Vintage 1970s Wilson Football Helmet Notre Dame Fighting Irish Joe Theismann

Rare, original and vintage Wilson football helmet from the 1970s with a complete set of padding. This beauty has been customized to represent the helmet worn by some of the Notre Dame players at that time, one of the most famous of which was All-American Joe Theismann.

This amazing helmet has been painted with a fresh coat of Notre Dame gold, and includes a rare original Wilson 2-bar facemask ($80 value for just the mask) properly attached exactly as Theismann wore for most his Notre Dame career as well as a vintage soft cup two toned chin strap. See photos for reference only and not included with purchase.

To round out the package we have included Theismann’s #7 written on authentic athletic tape placed appropriately above the ear hole as equipment managers might have done for identification purposes.

As many folks are aware, the Irish are one of the few teams which used Wilson helmets during this period of the 1970s.

PLEASE READ- This is truly a custom one of a kind helmet and was built to represent a game worn helmet of the team shown. Please understand what you are buying. If you want a perfectly pristine brand new looking helmet which costs $1500-$2000 this is not the helmet for you. However, if you want an affordable vintage helmet which will display nicely, this is your helmet!

If you use buy it now we can also add whatever number you want to the rear of the helmet in correct size and font for the team!

This helmet was built by lightly sanding the outside and cleaning the inside before painting the outside of the shell. It has flaws just like the helmets worn during the 1960s, but will display nicely. These were built to put on the shelf or mantle and enjoy discussions about the golden era of football!

This is a nice size 7 1/4 helmet.

Please see photos for condition. The padding is still nice and pliable and by itself is worth the asking price.

PLEASE NOTE: we are not claiming this helmet was issued or worn by the Raiders.

Many of our helmets are vintage from the 1960's and 1970's. All of our helmets are for display purposes only! They are not to be used or worn for competitive play. Westbrook Sportscards has been in business since 1988.