600 ESPN EL PASO » inventor http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:47:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Boot to the Head: Football Helmet Inventor Takes His Licks [VIDEO] http://krod.com/boot-to-the-head-football-helmet-inventor-takes-his-licks-video/ http://krod.com/boot-to-the-head-football-helmet-inventor-takes-his-licks-video/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:29:28 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=47380 How long has football been concerned with head injuries? A loooooong time! This piece was filmed for the news in 1932, when they showed the news at the theater before movies. Players take turns kicking this helmet inventor in the head, then whacking him with a bat! Wonder if, a few years later, the inventor whined to the NFL about his head trauma?

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