helmets and all that

[@supablack]

Antonio brown has instant insanity

[@user-ex6lp1yi6q]

$upa Black bruh u did him dirty but tru

[@jasonhorchem9494]

Probably from Vontaze

[@techit7658]

Ya he rlly does

[@katiethebaddie7475]

I think some long time ago players in the NFL and sober now players got hurt and have Insanity to

[@kennyrose2547]

It is true tho ever since that hit he hasn't been the same and no one wants him

[@Kolajer]

Really enjoyed the video, despite being from across the pond, completely ignorant about and utterly indifferent to football. A good indicator of how good your content is.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad people like you are able to get outside their comfort zone and try something different.

[@Planetbustard]

I had no idea American footballers har radio inside their helmets.

[@user-jr4pz5td2r]

Lets just bring back gladiators solves the issue of concusions and that brain disease cause the wont live long enough to get it

[@mortensen1961]

Planetbustard: Only the quarterback (the initial ballhandler) has a radio. If I remember correctly, it shuts off fifteen seconds before the play clock expires. .

[@ouropa5695]

And a linebacker too? I also see that green sticker on a helmet of a linebacker.

[@Jdw-xc2ey]

This video engaged me so much and I was so surprised how interested I was (not that your videos are ever bad or boring). It managed to hit your high quality and I've learnt so much being from England and not knowing much about football. I really enjoyed it and thanks again! I can't wait to see the next topic you chose to talk about

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks Joel! I'm trying to cultivate an audience that is interesting in learning about anything and everything. I love TV and Film, but there's so much more to life than just that. So I'm glad you enjoy these different topics! :)

[@hiimjames1643]

I'm a American that likes association football and your an Englishman who likes American football. We are the rarest of the rare my friend.

[@Women_Rock]

Pants are coming off for this one

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's the best way to watch my vids.

[@jorgegordillo7078]

Wtf lol

[@tavski3022]

Eaton Beaver I been not wearing pants am I late

[@janemarquardt3882]

Y

[@SuperKenndog]

About to break out the lotion too. Wait, wrong comment section, sorry

[@justjug569]

Yo Otto Graham is the GOAT, getting hit like that in the face and winning 10 Championships sheesh

[@johnnytyler5685]

Seven. He won seven of the ten straight Championship games he went to.

[@AlphaGarg]

I've always had a huge fascination for American Football helmets, especially after I played Quake! It's very clear how much influence these designs had on the protagonist's helmet, and even more so in the series' latest game (which has a full, optional football outfit for the protagonist), and I really like how they look without the face bars. Very good video overall, anyways! Time to binge watch the whole channel.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed binging. :)

[@alw0756]

This video made Antonio Brown cry

[@fernandomelgar892]

If only the browns playing was as good as their inventions.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Looking better these days with Baker!

[@saltflavor2909]

Fern Melg Browns? You mean 49ers? They are way worse

[@brucedillon8358]

If only

[@2.1.4-bk7np]

Lol there still getting there ok leave them alone 😂

[@fearless1024]

Back in those days it was son.

[@jkasven]

this is it chief

[@EntertainTheElk]

:)

[@17thstatefishing77]

This is not Tik Tok but this deserves a like

[@roguechimera597]

Thank you I was actually really curious about all of this.

[@the_road__warrior6185]

I have a request *The Evolution Of The Football Itself* Awesome video!!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@kramnull8962]

As a kid in the 70's and 80's I intrigued by the face masks. I loved the offensive and defensive line's full face cages. I liked Herschel Walker and Emit Smith's as well. Awesome vid keep the facts coming...

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks!

[@ElectricStrider1]

Ya know, I was complaining about the new helmets because I did not like all of the contours. Knowing now that they provide extra protection for the players, I'll shut up now. This is a great video!

[@1NewsNewZealand]

It won’t help with concussions and cte

[@u121386]

Nfl: Hey! Wear these leather hats, their totally safe! Player: damn right! I’ll take one! *CONCUSSION* *LATER* Nfl: Hey! Wear these helmets, their also totally safe Players: really? Nfl: yes Players: Ok, I’ll take one! *CONCUSSION*

[@roblox_guy_1015]

They're

[@kvernon1]

The "leather hats" were primarily designed to (1) protect ears from getting mangled, and (2) protect against abrasions. They offered only marginal protection against hard blows to the head, but the only choices players had in those days were either the leather helmet or no helmet. Given the choice, wouldn't you take the leather?

[@notthed0d791]

kvernon1 no, rugby doesn’t have helmets yet they have a lower rate of concussions

[@oscarj0231]

@@notthed0d791 that's because rugby is sensible and has rules on tackling dangerously unlike gridiron football

[@notthed0d791]

@@oscarj0231 exactly, they think because they have pads it means that the damage from tackles are just gone, no it may get dispersed but the impact is still there the energy has to go somewhere

[@nelsonvontitfuk1471]

“Okay, but how should we protect protect their heads?” “Hmm... how about a thin layer of leather?”

[@camerenbob4314]

U said protect twice

[@joea690]

U said protect twice

[@Jinukov]

U said protect twice

[@septimuspretorius250]

Excellent Job!!!! Your video was not only entertaining, but highly informative. Thanks for uploading this.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dr.apostasy3347]

The increase in concussions is the evolution of man. Athletes are bigger stronger and faster of that in the 1920s. It's palpable that new helmets won't prevent a 275 pound athlete running at 20 mph from giving you a concussion.

[@SteezySteez2011]

Additionally, the helmets and shoulder pads allow you to hit another player with little regard for your head. There’s pretty much no way to prevent it. It’s like putting your body through a car accident, every game.

[@zacharypederson6816]

@@SteezySteez2011 62 car accidents, actually. The average NFL hit is the energy equivalent of 62 car accidents. Not a brain doctor, but an EMT who's seen both.

[@Elihansen60]

That's been disproven before, It's the equipment we have and use to become stronger but anyways it's the equipment we protect ourself with makes us feel safe enough to hit with our heads

[@ruckus9469]

John Doe there not tying to prevent it there trying to reduce the concussion everybody thinks that “wow there trying prevent concussions wow there’s no way to did that “ listen to the mother F ing video there trying to make it a mild concussion you idiot

[@2toes2good15]

You don’t know what a concussion is that don’t happen by getting hit to hard the matter on how quickly you change in spped

[@acewilliams7917]

At 1:16 there's an aisan guy playing football in a leather head. You'll be surprised what you find in old photos.

[@acewilliams7917]

@@seanli5969 You're taking it way too personal and out of context. It's interesting to know that in the early days of professional football, in the early 1900s, there were some Aisan leatherheads out there. There's nothing wrong with finding it interesting right? Now, I wonder who that man is.

[@jebbus8387]

Sean Li you took this too seriously

[@nick3718]

Sean Li that’s not what he was trying to say

[@nick3718]

Zephyx no one CARES*

[@acewilliams7917]

@Zephyx Never made a mistake? So I spelled it incorrectly, sue me.

[@Kmd-yd7kr]

Our high school just got the 2019 vicis helmets they are amazing

[@savagegamer474]

I’m from 2022 and riddell has introduced a new line of helmets called axiom. It’s an upgraded version of the speedflex and features wider slits on the shell of the helmet and it gets rid of the 2 bars on either both of the eye slot; giving the player a panoramic view.

[@Eclipse-tm5zq]

a simple way of fixing this is not to use your helmet as a weapon

[@joemckim1183]

Teaching form tackling should be required by NFL teams instead of using your head as a battering ram.

[@smittyyt4535]

Cough cough Myles garret

[@Knivesarecool]

I know this is hardly relevant but I'm a middle school corner and they are teaching us how to tackle and hit strictly with our shoulder pads

[@SamnissArandeen]

I'm likely getting crucified for this, but back in the days of leather helmets, *no one* was going to use them (or their relatively unprotected heads) as weapons. Maybe a return to yesteryear's helmet could cut down on head to head impact?

[@BlueFluffles-lt5nl]

Please do more videos like this!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Will do! :)

[@haydenryan831]

Always such great insights. Thanks so much for the unique content, always look forward to your videos. Your one on Monet is my favourite so far!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks Hayden! The Monet vid is one of my favorites too. Wish it would have reached a larger audience.

[@grahamo7193]

Riddell Schutt (Shoot) 🤣😂

[@fendertremolo9793]

Lol

[@clayutt2118]

Our high school got a deal with vicis so we get them at a discount. They feel incredibly nice from what I’ve heard.

[@robertpollard4571]

I used the Vicis helmet this past season and I have to say, it is the best helmet I have ever tried in my life. I’ve tried the Riddell Speedflex, Schutt VTD2, and the Riddell Speed all throughout my high school career and nothing can beat vicis. I don’t feel anything when behind hit in the head. While new experience.

[@gjp8492]

This is a really interesting, random video. Keep it up ETE!

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's what ETE delivers! Interesting and random videos. :)

[@heIaire]

Why is this my fav video on KZbin

[@davidcwilkerson]

It doesn't matter how much you engineer the helmet. The brain is a gelatinous material that wants to stay in motion when your head is stopped suddenly. Which means that it is being squished up against the inside the skull every time the player's motion is being suddenly arrested. This is what causes CTE and no matter how well you make the helmet you cannot change the way the brain moves around inside the skull.

[@dayvancubensis]

I never would have thought the history of the evolution of football helmet designs would make for an interesting video, but Entertain the Elk had me engrossed. Excellent video, mate.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much! :)

[@MikeBNumba6]

I really enjoyed this video. Well done

[@gva_0577]

Man, Antlertain this was a very interesting video, funny to see what the helmets we wear now used to look like

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@Mistyf1]

Helmets back then: Barbaric Helmets now: Mega Giga Barbaric

[@wiscob1itz321]

Just got my football helmet for this football season in 8th grade and I cant wait for this season

[@cam42704]

Wisco B1itz going to 9th and can’t wait for better gear this year

[@prabal09]

Great video !!(as always) Waiting for South Park (TDD series)

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! And yeah, that video is probably my most recommended. It's in the works for sure.

[@BCMoney1995]

Yes the modern helmets make players hit harder, it’s something that we just do, it’s like instinct. I’ve had 11 concussions and had the best of the best helmet.

[@NeptuneGuy78]

You've earned yourself one more subscriber.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yay! Glad to have you on board. :)

[@DripGxd_Cam]

The problem is they’ve made the helmets nearly perfect for protecting the outside of the head. Concussions happen on the inside of your head and it’s hard to figure out a way to stop an impact on the inside of the head externally

[@MeMe-kk1xt]

That is what Vicis is doing with their shock absorption. instead of stopping the head instantly and forcing the brain to bounce around. it slows it down to a stop so it dosent bounce around causing a concussion

[@bentice5911]

Very hard to solve this issue, you see it happens when the brain bounces around inside the skull, a helmet may not protect you fully from that, if it does than wow that’s amazing

[@EntertainTheElk]

Right. Helmets will need to improve alongside rules and technique adjustments.

[@laysone346]

They need a helmet that absorbs shock

[@saltflavor2909]

Bent Ice Helmets dont protect you from concussions

[@bentice5911]

Kaiser II yeah I know, that’s why I’m saying it will be very hard, it’s technically one day possible, but as it stands no real solutions

[@jonlanier_]

Won't ever happen.

[@heIaire]

Why is this my favorite video on KZbin

[@balakay1538]

I was like “man, I want to watch this video but it’s probably gonna be boring at 8 minutes” WRONG! great video

[@troylapolice5708]

Well done video!

[@personalemail1632]

Its probably done more harm than good. You cant go across the body, face to the ball without helmets. Those hits dont happen in rugby and they dont do head to head either, generally.

[@CarCrash-TWU]

Hell even with today's helmets and only in high school i had hits where I would momentarily go into a daze especially when I would pull for a block. I fear cte but miss playing with my brother's more than anything I loved it

[@tonyzan5268]

To me the argument that football helmets increase the risk of nfl players ignores the economic incentives of playing the game. The basic argument is helmets make players feel safer so they launch into their opponents with reckless abandon and if they didn't wear helmets they would be more careful. This totally ignores the economic incentives present in the nfl. Imagine you are a 195 lb cornerback. Imagine you have marginal skills (by nfl standards). You don't have a guaranteed contract, but are making 2 million per year. You didn't finish college and have no other method of making anywhere close to this amount. You told your mother to quit her job as a maid and bought your mom her first house. You are still making mortgage payments on it and your own house. You are funding your younger siblings through school and have financed the business venture of a beloved uncle. You need to stay in the league for a few more years to lift all of your extended family out of generations of poverty. A 230 lb running back has broken out into the open field towards you. You have no chance of form tackling this man. If you don't stop him you will give up a touchdown lose this game and probably ensure your team loses its division. The only chance you have is to dive at the RBs legs. You do so because you fear being cut from the team for not being able to tackle. You dive and his knee goes into your skull. If you have a helmet the damage is much less. If you don't wear a helmet you still need to make this tackle for your livelihood.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love this. Thanks for the comment Tony!

[@hollywoodslym]

The new nfl rule is pretty much putting an end to those launching hits

[@whyamisoicy7599]

thats why you lead with the shoulder

[@Punk4ll]

Nice

[@voidjumper8744]

Tony Zan lol no one cares

[@scottjacobs8178]

Great video! I didn’t realize that the Rams were the first team to decorate their helmet. Very cool

[@shaqmalakhy9428]

Wow its amazing from a leather hat to the helmets used these days

[@EntertainTheElk]

Agreed!

[@jockellis]

Wore a hard leather helmet in 9th grade (1962) and got a concussion in practice. Wore a single bar in 10th grade with the bar flopping around. Got it tightened the last week of season and chipped two teeth two days later when I ran into a slow pulling guard.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Oh man, this is crazy!

[@shok.-995]

in recommended right when antonio brown is mad about his helmet

[@joekurtz8303]

When my dad played at East LAJr college he split an opponent's helmet w/ a forearm smash. ( mid 50's) Before the ambulance left the field, he did it again. They had to call the meat wagon back for patient #2. He went on to play at UCLA later. helmets back then had a bakelite top shell and leather ear to ear.. similar to a tankers helmet. His victims may have had the early plastic shell. And no face masks. We were at East LA Jr college field for a high school game when he told me the tale🏈

[@lesweenmachine]

The real question is, when that coach introduced plastic hard helmets in highschool, how much more dominant was that hs team over all the other teams wearing leather? That had to be a huge advantage lol

[@EntertainTheElk]

Haha totally! :)

[@somedude3413]

Always thought this was just a TV/ Movie channel. This ain't too bad

[@EntertainTheElk]

I've got moves you've never seen! :)

[@holdenmuganda97]

Instant insanity sounds like modern CTE and what it does to players today.

[@ScaryKidBellanger]

That was a solid video and a fun watch.

[@prestonasmar]

I don’t know how I played offense and defense linemen for 6 years without a single injury.

[@xxxmaximizerxxx2292]

I play lineman as well, we don’t get concussions as often because we aren’t hitting at full speed, linebackers and fullbacks/running backs all are hitting each other at top speed often head first

[@yahboiyaa4922]

Lbs get it hard and give it harder ask yo mom. Jk but srsrsly

[@butthead3271]

yah boi yaa yea I play lb and FB and I be getting smacked

[@flominxo6077]

Could you do this with shoulder pads? Or even pant pads? Just a brief history of them.

[@DanielFlores-cd6ub]

Not making fun or criticizing just helping out, it’s pronounced “shut” not “Shoot”

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yeah I messed up...

[@kevinl8659]

This was great. Thank you for making it

[@EntertainTheElk]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dillonmcculloch917]

Sick video

[@moesyzslak2939]

1:14 nfl should bring back that style helmets and all

[@9ramthebuffs9]

Improved helmets enable bigger more concussive hits. They don't prevent injury.

[@thewhitewolf58]

9ramthebuffs9 I mean it’s the bigger road argument for now they it look like it’s so much better for traffic then we just get more traffic and we’re back to square one

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yeah that's definitely the argument. People feel invincible and throw their bodies around haphazardly.

[@leomatsuoka7625]

Entertain The Elk it’s just a concussion tho you get the big bucks for those big hits

[@moneywalrus2069]

Le o you also risk CTE

[@racewiththefalcons1]

That's what the NFL wants. Player safety is secondary to spectacle.

[@carsonivey4256]

I appreciate this video a lot, I did my final project on this my Junior year in high school and I researched for hours, to find very little, I wish I had this

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks, Carson! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@rumynchik]

Good video. Helmets definitely need to evolve some more before football dies. As much as I love the game, the players are literally slow-killing themselves on the field.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Agreed. I think improved helmets and adjusting the rules for safety will help. But it's a mess right now as they stumble to fix it.

[@zachhutson7419]

Very informative! thanks!

[@laysone346]

Ok I watched the video KZbin! Are you happy now?!

[@drewdederer8965]

Worth noting, US WWII tanker helmets were made by Rawlings and were heavilly based on their current model helmet (with bigger holes on top and headphones built into the ear pieces).

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's awesome!

[@themaninblack993]

Well I got a concussion when I was in high school and it’s bull shit I was in practice!

[@tlanthony82]

I hardly ever took a hit to the head during a game. It was mostly lower body tackles and get my head to the ball. but in practice, 90 percent of the hits was head to head.

[@Punk4ll]

I get hit in the head. A lot when there coming just duck little down boom they will hit air with there helmet

[@eddiemaiden2012]

Nice video

[@guy857]

Antonio brown about to play with a leather helmet

[@axolniz6597]

😂😂

[@zebravideo1]

I love that i searched this and i got exactly the answer i was looking for

[@AlwaysHalloween000]

not relevant but it' hard to believe NHL goalies played without masks at one time *that's pure insanity*

[@axe7779]

This was surprisingly good.

[@augmatt1399]

Pretty soon helmets are gonna have a shield to protective whole player and the power to levitate.

[@kylehocking_]

The vicis sounds the safest to buy but it is not if u take a vicis and push the 2 ear holes to the inside of the helmet they touch which if your wear a vicis and get hit in the ear hole or lowers it will break your jaw I recommend a xenth I have had a xenth for three years now and I love it

[@itzelcanoruiz5623]

1- Like 2- Watch the video

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it. :)

[@ivanpb1983]

Great essay, congrats.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

The great Tommy McDonald..... the very last pro football player to play without a facemask...1968.🏈

[@katiethebaddie7475]

Thx for Including my fav college team army

[@shekinahdestin8319]

Most memes in the comments: we all use Helmets to protect our heads while Myles garret uses it to hit mason roudolph on the head. AnToNiO bRoWn HaS InSaNe InTeNsItY

[@brodywatkins5690]

Bull my great grandpa made the bt5 face mask his name was Leo Murphy

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

R u related to sammy watkins

[@randomboyo6787]

When Cleveland was the best team in NFL

[@unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956]

Oh so this is how I found your channel, funny stuff

[@thebap4596]

Was confused till the 2nd minute, forgot football is soccer in the US. Was asking myself the whole time why players used helmets in soccer in the 1920s lol

[@EntertainTheElk]

Ha. Yeah, I thought about including American Football, but it just made the title really long.

[@SuiSanoo]

me too

[@maevebutler5897]

Entertain The Elk idiot

[@80ki68]

Maeve Butler lol wow.

[@JaKingScomez]

@@80ki68 wow

[@viselleck]

this was so fun to wach u r the best youtuber ever u r also really smart and nice

[@donniethesportsguy893]

The more and more the helmets are improved the more they are being used as a weapon for helmet to helmet collusion making the value of a helmet very low. If they had no true helmet and only a leather head, would they go helmet to helmet? No way Concussions problem solved 😂

[@ShinbrigTV]

Wow, different from your usual content but I liked it!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! I'm trying to make my channel one where it's not just film and TV but all things entertainment.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Wouldn't the best way to prevent concussions be to remove helmets altogether? It sounds counterintuitive, but nobody is going to lead with their head when they aren't wearing a helmet. They're going to protect themselves. Perhaps there's a study comparing rugby concussions to NFL football. I'll have to look into it.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yeah that's the debate. If people feel invincible then they'll throw their bodies around without thinking.

[@EmptyHand49]

Football has already gone too far in the direction of helmet contact. It's basically the tradition now and to take it out completely would possibly destroy the sport.

[@berrysweet9657]

Rugby has issues with concussions although the governing organizations have been addressing it. Biggest problem is with the culture of being manly and walking off injuries leading to underreporting and playing through concussions. iirc in the US, concussions for high school rugby are higher than for football with soccer having the highest rate of concussion.

[@jakegrier2813]

racewiththefalcons1 some concussions happen when people hit their head on the ground

[@dinogaming4419]

racewiththefalcons1 the game would be completely different then. Essential rugby. The whole point of American football is full speed hits. Without helmets it would be like rugby which is more like wrestling someone down than full blown tackling them. It just wouldn’t work.

[@Lukenotsimuyet]

Helments really came a long way.

[@metalklokateer]

Someone send this to Antonio Brown

[@Lin_The_Cat_]

i don’t even watch sports but this video was fun to watch AND informative

[@doctorproctor370]

Antonio brown getting uncomfortable watching this

[@goforthw1]

I love everything youre doing... Please keep it going!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks William. Really appreciate that. :)

[@Yrkangel]

Leather helmets were so popular that they made them into real life

[@thewiezman]

Grew up my whole life playing on classic hard padding schutt and Ruddel Helmets My senior year I was given a xenith speed. I soon realized the amount of minor concussion I was recieving every year like clock work. I honestly wish I never played. I have clear memories of my brain just not feeling right during season. Like a constant fog. Study for a test all week. Play on Friday and get the test Monday and not even knowing wtf it’s about

[@macrodic1898]

would be safer to go back to leather wait..., i know i sound crazy but it may stop the urge to drive their head into someone especially since the person your hitting may not have your gold studded 6000$ helmet - my experience

[@TheBritishPunter]

Great video, I have done a short video on Scott player and the last time the one bar was worn