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Helmet for the Dallas Cowboys worn by Emmitt Smith

1992

Dallas, Texas, 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 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.

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Catalog reference: 2016.107.6

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