With too many sporting events getting canceled these days here’s a new Top Twenty List for 2020 here at Balladeer’s Blog. This one examines some neglected football helmets.
EASTWOOD TROOPERS Comment: Why aren’t there more teams called Troopers?
WEATHERFORD KANGAROOS
Comment: Awesome name and awesome lids.
LEWISVILLE FARMERSComment: There’s something about the stark simplicity of these helmets paired up with the unique name the Farmers.
EISENHOWER EAGLESComment: Yes, that’s Eisenhower as in General and President Dwight Eisenhower aka “Ike.”
SOUTHLAKE CARROLL DRAGONS
Comment: I’ve seen better Dragons helmets out there but I’ve also seen worse.
TIMBERVIEW WOLVES Comment: These helmets look as lethal as the animals the team is named after.
SOUTH GARLAND COLONELSComment: Swords manage to accentuate any helmet.
MESQUITE SKEETERSComment: Yes, that’s Skeeters as in Mosquitos, another unique name to go with a cool helmet.
MORTON RANCH MAVERICKSComment: Purple and Black go great with the name Mavericks.
DEER PARK DEERComment: Okay, so I’m a sucker for cool helmets especially when the team name is unique.
NEW BRAUNFELS UNICORNSComment: Here’s a case where the coolness of the team name made up for the comparative blandness of their helmets.
SAN BENITO GREYHOUNDSComment: That mascot on the helmet deserves to get its own cartoon series.
CLEMENTS RANGERSComment: Who were those masked men? They were the Clements Raaaangers. Had to be said.
CLEAR FALLS KNIGHTSComment: Who can resist a helmet with swords AND a shield? Not me, that’s for sure.
VANDEGRIFT VIPERS
Comment: The Vipers manage the Hat Trick of having a virtually unique team name, a butt-kicking logo and terrific helmets.
FRISCO RACCOONS
Comment: Let’s face it, Raccoons is one seriously underused name when it comes to sports teams. If the Raccoon tails on these helmets were just a bit bigger they’d be perfect.
CIGARROA TOROS
Comment: Some readers tell me they don’t really care for helmets with white shells but I think they can look good with the right kind of logo on them.
KERRVILLE-TIVEY ANTLERS
Comment: There’s something about these helmets that grows on me more and more.
CHAVEZ LOBOS
Comment: As Lobos teams go, these helmets are easily in the top ten. Maybe even top five.
LONGVIEW PIRATES
Comment: More swords on these helmets and on top of that the artwork has a certain Pirates of the Caribbean feel.
MORE COOL STUFF
For the 20 Coolest-Named JUCO Sports Teams click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/10/18/the-20-coolest-named-juco-sports-teams/
For the 20 Coolest-Named College Sports Teams In the USCAA and NCCAA click here – https://glitternight.com/2010/11/24/the-20-coolest-named-uscaa-and-nccaa-sports-teams/
For more cool named teams that weren’t on the Top 20 List click here: https://glitternight.com/category/cool-names-and-cool-logos/
For NCAA Division 3′s Coolest-Named Teams click here: https://glitternight.com/d3-20-coolest/
For the NAIA edition of The 20 Coolest College Sports Teams You May Never Have Heard Of click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/06/21/the-20-coolest-named-college-sports-teams-you-may-have-never-heard-of-naia-edition/
For The 20 Coolest College Sports Logos click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/07/20/the-20-coolest-college-sports-logos/
And for The 20 Coolest Football Helmets In NCAA Division 3 click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/08/23/the-20-coolest-football-helmets-in-ncaa-division-3/
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Thank you very much!
For me, a pleasure and honor. We have to keep sports alive especially when the majority of people are losing their sense of reason
You are certainly right about that!
These are great! Uplifting and a much needed diversion. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! Good to hear from you!
VIPERS! Hell yeah!
You said it!
I think you went for the name over the helmet design on some of these.
That would be tough to deny.
These are some sweet lids!
I agree.
I like all these so much I can’t pick a favorite!
I understand.