Children of the 70s - remember these?

TNP777

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Sure do, although I first thought they were mini helmets, like the ones we use to get icecream in, untill I saw the second picture.

ICE9

Heh...I was such a nerd, I wore my Reds helmet to school...very fond memories.

nam812

<< <i>Sure do, although I first thought they were mini helmets, like the ones we use to get icecream in, untill I saw the second picture. >>



For Geordie.

grote15

I think I wore one of those playing at Farmer's Oval ballfield in Glendale, Queens, LOL!!

Hallco

TNP777

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<< <i>Sure do, although I first thought they were mini helmets, like the ones we use to get icecream in, untill I saw the second picture. >>

For Geordie.

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I had a few of those, too - but those came along in the early 80s, no?

hammered

I remember getting those mini helmets with a Slurpee in them

yankeeno7

I sure do remember those helmets! I had a Yankees, Orioles, Reds, and Expos.

Griffins

<< <i>Heh...I was such a nerd, I wore my Reds helmet to school...very fond memories. >>



Me too, and to Dodger games. Didn't make me very popular in the bleachers at Dodger Stadium, but at least that was before they beat people to a pulp for wearing opposing teams gear.

zep33

That's funny cause I thought of those the other night while was watching the Orioles game. Their current design is the same design of my favorite 70s helmets. I had a bunch of those as a kid

perkdog

Hell yea I remember those, as for the ice cream helmets those were from Dairy Queen in my area.

thunderdan

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<< <i>Sure do, although I first thought they were mini helmets, like the ones we use to get icecream in, untill I saw the second picture. >>



For Geordie.

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Mmmm....ice cream. That image spins me right round

MooseDog

Some of you guys are too young.

The OP's helmets aren't mini helmets but actually plastic replicas of batting helmets you could actually wear. I had an A's helmet and wore it a lot in "real" games (this was before there were standards for batting helmet safety) despite the warning in the brim. Long story short, it broke when I took one in the noggin one game. Surprised I can still remember that...

itzagoner

yeah, they banned those things from Little League, but it didn't prevent anyone from wearing them in public.

as for the ice cream minis, many of them turned into headgear for stuffed animals.

cincyredlegs

I remember having several Reds helmets. They were the coolest especially playing a pick-up baseball game at the park with your friends. Felt like Pete Rose at the plate with that hat on.

Love the Padres hat. Doesn't it make you feel old when the younger kids call that hat "retro"?

Mark

spazzy

They still have them at my neighborhood ice cream place

TNP777

guys who had these - do you remember the awesome feeling when one of your buddies would smack you on the top of the head and the 4 plastic tabs that held the adjustable band would embed themselves in your skull? Payback was always forthcoming at some unexpected time.

Indy78

The OP's helmets aren't mini helmets but actually plastic replicas of batting helmets you could actually wear.

I remember those vividly. I had a Cubs helmet. As far as safety goes, they were worthless. Those 4 plastic pins holding the insert would dig into my head when any kind of pressure was applied to the helmet. We would play baseball in the neighborhood wearing these things and using aluminum bats and tennis balls to keep from breaking windows. Good times!

YogiBerraFan

I use to wear mine all the time. I remember wanting a Yankees one and my aunt bought me a Mets one.

itzagoner

Geordie i recall they were just the right size to hold a full can of Barbasol.

TNP777

<< <i>Geordie i recall they were just the right size to hold a full can of Barbasol. >>

jackstraw

I remember thinking I was cool wearing my Expos one every place....

Doublestriker

I loved that Ice Cream in a mini helmet. I had every MLB team.

yankeesman

<< <i> Doesn't it make you feel old when the younger kids call that hat "retro"?

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I was discussing with my 19 year old nephew what music he was listening to and he told me he liked the "oldies" like Journey..... nice.

MooseDog

<< <i>guys who had these - do you remember the awesome feeling when one of your buddies would smack you on the top of the head and the 4 plastic tabs that held the adjustable band would embed themselves in your skull? Payback was always forthcoming at some unexpected time. >>



+1

Hallco

Nothing wrong with wearing them while on the field as well(at least for Olerud!)

stown

<< <i>guys who had these - do you remember the awesome feeling when one of your buddies would smack you on the top of the head and the 4 plastic tabs that held the adjustable band would embed themselves in your skull? Payback was always forthcoming at some unexpected time. >>



And it had a very distinct plastic smell that only applied to those helmets. I'm sure it was a chemical that will eventually come back to haunt us.

perkdog

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<< <i>guys who had these - do you remember the awesome feeling when one of your buddies would smack you on the top of the head and the 4 plastic tabs that held the adjustable band would embed themselves in your skull? Payback was always forthcoming at some unexpected time. >>



And it had a very distinct plastic smell that only applied to those helmets. I'm sure it was a chemical that will eventually come back to haunt us.

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And the inside ALWAYS had a light lining of dirt that would never go away

scooter729

I remember the local carnival had one of those games where you could try and guess the speed of your pitch. If you guessed the exact speed, you could win a helmet. I must've played that game 50 times and had about a dozen different teams.

Then again, when you are like 8 years old, your speed isn't too hard to guess - it was probably either 13, 14 or 15 mph every time.

ldferg

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<< <i>guys who had these - do you remember the awesome feeling when one of your buddies would smack you on the top of the head and the 4 plastic tabs that held the adjustable band would embed themselves in your skull? Payback was always forthcoming at some unexpected time. >>



And it had a very distinct plastic smell that only applied to those helmets. I'm sure it was a chemical that will eventually come back to haunt us.

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And the inside ALWAYS had a light lining of dirt that would never go away >>



Too funny. This was the first thought that came to mind when I saw those pics. So many friend fights started with the slapping of these helmets. good memories.

tkd7

Damn. Now I want one.

Of course I remember them. They were even Dellwood Dairy sponsored giveaways at Yankee Stadium.