Reds

Dates used: 1961- 66
Inside of helmet: Foam padding, which is missing
Manufacturer: Bobbie Enterprises
Logo: real sticker
Thoughts: One of the more difficult
helmets to find. Don't know how often they were available, but they were given out at a Reds game August 6, 1961.

What is the writing in the center of his C? Is it the word "Reds", or is it just his number?

Dates used: ????
Inside of helmet: Foam padding
Logo: real sticker
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp.
Thoughts: Kind of a rare helmet. I haven't seen that many of these floating around out there. I don't think the Reds have ever worn this helmet, let alone a hat like this.

Dates used: ????
Inside of helmet: Foam padding and adjustrap
Logo: real sticker
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp.
Thoughts: Just a neat helmet where they still had a real sticker instead of a screen printing.

Dates used:
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp., A Subsidiary of Laich
Thoughts: This helmet stayed with the Reds forever an epitomized the Big Red Machine of the 1970's. Now, I'm not really for sure when the Reds changed the letter "C" logo on their helmet so your guess is as good as mine.

Dates used: Never Used
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: U.S. Cap Company
Thoughts: This is one of the "duck
billed" helmets that I mention from time to time.

Dates used: 1968 - 1998
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp., A Subsidiary of Laich
Thoughts: If you compare this "C" to
the helmets above you will notice the difference. Eric Davis, where have you gone?

Dates used: 1999 - 2012
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp., A Subsidiary of Laich
Thoughts: A change of uniforms with a little bit of black added in. Sean Casey comes to my mind in this helmet.

Dates used: 1999 - 2006
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp., A Subsidiary of Laich
Thoughts: It looks as though Ken
Griffey Jr. will finish his career in this helmet. To bad that health problems have taken away from his game.

Dates used: 1999 - Present
Inside of helmet: grey Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Rawlings
Thoughts: A more up to date version with the small black outline of the "C."

Dates used: 2006 - Present
Inside of helmet: White strap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: None
Thoughts: Just a Coolflo version of the real thing. This was a promotional giveaway.

Dates used: Never Used
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: Sports Product Corp., A Subsidiary of Laich
Thoughts: Just a promotional
giveaway helmet. Don't confuse this one for the one at the top of this page because I have seen it done.

Dates used: Good question. . .
Inside of helmet: Adjustrap
Logo: screen printed
Manufacturer: By me!
Thoughts: Okay, what's up in this photo? The Reds actually wore this helmet during spring training games in 1983. I actually just took a helmet like the one above and with a lot of elbow grease and a bottle of Oops!, I removed the red bill paint job. Not bad, huh?