Does anyone know what brand of helmet Desmond Howard wore at Michigan? I am planning on going to a signing next month and I would like to make up a copy of his 91 Heisman year helmet. I have both Riddell and Schutt authentic proline helmets, I assume it was one of those brands. If anyone knows or has a good clear photo of the helmet when he was doing the Heisman pose after the TD vs. OSU in 91 that would be great, all the photos I have found are too low res.
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Re: Desmond Howard Michigan Helmet
howard wore a schutt at michigan, lots of images of his famous heisman pose available on the net, just google it using google images or the like. as far as you "making up a copy" of his helmet is concerned, that may be easier said than done depending on how accurate you want your helmet to be... the problem is michigan painted their helmets (those aren't decals). moreover, michigan's paint process was somewhat involved: start with a molded yellow (green bay gold) schutt helmet, spray paint the exterior "maize" yellow, mask off the michigan wing area, spray paint the helmet navy blue, remove the masked area.
some options: purchase a michigan gamer on ebay or from forum member larry p., send a yellow molded shell to the folks at helmet hut and ask them to paint it for you or, the easiest, just purchase a navy schutt helmet and pick up wing and award decals on ebay (or you could ask forum member "helemts" to make up one of these type of decal helmets for you). of course by using a navy helmet with decals you won't be getting very close to what desmond wore on the field, but it should display nicely...robert -
Re: Desmond Howard Michigan Helmet
howard wore a schutt at michigan, lots of images of his famous heisman pose available on the net, just google it using google images or the like. as far as you "making up a copy" of his helmet is concerned, that may be easier said than done depending on how accurate you want your helmet to be... the problem is michigan painted their helmets (those aren't decals). moreover, michigan's paint process was somewhat involved: start with a molded yellow (green bay gold) schutt helmet, spray paint the exterior "maize" yellow, mask off the michigan wing area, spray paint the helmet navy blue, remove the masked area.
some options: purchase a michigan gamer on ebay or from forum member larry p., send a yellow molded shell to the folks at helmet hut and ask them to paint it for you or, the easiest, just purchase a navy schutt helmet and pick up wing and award decals on ebay (or you could ask forum member "helemts" to make up one of these type of decal helmets for you). of course by using a navy helmet with decals you won't be getting very close to what desmond wore on the field, but it should display nicely...Comment
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Thanks for the help on the photo, although I am really looking for a clear shot of the back of his helmet. GREAT EYE catching the striping!Comment
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Glad I could help.
I'm looking forward to seeing pics of the finished project.
I have a few Michigan game helmets and jerseys.Comment
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I customized my helmet and got it signed on Saturday at the Gridiron Greats show. I realize the sticker placement isn't exact and I am missing the warning sticker, but I needed to leave room for the autograph itself. The coolest part of the story was when I handed the helmet to Desmond for him to sign(keep in mind he had probably already signed 50 full size helmets at this point), he looks at it, spins it around and gives it a good look all over and says to me, "This is a REALLY nice helmet! Where did you get this?"
I got a few other items signed as well, I'll be happy to post pics if anyone is interested.Comment
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Very nice job.
It's amazing how people notice when a fan puts a lot of effort into details.Comment
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I customized my helmet and got it signed on Saturday at the Gridiron Greats show. I realize the sticker placement isn't exact and I am missing the warning sticker, but I needed to leave room for the autograph itself. The coolest part of the story was when I handed the helmet to Desmond for him to sign(keep in mind he had probably already signed 50 full size helmets at this point), he looks at it, spins it around and gives it a good look all over and says to me, "This is a REALLY nice helmet! Where did you get this?"
I got a few other items signed as well, I'll be happy to post pics if anyone is interested.Comment
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