Which was the first pro football team to have an emblem on their helmet?

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the Rams were the first The helmet as we know it today has undergone many changes in its 100 years. Helmets were not mandatory until the 30's. Most of the 1890--1915 games were actually played without helmets. It was not unusual to see half of the early players with helmets and half without. Around World War I the helmets were so flimsy that they were often mistaken for aviator caps. Year by year more padding was added and from the 1920's thru 1940's, considered the Golden Age of college, pro and high school football %97 helmets, like the ones we are offering here, always were strictly of leather construction. Flying wing, colors and targets - Another interesting fact was that nearly all of the games in this era were played in unadorned helmets %97school logos colors and mascots were rarely used. As the great rivalries grew colleges and high schools began to hand-paint their helmets. The idea was that the simple colors, in the first days of the forward pass, allowed receivers to finally be distinguishable to the quarterback when they were heavily covered and far down the field. Not until 1948 was the first logo, the Rams horns, painted on a pro leather helmet. Soon after, practically every college, pro and high school team put their logos and mascots on their helmets. But the great old leather helmet was spared much of this 'clutter' as it's days faded into history before 1950. History of the Football Helmet 1890-1949 www.pasttimesports.biz/old_pictures_from_football_illus.htm Nov 27 02, 7:14 AM

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