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Jacksonville Express Football Helmet

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Object Details

associated institution

Jacksonville Sharks

Description

Football helmet from World Football League (WFL) team the Jacksonville Express. The Express played one season in the WFL, going 6-5 before the League folded before the end of the 1975 season. The team was preceded by the Jacksonville Sharks, who played in the WFL's 1964 season.
The WFL was a short-lived competitor to the National Football League. The league only lasted on full season (1974) before folding in the middle of it's 1975 campaign.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1974 - 1975

ID Number

1981.0499.05

accession number

1981.0499

catalog number

1981.0499.05

Object Name

football helmet
Helmet
helmet, football

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
foam (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
tape (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 9 in; 27.94 cm x 22.86 cm

used

United States: Florida, Jacksonville

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Football

level of sport

Professional

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3e4a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_670160

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