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Helmet for the Buffalo Bills worn by Bruce Smith

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Riddell, American, founded 1929

    Worn by

    Bruce Smith, American, born 1963

    Subject of

    Buffalo Bills, American, founded 1960

    Description

    A Buffalo Bills football helmet worn by Bruce Smith. The red Riddell helmet has a white face guard and white chin strap. Down the middle of the helmet is a blue stripe with two white stripes on either side. A white rectangle in the front center reads [Riddell] in red. On either side of the helmet is the Bills logo of a blue buffalo with red stripe, both bordered in white.
    On the lower left side of the back of the helmet there is a red, white, and blue [NFL] logo along with a peeling white [WARNING] sticker underneath with black text. There is a white “8” almost completely visible under the bottom right corner of the sticker. On the lower right side there is a clear [WARNING] sticker with white text. There is a smaller faded white sticker above it with black text that reads [XL]. There is a piece of white plastic in the bottom center of the helmet. It reads [BILLS] in blue. There are two small holes in the central navy stripe.
    The interior padding is white.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1990s

    Object number

    2016.107.13ab

    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: 10 × 9 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (25.4 × 24.1 × 34.9 cm)

    Place used

    Buffalo, Erie County, New York, 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/fd59311337d-d368-47dc-844b-43cc3715b7d6

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.107.13ab

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