WFL

The World Football League existed for two years: 1974 and 1975. There are no official factory helmets, but customs have been made.

In 2 years, 17 teams wore 28 different helmets. Research is from the Gridiron Uniform Database. Team checklist at the end of the page.

Photos

Row 1: The Hawaiians (74-75), Detroit Wheels – grey FM (74), Memphis Southmen (74-75)
Row 2: Portland Storm (74), Florida Blazers (74), Houston Texans (74), Jacksonville Sharks (74)
Row 3: South California Sun (74), Philadelphia Bell (74), Chicago Fire (74), Birmingham Americans (74), NY Stars (74)
Photo from Worthpoint (orig. pocketprofootballhelmets.com?)
Starting top right: Birmingham Americans (74), Birmingham Vulcans (75), Chicago Fire (74), Chicago Winds, ver. 1 (75), Chicago Winds, ver. 2 (75), Detroit Wheels (74), Florida Blazers (74), The Hawaiians (74-75), Houston Texans (74-75), Shreveport Steamer, ver. 1 (74), Shreveport Steamer, ver. 2 (74), Shreveport Steamer, ver. 3 (75), Jacksonville Sharks (74), Jacksonville Express (75), Memphis Southmen (74-75), NY Stars (74), Charlotte Stars, ver. 1 (74), Charlotte Stars, ver. 2 (74), Charlotte Hornets (75), Philadelphia Bell (75), Portland Storm (74), Portland Thunder (75), San Antonio Wings (75), Southern California Sun (74)
Not pictured: Detroit Wheels – grey facemask (74), Philadelphia Bell – grey facemask (74), Portland Thunder (75) – green-white-blue-white-green stripes stripes
All photos from Worthpoint (original source unknown)

Teams Checklist

  • Birmingham Americans – 1974
    • White helmet, “A” logo, red-blue-red stripes, grey facemask
  • Birmingham Vulcans – 1975
    • White helmet, “V” logo, red-blue-red stripes, blue facemask
  • Chicago Fire – 1974
    • Red helmet, flame logo, white-black-white stripes, grey facemask
  • Chicago Winds – 1975
    • White helmet, green W logo, green-white-green stripes, grey facemask
    • White helmet, green wavy W logo, green-white-green stripes, grey facemask
  • Detroit Wheels – 1974
    • Yellow helmet, “d” logo, black-red-black stripes, yellow facemask
    • Yellow helmet, “d” logo, black-red-black stripes, grey facemask
  • Florida Blazers – 1974
    • Navy helmet, blaze logo, red/orange-white-red/orange stripes, grey facemask
  • The Hawaiians – 1974-75
    • Gold helmet, Hawaiian logo, red/orange-brown-red/orange stripes, grey facemask
  • Houston Texans/Shreveport Steamer – 1974-75
    • Yellow helmet, h-Texas logo, white-green-white stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Yellow helmet, no logo, white-green-white stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Yellow helmet, green “S” logo, white-green-white stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Yellow helmet, green steamboat logo, white-green-white stripes, grey facemask
  • Jacksonville Sharks – 1974
    • Silver helmet, shark logo, blue-white-blue stripes, grey facemask
  • Jacksonville Express – 1975
    • Yellow helmet, train logo, dark orange-brown-dark orange stripes grey facemask
  • Memphis Southmen – 1974-75
    • White helmet, bear logo, dark brown-orange-dark brown stripes, grey facemask
  • NY Stars/Charlotte Stars/Charlotte Hornets – 1974
    • Black helmet, NY star logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Black helmet, C star logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Black helmet, white C logo, yellow-white-yellow stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Yellow helmet, bee logo, black-white-black stripes, grey facemask (1975)
  • Philadelphia Bell – 1974-75
    • Gold helmet, bell logo, white-blue-white stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • Gold helmet, bell logo, white-blue-white stripes, blue facemask (1974)
  • Portland Storm – 1974
    • White helmet, steam logo, teal-blue-teal stripes, grey facemask
  • Portland Thunder – 1975
    • White helmet, thunderbolt logo, green-white-blue-white-green stripes, grey facemask
    • White helmet, thunderbolt logo, green-blue-green stripes, grey facemask
  • San Antonio Wings – 1975
    • White helmet, blue wings, no stripes, grey facemask
  • Southern California Sun – 1974-75
    • White helmet, sun logo, dark pink-orange-dark pink stripes, grey facemask (1974)
    • White helmet, sun logo, dark pink-white-orange-white-dark pink stripes, grey facemask (1975)
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