History of Football - Photos

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

Football helmets have continually evolved since the beginning of the game to more safely protect the player. Helmets have transitioned from leather to plastic to plastic with a facemask.

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• Stills from 1903 Princeton and Yale Football Game filmed by Thomas A. Edison
• Football Equipment Patents
• 1904 Pair of Football Trousers
• Football Team between 1895 and 1910
• Amateur Football 1909

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