... images your mind conjures up is that of the school's football helmet. A symbol which is an undefiable representation of both the football program and the university as whole.

At one time most helmets looked the same. In the late 1800s you mainly saw plain leather head caps that all resembled one another. Some schools such as Princeton and Michigan had taken the winged look to distinguish themselves. Still they weren't very flashy or identifiable.

In 1939 the game of college football experienced a sweeping transformation thanks to John T. Riddell and his son. It was that year that the football helmet we relate to now a days was invented and patented.

Since that time they have become a fashion statement and a way in which universitie...

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