Season 1. Episode 6. Battering Ram. A History Of Football Helmet Technology.

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Harvard beats Yale 6-0! Kicking off with a nod to untested football adventures in George Plimpton’s 1965 book Paper Tiger, in this Boltbucket episode Ted explores the captivating history behind the technologies of the modern football helmet. The journey begins as helmet-less dead bodies pile up on the fields of 1905 Ivey League football games, with the founder of naval carrier aviation coming to the rescue (eventually). As football helmet manufacturers Schutt and Riddell ramp up on mid-century helmet technology, legendary Cleveland Brown’s coach Paul Brown invents even better gear to save his star quarterback. Ted also reveals who designed star NFL defensive end Justin Tuck’s bizarre face mask while he peers into the startling future of the American football helmet.