It's Raining Game Used Helmets On Ebay...

[Jake51]

Robert,

I tried but couldn't find a photomatch of your Kelly helmet, I'll keep looking!

Seriously, I did have a question for you. Do you know if the Broncos ever wore clear shell helmets? Perhaps that isn't a valid question as my helmet knowledge is next to nothing - the only one in my collection I feel 100% about is the one that Karl Mecklenburg handed me after he dug it out of a box in his basement!

Thanks again for sharing what you know, as collectors we are all better off for it.

Tom

[helmets]

Funny. As I was reading your post, the photo was loading. I spend the weekends at a remote outpost that only has dial-up. As it was loading and as I was reading, I saw the top of the helmet with the holes. I got to the part about Jim Kelly, and the first thought was "Kelly didn't wear a Schutt!" Then I got to the Civil war part and roommates, and the entire photo loaded. Nice.

Yes, your collection sounds a lot like mine. We have a spare bedroom where they are just piled in on the floor on top of one another. I have shelves in the room, but they are full. I have a guy building cabinets for the family room, so one day I will be able to move more of them into that room.

I guess we will wait for you to get organized. A little lame IMO, but if that is your excuse, we will all continue to wonder what gems can be found in your piles.

[aeneas01]

Seriously, I did have a question for you. Do you know if the Broncos ever wore clear shell helmets? Perhaps that isn't a valid question as my helmet knowledge is next to nothing - the only one in my collection I feel 100% about is the one that Karl Mecklenburg handed me after he dug it out of a box in his basement!

yeah, your mecklenburg helmet is a real beauty - i also think the inman lid featured at helmet hut is a stunner as well. as far as the donkeys (i mean broncos!) wearing clear shells is concerned, they were pretty much a one trick pony in that they pretty much only sported riddells in the 60s and early 70s. my rams were the same which i find a little disappointing - it would be great if the rams were known to have worn clear shells, rawlings, wilson, etc. given they would be great to collect. but a classic rams rk or tk isn't too shabby! the nfl teams that come to mind as far as clear shells are concerned include: patriots, steelers, cowboys, eagles, lions, saints and falcons.

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[earlywynnfan]

yeah, your mecklenburg helmet is a real beauty - i also think the inman lid featured at helmet hut is a stunner as well. as far as the donkeys (i mean broncos!) wearing clear shells is concerned, they were pretty much a one trick pony in that they pretty much only sported riddells in the 60s and early 70s. my rams were the same which i find a little disappointing - it would be great if the rams were known to have worn clear shells, rawlings, wilson, etc. given they would be great to collect. but a classic rams rk or tk isn't too shabby! the nfl teams that come to mind as far as clear shells are concerned include: patriots, steelers, cowboys, eagles, lions, saints and falcons.

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I think we should take a collection for aeneas. I don't know what his day job is, but he would probably be more beneficial to the world if he could just sit and post for us all day. For example, I have no idea what he's talking about in the above post, but I still read every word.

Who's with me??
Ken
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