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Can’t get enough of these tremendous football photos from Robert Harvell’s library of images. Here’s the latest batch: • I seem to recall that there’s a story behind Bob Lilly’s honeycomb pad, but I can’t remember what it is. Little help..? • Never mind Johnny U’s helmet — what I really like about . . . → Read More: The Robert Harvell Files, Vol. 4 I was recently interviewed by the folks at NFL Films, who were shooting a feature about football uniforms. At one point I asked the producer who else they were interviewing, and he rattled off a few names. Then he said, “Oh, and we’re trying to get the guy who designed the Bengals’ helmet, . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Profiles: Bruce Claypool  135 comments - (Comments are closed)  Helmets, History, NFL, Uni Watch Profiles interview series, Uniform Designers Back with another great set of football photos from Robert Harvell’s collection (if you missed the first installment, look here). Most of the ones in this batch are facemask- and helmet-related, including some killer stuff I’ve never seen before. Dig: • We’ve all seen those U-shaped nose guard, like the one Larry Csonka . . . → Read More: The Robert Harvell Files, Vol. 2 By Phil Hecken One of my great pleasures in serving at Paul’s Bench Coach is getting to meet (either in person or through the magic of the Interwebs) many of UW’s fantastic contributors, many of whom either assist me with my weekend duties, or who provide either a “graphic” or a tweak or . . . → Read More: Going Green xo Blue 111 comments - (Comments are closed) Collectibles/Memorabilia, Equipment/Accessories, Facemasks/Visors, Helmets, History, NFL, Patches, Uni Watch Profiles interview series There’s an old episode of This American Life in which a guy descended from Native Americans talks about the stories his grandfather used to tell. “He say, ‘All this land used to be ours, but then the white man came and took it. And then the white man killed all the buffalo.’ The . . . → Read More: Chief Wahoo Has No Comment A few weeks ago I featured some David Boss photos from the U.S. Presswire archives, but I didn’t spend much time exploring the rest of the U.S. Presswire database. Fortunately, reader Bill Kellick did, and he’s come up with some really good stuff. Let’s take a look: • Helmet carts! That’s from the . . . → Read More: A Different Vault to Explore By Phil Hecken Late yesterday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers, they of steeped tradition, unveiled a (gasp) third jersey (also known as an “alternate”) during their annual Packer Fan Fest. Basically, what they have created, at least in theory, is a “throwback” to the 1929-30 uniform (the year they won their first NFL . . . → Read More: Pack To The Future When I first ran this photo of Jackie Hayes last month, I wrote, “We reeeeaaaalllly need to find a photo of Hayes wearing this contraption in a game.” As you can see above, done and done (here’s a slightly larger version). That photo was uncovered by Larry Granillo, who’s been researching the history . . . → Read More: Head Games |
  
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