Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet worn by Warrick Dunn

Object Details

Manufactured by

Riddell, American, founded 1929

Worn by

Warrick De'Mon Dunn, American, born 1975

Signed by

Warrick De'Mon Dunn, American, born 1975

Subject of

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, American, founded 1974

National Football League, American, founded 1920

Description

A Warrick Dunn autographed Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie season game worn helmet.

A dark grey Riddell football helmet with a black face guard and a white chin strap. There is a plastic covering over the eyes. There are some slight scratches on the plastic. There is a white rectangle in the front center that reads [Riddell] in red. There are two (2) clear plastic loops attached to the face mask with a black screw on either side. The mask is also attached on either side of the helmet. The chin strap reads [Riddell] in red in several areas. It is attached to the sides of the helmet with screws and has metal buckles on it. There is a thick white chin rest in the center. It has six (6) holes in it. On either side of the helmet there is an open circle over the ear covering.

There is a Buccaneers logo on either side of the helmet. There is a white border around it. The logo is a torn red pirate flag with a black outline. There is a skull in the center with swords crossed underneath is and a brown football underneath it as well. The flag has a grey pole with a red sword handle at the bottom.

The interior padding is white. The top of the helmet is signed on the front proper left side. It reads [Warrick / Dunn 28] in black ink.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1997

Object number

2015.90.5

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Type

helmets

sports uniforms

Medium

plastic, paint, metal, rubber, fabrics, adhesives, thread, and ink

Dimensions

H x W x D: 9 × 7 × 10 1/2 in. (22.9 × 17.8 × 26.7 cm)

Place depicted

Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing-Historical

Exhibition

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Athletes

Clothing and dress

Football

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.90.5

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5d796e7-6c02-4ac7-968f-8d3dbcf35325