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*The icon for the Soviet Block [[Heavy achievements|achievement]] features a Football Helmet. | *The icon for the Soviet Block [[Heavy achievements|achievement]] features a Football Helmet. | ||
* Football Helmets were first introduced in 1920, and since then have become standard pieces of equipment for players. | * Football Helmets were first introduced in 1920, and since then have become standard pieces of equipment for players. | ||
+ | * The one-bar facemask design has been illegal in the National Football League since 2004, though a grandfather clause lets players who wore the mask prior to 2004 continue to wear them for the remainder of their careers. | ||
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Revision as of 03:09, 27 November 2010
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The Football Helmet is a headwear item for the Heavy and was released with Sniper vs Spy Update as the first hat available for the Heavy. It appears as a plastic, team-colored Template:W with a yellow stripe down the center and a one-bar facemask.
Painted variants
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Trivia
- The Heavy's Football Helmet could be seen before it was officially announced in Meet the Spy. At 0:53, in the scene where the BLU Scout is spinning the knife, the helmet can be seen on a filing cabinet in the background. [1]
- The icon for the Soviet Block achievement features a Football Helmet.
- Football Helmets were first introduced in 1920, and since then have become standard pieces of equipment for players.
- The one-bar facemask design has been illegal in the National Football League since 2004, though a grandfather clause lets players who wore the mask prior to 2004 continue to wear them for the remainder of their careers.
References
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