Using Laboratory Impact Devices to Quantify Football Helmet Performance
When football originated in the 1800s, players wore no protective equipment. Between 1869 and 1905, there were 18 deaths and 159 serious injuries attributed to the sport. Following this, players began to wear protective equipment. The first use of a football helmet was in 1893, made of leather and d...
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Virginia Tech
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89902 |