Helmet for the Chicago Bears worn by Walter Payton
date: label: Date
content: 1982-1987
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
label: Worn by
content: Walter Payton, American, 1954 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Chicago Bears, American, founded 1919
notes: label: Description
content: A Chicago Bears football helmet worn by Walter Payton. The Wilson helmet is navy with a navy face guard. A white rectangle in the front center reads [Wilson] in a black script text. On either side of the helmet is a Chicago Bears logo of an orange [C] with a white outline.
label: Description
content: On the lower left side of the back of the helmet there is a raised logo with a picture of a football helmet. Underneath it reads [F-8101/”6 7/8-7”/478. On the lower right side, inside of a circle, there is a gold Wilson [W] with [MADE IN U.S.A.] underneath. There is a white circle sticker towards the lower center which reads [21] in pen.
label: Description
content: On the proper right side of the helmet above the logo in silver marker it reads [To Barry Halper / and the Babe / Best Wishes / ’Sweetness’ / Walter / Payton / -34-].
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Football
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Jock Michael Smith Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.107.7
objectType: label: Type
content: helmets
label: Type
content: sports uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic, metal, padding, synthetic fiber, paint, ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 × 9 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (25.4 × 24.1 × 31.8 cm)