The Interesting Story Behind the Strange Origin of College Football Helmet Stickers (Decals)

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Football is littered with traditions that center around building a sense of team and purpose - as a way of keeping the players motivated on the gridiron.
It is particularly important within football because of the week to week pounding that the players take, so it is understandable why so many of these ‘gimmicks’ have come to be.
But while some motivational tactics do end up just being gimmicks - like funerals for footballs after a bad game or the infamous turnover chain, which seemed to have a million different iterations of it last season… There are some tactics that have transcended ‘gimmick’ and lived on past the coaches that introduced them and the players that originally used them… These ‘gimmicks’ have become rituals that are truly ingrained in the culture of the programs that leverage them.
One of these rituals is the use of helmet sticks, reward decals - or pride stickers - whatever you want to call them. The little icons stuck to the back of so many schools’ helmets. And while it is easy to accept these helmet stickers as a part of football today, it is pretty interesting to take a look back at how a tradition that runs so deep started.
There are actually some conflicting reports as to how exactly it is that they started - more so WHO was the mastermind behind this grand tradition.
Today we present, The Interesting Story Behind the Weird Origin of College Football Helmet Stickers (Decals)
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[@maccheese3184]

I've always thought that Ohio State's stickers look like marijuana leafs 😏

[@franciscomarte8193]

Jagerbomber69er soooo their not ?

[@tomrumler3577]

Agreed....

[@ryanwilliams560]

I always thought marijuana leaves looked like buckeye leaves. You Stoner!!

[@Polly-kb2hm]

Those aren't buckeye leaves... It's the good stuff🌿

[@mysteryman447]

Brian Dailey he would never disrespect the forbidden lettuce

[@tomrumler3577]

Light'em up !

[@Polly-kb2hm]

@@DaileyShorts 🤣🤣

[@tommyscully9970]

LS_turtle 0808 this is the dollar store how good could it get

[@Polly-kb2hm]

@D.A.Y lol

[@LunarGates]

Fsu has two types of tomahawks, one for academic achievements and one for on the field achievements. Although lately they haven't been achieving much on the field. But I'll support them either way.

[@austinryan9382]

Top 10 mispronounced sport legends by TPS.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

It would be at least a three part series by the terrible narrators.

[@kh7955]

Dude seriously. How can these ppl get so many names wrong. Especially when all you have to do is Google the correct pronunciation. Fucking lazy

[@gavinr7372]

Austin Ryan Brett favre

[@brandoncrooz]

So it's like getting a gold star or happy face sticker in kindergarten lol

[@God_MKII]

No kindergarten is more important just look at how many Ohio State players get

[@aaronpitts5127]

Basically...

[@aaronpitts5127]

And here's the funny part... We get upset when we don't get one... Just like kindergarten. 😂😂😂

[@azul93gt38]

Or like getting a commendation ribbon in the military

[@howardcitizen2471]

It's pronounced "Shem-bek-ler" not "Shem-besh-ler"

[@kh7955]

Its literally every fucking video

[@joshl149]

Literally hurt me listening to him mess it up so bad ...

[@plaguedoctor5889]

Top 10 players who broke out when everyone gave up on them

[@austinryan9382]

That might be a short list but I like it

[@plaguedoctor5889]

@@swolemole69 Alvin Kamara made the pro bowl in his rookie season

[@austinryan9382]

@@plaguedoctor5889 ....Ok ..and?

[@skolnutz]

This is why Ohio State Vs Michigan is the biggest rivalry in college football

[@malonebrown495]

Me: *Sees interesting topic and clicks on video* Also me: *Realizes it’s TPS and exits video*

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Malone Brown tps has gone down hill without mike

[@antoniorivera9310]

Long story short my HS does it , it all depends on positions, OL gets them for pancakes, DL gets them for Sacks or TFL, LBs get them for Every 3 tackles i believe ,secondary gets them for Ints, WR get them for TDs , QB for TD passes RB for TDs & 100 yds rushing

[@Steelers6173]

Tony R29 at my school we get one sticker for every three offensive goals reached. same for defense. then we get stickers for personal achievements

[@CutterGuard]

Great Video Dude

[@SamuraiGhostGirl]

Video idea: 10 athletes in sports who changed how their positions are played.

[@1109336]

Luke Sanders good 1💯

[@1m3agle]

lowkey there should be a helmet sticker tradition started in the pros

[@kh7955]

Why low key?

[@jbratt]

The Broncos did it for a short time in the 70s.

[@talcat8031]

I swear I saw on the big ten network that they claimed Michigan state started the tradition but then stopped using them and then started using them again later.

[@aaronevans3874]

My high school has these too

[@richardvaldez4411]

Best tackles and blocks by a quarter back for next video

[@johnelliott4656]

Video idea what the colts should have done to prevent Lucks retirement. Stuff like drafting an O-line or maybe keeping Peyton Manning longer

[@swolemole69]

They get a sticker for every J they smoke

[@reliablethreat23]

I love helmet stickers.

[@FELiPES101]

The wartime relation is much more believable as the origin.

[@miggy2times]

Top 10 Colleges who produced NFL legends.

[@coldplayfan59]

Nice

[@snuffedtorch3683]

10 cities most deserving of an expansion or relocated team.

[@hatespooky9697]

Next vid: best stats from bad players

[@Geelow_Swingin]

Pride stickers... for on field and off field achievements... Our high school tradition was the seniors would give the incoming seniors there helmets for respective positions and the team would make the first goal of the season to “Out Pride Last Year” earn more pride stickers than last years team 💯 our stickers were stars ⭐️ and hammers 🔨

[@wayanlantela8175]

The Goat of every football position.

[@kcjackson2018]

We got stickers for touchdowns sacks and turnovers you got 2 in a bounty situation lol

[@johnnystyro]

Shem*BECK*ler. Holy shit, have your narrator watch a few classic Michigan videos.

[@ryanwilliams560]

He is from Cleveland, maybe you should do some research yourself. Another example of an Ohioan getting in the head of a muchig@n dummy.

[@johnnystyro]

@@ryanwilliams560 nope. Iowan.

[@nolandwyer1567]

WVU stopped the muskets and it makes me sad

[@skylearclowers7727]

Can you make a video on the top 10 team that Going to win the Super Bowl but last

[@skylearclowers7727]

Lost

[@stevec6965]

That Team up North Always is trying to take credit for things they never have done.

[@connorjordan3551]

Terrible pronunskiashun of Bo's name.

[@metalpetrol3315]

Well I thought it was a Cannabis leave...

[@evilkep7390]

Its basically a carry over from fighter pilots

[@zlutty4kk]

I’m a fan 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ifritmog9011]

How do you have a KZbin channel devoted to sports and still not know how to pronounce Schembechler?

[@trevor_992]

So basically they get the stickers after a big game.

[@thomasstevens3286]

Learning how to pronounce people's names would be nice.

[@ryanwilliams560]

Mkanshamala go for it.

[@newvillagefilms]

It's copied from fighter pilots who paint their kills/victories (a.k.a victory marks, kill marks) on the side of their plane that originated in WWI? At least that's what I think of every time I see those decals.

[@Shinobi33]

God you pronounced Schembechler wrong each time

[@JRKudlick77]

Rather interesting video, but I can't like it. You can't have Bo Schembechler be a part of the video and mispronounce his name.

[@SeekerLancer]

I always thought helmet stickers were lame and makes the teams that use them look tacky.

[@tyw4779]

There are only two teams that rock the helmet stickers that look super dope doing it and they're The Ohio State and Florida State. I'm curious to know what your team is.

[@cincybengalsfan5874]

Go bucks

[@IntrestingStoryWow]

My knee

[@twasitme]

I’m an Ohio State fan and of course they would claim origins lmao

[@mykedacook308]

Cause they have nothing else to do except lose big games

[@twasitme]

myke dacook do you watch football lmao they win all the big games and lose to a .500 team you moron

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

They look like 420

[@Iconhulk]

..those ...look like ...Marijuana leafs.... 🤣 js

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

It is pronounced Bo "Shem-beck-ler", at least figure out how to say the name before you embarrass yourself again. He is one of history's greatest coaches of one of the greatest schools. Hang up your microphone, you are done, hit the showers. You are embarrassing your writers.

[@kingbaldwiniv5409]

@b ray, yeah, it kinda shows that they aren't serious at ALL about sports, they just read the cards. Anchorman.

[@jonborton1295]

Agreed; botching the name that badly is just disrespectful.

[@coreydsousa]

SHEM-bek-lar!

[@jackbales2526]

All 32 nhl goalies best to worst

[@tommyscully9970]

The Ohio hemp

[@aaronmillar9286]

Why kirk cousins plays so bad in primetime games

[@davisfairbanks1790]

Yo

[@coldplayfan59]

Ooh

[@tyeberes2470]

#TeamTrees

[@terristagman7425]

Go bucks!

[@jerryjanik480]

Hey thanks for messing up Coach Bo Schembechler last name during the whole time you guys were talking about one of the greatest coaches in college football just want to say go Michigan keep calm and hate Ohio State

[@OlinKreutzRules]

This story is false. It was started at my high school in 1994. That should clarify it for you all. 😁😁😁

[@benmurray4081]

Predicting every nhl teams record in 2019-20

[@brutussmithers3777]

Ohio State started it.

[@345AIDAN]

im the 162 view *-'

[@dredavis1578]

First

[@bowmanbrent419]

Michigan has stolen A win over Overton Winged helmets Woodys helmet sticker idea JK Dobbins shoes Signs & signals

[@kgrainz6265]

Michigan is just better 🤡

[@YTheBigThingP]

First

[@CutterGuard]

First