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2. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Football nose armor as depicted in The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) of December 4, 1892. In the days before helmets, players often wore nose guards or "nose masks" or "nose armor". [9] Football was a brutal sport before the introduction of helmets and other protective gear. Serious injuries and even deaths were common occurrences in the game.

3. Association football - Wikipedia

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   Association football, the modern game, has documented early involvement of women. [68] In 1863, football governing bodies introduced standardised rules to prohibit violence on the pitch, making it more socially acceptable for women to play. [69] The first match recorded by the Scottish Football Association took place in 1892 in Glasgow. [67]

4. Kit (association football) - Wikipedia

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   Various styles of goalkeeping gloves. All players are permitted to wear gloves, [22] and goalkeepers usually wear specialist goalkeeping gloves. Prior to the 1970s gloves were rarely worn, [23] but it is now extremely unusual to see a goalkeeper without gloves.

5. Rawlings (company) - Wikipedia

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   The company is credited with introducing football shoulder pads in 1902, and the first all-weather football. The Horween Leather Company has provided Rawlings with leather since 1929. [ 4 ] In 2003, Horween was providing leather for 3,000 Rawlings baseball gloves annually, and half of professional baseball players were using baseball gloves ...

6. Kidskin - Wikipedia

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   Pair of infant's kidskin boots, 1890s. LACMA, M.54.21.4a-b. Kidskin or kid leather is a type of soft, thin leather that is traditionally used for gloves (hence the phrase 'kid gloves,' used since at least 1888 as a metaphor for careful handling). [1]

7. Kenny McEntyre - Wikipedia

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   Kenny McEntyre (born December 12, 1970), nicknamed "the Glove", is a former arena football defensive back. He played college football at Kansas State. McEntyre played for the Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), the Frankfurt Galaxy and London Monarchs of NFL Europa, and Kansas City ...