On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Manufactured by
Riddell, American, founded 1929
Worn by
Jerry Rice, American, born 1962
Subject of
San Francisco 49ers, American, founded 1946
Date
1991-1995
Medium
plastic, metal, padding, synthetic fiber, paint
Dimensions
H x W x D (On Form): 11 3/4 × 10 × 11 1/2 in. (29.8 × 25.4 × 29.2 cm)
H x W x D (Flat): 10 × 9 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (25.4 × 24.1 × 32.4 cm)
Description
A San Francisco 49ers football helmet worn by Jerry Rice.
The gold Riddell football helmet is gold, with a white center stripe bordered by two red stripes down the center of the helmet. It has a gray face guard and a white chin strap. A white rectangle in the front center reads [Riddell] in black. On either side of the helmet is the white [SF] logo inside a red oval with a black border.
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. Some of the text has faded. There is a smaller faded sticker above it. There is a piece of white plastic in the bottom center of the helmet. There is a faded yellow rectangle sticker with [49ERS] in fancy red text.
The interior padding is white. There is a white [WARNING] label with red text. There is also a red rectangle sticker with white text that reads [RICE 80].
Place used
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Jock Michael Smith Collection
Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Type
helmets
sports uniforms
Topic
Athletes
Clothing and dress
Football
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection
Object number
2016.107.5ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5de86d9ba-3f3b-42d5-ad41-c5a7b43e65a3

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