Abstract
Clear and unobstructed vision is essential for any athlete participating in a contact sport so he may function at his best and with the greatest degree of safety. 1-3 This is particularly important in football where speed and heavy impact blocking are such vital factors in the proper execution of the plays. 4 The rigid plastic helmet and the plastic face have done much to protect the player from severe facial injuries and have permitted a more fearless type of tackling and blocking. This paper treats only the effect of the face on the players' field of vision; it purposely avoids, in general, elaboration on the advantages or disadvantages of the rigid helmet or face mask . It has been some years since Coach Paul Brown abandoned the old nose guard and provided the first protruding bar face for the protection of one of his star players. This
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