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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 11:07am
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My wife's cousin (also a female) emailed this to her and she forwarded it to me.

"A little known fact....

The first testicular guard "Cup" was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.

That means it took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important."
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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 11:39am
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Not to burst the balloon, but helmets were in use earlier than that. A lot of these email pass-alongs are really not well researched.
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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 11:51am
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Not to burst the balloon, but helmets were in use earlier than that. A lot of these email pass-alongs are really not well researched.
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That is because some contact to the head wont kill you, but some contact to the groin and you wish you were dead.
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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 01:16pm
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The NHL made helmets mandatory in 1979 but about 70% of the players were already wearing them. Craig McTavish was the last NHL player to not wear a helmet (in 96 or 97?). The rule was grandfathered so McTavish was no obligated to wear one. I'm sure he did wear a cup though.
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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 03:22pm
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I always remember 1979 from the NHL perspective for 2 main reasons:

1. the mandatory helmet rule
2. Wayne Gretzky's rookie season in the NHL - scored 51 goals and 137 pts
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The source was probably someone like the test marcher in Farmington ME. Hates men. Makes up stuff to justify the hate.

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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 06:09pm
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Baseball Trivia ???
In Major League baseball, helmets were mandated in 1971, however, players who were grandfathered in could choose to not wear one if they wished.

Who was the last Major League player to bat without wearing a batting helmet, in 1979.
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Who was the last Major League player to bat without wearing a batting helmet, in 1979.
This guy?

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Old Thu Apr 15, 2010, 09:17pm
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Thats funny a Mark. My girls were just playing dolls today and one of their dolls name is Sarah Palin. they also sang some make up sarah palin song for about 15 minutes
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Old Fri Apr 16, 2010, 08:12am
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In Major League baseball, helmets were mandated in 1971, however, players who were grandfathered in could choose to not wear one if they wished.

Who was the last Major League player to bat without wearing a batting helmet, in 1979.
I have no idea, but, let's have a little fun and take some guesses.

First guess: Gene Tenace
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Who was the last Major League player to bat without wearing a batting helmet, in 1979.
That's required knowledge for Red Sox fans. Bob Montgomery, backup catcher, late '70s.
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Old Fri Apr 16, 2010, 10:54am
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That's required knowledge for Red Sox fans. Bob Montgomery, backup catcher, late '70s.
I was sorta close....guessed a catcher. Wrong coast, tho.
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That's required knowledge for Red Sox fans. Bob Montgomery, backup catcher, late '70s.
Found this picture of him. BTW - the first player to wear a batting helmet was Roy "The Little Pansy" Smith. His teammates gave him that nickname.

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That's required knowledge for Red Sox fans. Bob Montgomery, backup catcher, late '70s.
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