The first plastic helmet—the precursor to every modern football helmet—was made by John T. Riddell in 1939; the company he founded still dominates the industry today.

Are Modern Football Helmets Any Safer than Old-School Leather Ones? Recent testing shows that, contrary to prior findings, new plastic helmets reduce the risk of concussions by 45 to 96 percent ...

Hasbro has teamed up with the NFL to create a line of officially licensed Transformers that can transform into little football helmets.

Jared McDaniel, a Wichita area football coach, has started a business creating mini helmets, perfectly replicating the colors and decals of high school programs around the area and beyond.

The football helmets being worn by Montrose players feature the prototype of a new thin plastic mask designed to help prevent the spread of saliva or other germs associated with COVID-19.