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Football helmet worn by Reggie White

1985-1989

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A green Philadelphia Eagles football helmet. The outershell of the helmet is green with a sticker of a silver and white wing adhered on the left and right sides. The helmet has a gray faceguard and a white chin strap. At the bottom left side of the helmet is a warning sticker with black text. To the left of the warning sticker is a white sticker with [7 1/2] in green text. At the bottom middle of the helmet is the name [WHITE] in white text. Below the name is a piece of white plastic with the Riddell logo and the trademark symbol beside it in red ink. The interior of the helmet has padding on all sides. There is also a white warning sticker with red text and a white sticker with [7 1/2] in black text on the interior.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2023.91.10

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