i remember eric dickerson and chuck muncie wearing goggles.they were on the right track.who was first to wear the visor?
2007-12-26 01:08:56 · 6 answers · asked by mojo569 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I believe it was Mark Mullaney he was a DE 4 the 1984 minnesota vikings hope it helps!
2007-12-26 01:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure, but in 1984, former 49er equipment manager Bronco Hinek made a visor out of clear plastic and tied it to the facemask with zip ties for RT Keith Fahnhorst after Fahnhorst got a finger in the eye. Back then, they were not commercially available.
2007-12-28 11:31:09 · answer #2 · answered by joe g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The frist one I remember using a helmet visor was Jim McMahon of the Chicago Bears in the mid 80's (1985 I think)
I also remember being a write up a few weeks/months later in Sports Illustrated where the coloumnist (I think it may have been Peter King) was comparing him (and other players who used visors) to looking like Darth Vader
2007-12-26 01:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It to keep the sun out of thier eyes plain and simple. It can't be a fashion thing because it looks hidious, when I think about it I always think of LT. If you look at LT he does a lot of recieving too and keeping the sun out of your eyes can be a difference maker. College is another place you see it a lot, more so with recievers in college it seems.
2016-05-26 07:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember Mark Mullaney (Vikings) wearing one in the early 80's after an eye injury. Not sure if he was the first or not.
2007-12-26 01:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-12-26 01:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by ben c 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋