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Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Riddell, American, founded 1929

    Worn by

    Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969

    Subject of

    Dallas Cowboys, American, founded 1960

    Description

    A Dallas Cowboys football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith. The Riddell helmet is light grey with a light grey face guard. Down the center is a white stripe bordered by a navy stripe on either side. There is a white rectangle in the front center that reads [Riddell] in black. On either side of the helmet is a navy star with white border and a navy border on the outside.
    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. There is a smaller sticker above it. There is a piece of white plastic in the bottom center of the helmet. It reads [COWBOYS] in navy. There is a blue rectangle sticker towards the bottom of the white center stripe. It reads [E SMITH] in white. To the right of the right navy stripe there is a raised grey logo.
    The interior padding is white. There is not chin strap attached to this helmet.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection

    Date

    1992

    Object number

    2016.107.6

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    helmets
    sports uniforms

    Medium

    plastic, metal, padding, synthetic fiber, paint

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (On Form): 11 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (28.6 × 24.8 × 29.2 cm)
    H x W x D (Flat): 10 × 9 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (25.4 × 23.8 × 32.4 cm)

    Place used

    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Jock Michael Smith Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Sports Uniforms

    Exhibition

    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Clothing and dress
    Football
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d924e7f-ff4b-4255-b518-3bfe53c30c50

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.107.6

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