Helmet for the San Francisco 49ers worn by Jerry Rice

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A San Francisco 49ers football helmet worn by Jerry Rice. The gold Riddell football helmet is gold, with a white center stripe bordered by two red stripes down the center of the helmet. It has a gray face guard and a white chin strap. A white rectangle in the front center reads [Riddell] in black. On either side of the helmet is the white [SF] logo inside a red oval with a black border. On the lower left side of the back of the helmet there is a red, white, and blue [NFL] logo. There are white stars and a white football in the blue section at the top. The text is in red on a white background. On the lower right side there is a clear [WARNING] sticker with black text. Some of the text has faded. There is a smaller faded sticker above it.

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