I like the ones where they're holding their helmets

nearmint · March 12, 2009 5:27AM

I like seeing the players' helmets on football cards, because, well, it's fun to look at old helmets. But of course if a player is wearing his helmet, it covers his face. And sometimes that pesky facemask gets in the way and makes the guy look downright dopey.

So I like the pose where the player is sitting and holding his helmet. Then you get to see both of them.

leathtech · March 12, 2009 6:30AM

sweet pictures and I miss the Oilers!

Bob Talamini looks like he was playing at age 60!

digicat · March 12, 2009 6:43AM

<< <i>Bob Talamini looks like he was playing at age 60! >>

According to Wikipedia, he was born in 1939, so he's just 27 or 28 in that pic. Man, hard living back in the day, huh?

Dboneesq · March 12, 2009 6:45AM

<< <i>Bob Talamini looks like he was playing at age 60! >>

HAHAHA ... I was thinking the same thing as soon as I saw that card. 27 or 28? WOW!

perkdog · March 12, 2009 8:48AM

Great looking cards Mike, I gotta admit I never really took much observation about cards showing the team emblems on the helmets. Great stuff!

nearmint · March 12, 2009 1:22PM

Okay, since you guys seem to like 'em, here are a few more. (I didn't notice until now that most of the Packers in the 1969 Topps set are in this pose.)

ymarea · March 12, 2009 1:30PM

Fantastic cards and very interesting take. Mike, I always love looking at your cards.

GDM67 · March 12, 2009 6:28PM

Anyone who loves helmets needs to have this site bookmarked.

nearmint · April 11, 2009 3:07AM

Here's a weird one. It's a 1961 Fleer card, but Jamison's helmet doesn't match the Oilers helmet shown at the Helmet Project for 1961. Anyone know if the Oilers actually used the helmet on the card? Or might Fleer have recolored it?

Here's the helmet worn in 1961, according to the Helmet Project. This page shows all the Oilers helmets. (You have to scroll down.)

PSASAP · April 11, 2009 4:34AM

That jersey looks airbrushed to me, so the helmet probably was too.

lawnmowerman · April 11, 2009 4:40AM

Best non-wearing helmet card ever!

revmoran · April 11, 2009 6:00AM

One of my favorite helmet "cards" is the 1938 matchbook for Dutch Clark

Stingray · April 11, 2009 6:46AM

You might want to change the wording on the main title.

lawnmowerman · April 11, 2009 7:03AM

Sometimes I wake up at night holding my helmet.

jmoran19 · April 11, 2009 7:39AM

<< <i>Sometimes I wake up at night holding my helmet. >>

Of course you do, all us married guys do it

SoFLPhillyFan · April 11, 2009 9:08AM

<< <i>Sometimes I wake up at night holding my helmet. >>

Dreaming of Emmitt and holding his "hemit."

I like the ones where they're holding their helmets

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