Description: Y.A. Tittle 1954 "Give me that helmet, I'll make sure it gets on" With the tenacity of the toughest HOF quarterback in history, he tried! Mr. Tittle your ears are ripping off, "they always did when I put these darn things on." Y.A. hasn't lost a step or his great sense of humor. We sat and listened to stories and old college fight songs for two full hours... what a treat and not a bad voice either. Growing up in Texas Y.A.'s football hero was obviously Sammy Baugh. "I remember playing catch in the yard all by my self while listening to Sammy's play on the radio. I thought he could NEVER loose a game. In 1952, Baugh's last season as a player, we went to Washington and beat them 23-17. I never felt so bad winning a game." We did our research and at this point we pulled out some photos and one of our autographed Sammy Baugh '52 helmets and presented to Mr. Tittle. He just stared at the helmet a bit and said, "How is Sammy doing?" Most don't realize that Y.A. Tittle was drafted out of LSU by the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Brown. With inside information that Otto Graham may not be playing in Cleveland, Y.A. signed a 10 year contract with the Browns. Otto stayed and Y.A.'s contract was subsequently sold to the Baltimore Colts before he ever played a down. When Mr. Tittle sat down in front of his career helmets he said "There's my colts helmet." We were very confident of the other team styles but with no documented proof we weren't sure of the exact configuration (SOLID GREEN RT) of the 1950 Baltimore Colts. He may be most famous wearing the Giants blue, but his favorite was the 1954 helmet. Well to look at that is... he hated wearing it and that bracket. "I was tackled by that silly brace nearly every play. We didn't have 15 officials on the field like they do now, you just got up and shook it off." In 1954 the trainer was counted on to keep Y. A. Tittle in the lineup after the legendary quarterback suffered a severely broken jaw against the Pittsburg Steelers. The trainer modified Tittle's standard "RK" helmet by adding interior padding, a custom fabricated handle type stabilizer bracket and the clear Lucite face mask. In a fitting tribute to pro football's tough guys from the glorious 1950s era Helmet Hut has created this stunning reproduction of Y. A. Tittle's 1954 helmet. Actual rare period parts and tooling were used to precisely replicate both Y. A.'s helmet (with riveted in "floppy" jaw pads), stabilizer bracket and of course the famous original clear Lucite face mask bar. Over the past fifty years the rugged spirit that symbolizes the "Golden Era" of football has been well described in print and other media. Perhaps the best way to capture the essence of that fabled period is though the image of this historic helmet. Helmet Hut.com hereby certifies that the signature appearing on the accompanying authentic reproduction helmet is a genuine hand autographed original by Y.A. Tittle. Helmet Hut further certifies that the aforementioned authentic reproduction helmet has been reproduced to accurately reflect the correct design, materials and team markings as worn by the players in games played during the 1950s era. All helmets come with an internal, non seen, no wear bar. Please email any questions. Thank you.
Price: 649 USD
Location: Warsaw, Indiana
End Time: 2024-12-29T17:52:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Team-NFL: San Francisco 49ers
Sport: Football
