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In 1905, Mogridge created the first crude protective head gear and was granted patent No. 780899 for a head protector.. This first attempt at a batting helmet was said to look like an inflatable boxing glove that wrapped around the hitters head..
There are actually two players credited with first using a football helmet on a regular basis: 1  Joseph M. Reeves: Prior to the Army vs. Navy game of 1893, Joseph Reeves, a midshipman from the U.S. Naval Academy, commissioned a local shoemaker/blacksmith to fashion a leather cap that would protect his skull.