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Schutt Sports is the world’s largest provider of football helmets and faceguards and is synonymous with innovation in sports equipment for softball, baseball, collectibles and basketball. Schutt Sports has introduced many of the game’s most important advances in protective equipment, from its first faceguard in 1935 to breakthrough helmet technology in 2003 via the Schutt DNA™ helmet with SKYDEX™ material. Schutt Sports Historical Timeline. 1918 – Bill Schutt manufactures and markets basketball goals and dry line markers out of his hardware store in Litchfield, 1935 – Schutt manufactures the first football faceguard,1962 – Del Humphrey purchases Schutt and begins lobbying to make faceguards mandatory for football,1963 – Faceguards are made mandatory for football, 1963 – Del Humphrey develops the loop strap faceguard attachment system, 1969 – Joe Namath switches to Schutt faceguards for Super Bowl III, leading the Jets to a staggering upset of the Baltimore Colts and winning the game’s MVP award, 1972 – Schutt produces the first “Injury Special” faceguard for NFL® Hall of Famer Dan Dierdorf. We build gear for players. Those five words mean everything to us at Schutt® Sports. From the manufacturing line to the sales reps on the road to senior management keeping the machine running, all of us are focused on players. The dedicated leaders who devote themselves to the game; every game, every practice and every moment. Schutt® Sports is the world’s leading maker of football helmets and faceguards. We are the official equipment supplier to the Arena Football League. Three out of four professional football players take the field wearing Schutt® gear. 12 of the last 16 Heisman Trophy winners have worn Schutt® helmets. Our DNA™ line of helmets are the world’s only football helmets to feature SKYDEX™ padding – the same material used by the US military for helmets for fighter pilots and paratroopers. Our faceguards are the best in the world, both in form and in function. We design our gear for maximum performance based on standards dictated by the most important person in our world – the player. We share the same passion, intensity and devotion to the game as the player. Players know what they want, they know why they want it and they know they’ll succeed when they get it. For nearly a century, we’ve made their gear - all with the sole purpose of empowering players to focus and perform at the top of their game.
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