In 1912, testing the
ruggedness and protective features of a football helmet was a fairly
straightforward process:
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| 1912 product safety test |
Find someone who
knew how to simulate diving through the defensive line, strap the helmet on him
and do the test.
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| William "Pudge" Heffelfinger |
Football already was
starting to hit the big time in 1912. You might say that professional football got started on November 12, 1892, when the Allegheny Athletic Association paid
William “Pudge” Heffelfinger $500 under the table to help the AAA team beat the
Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0 (touchdowns were worth 4 points at that time).
Nobody worried too much about head or brain injuries back then.
The thing that
bothers me most about the safety test picture is that the three safety consultants appear
to be enjoying themselves a bit overmuch. Of course, they didn’t have TV back
then.
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