Today we celebrate the first week of football practice with an iconic view of the Michigan football experience : The winged helmets.The Michigan "winged" helmet design dates back to 1938 when Coach Fritz Crisler arrived from Princeton to begin a new era in Michigan football. The now famous helmet made it's debut in the 1938 season opener against Michigan State. The Wolverines defeated Sparty on that day (14-0) to gain their first win over MSU in four years.
Today, universities athletic departments spend millions of dollars developing their brand. But in 1938, Crisler simply took advantage of features of a leather helmet the Spalding Sporting Goods Company produced. His real innovation was to paint the helmet maize and blue so his quarterback could easily identify his recievers.
Reminder: Don't forget to vote Michigan over Texas in the ESPN Helmet Clash.
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mmmmm helmets
mmmmm leather whips and girls in spike heals. oops, sorry, that wasn't mentioned in the article was it? oh yeah, mmmmmm helmets.
"Wallpaper Wednesday"- best idea y et.
only one problem w/ this particular selection- the only two names i can make out are "Kraus" and "Ecker". not two of my more favorite players...
I thought the same thing -- and considered blanking them out or adding something like Wells or Pryor.
How 'bout "Boren" ?
Texas won the helmet competition........................
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