What Happened to Football’s Most Iconic Look?
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Neck rolls, Cowboy Collars, airplane pillows? There have been many forms of football neck pads over the years. They peaked in popularity from the 80's to 90's... then disappeared. What happened to them?
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Btw KTO. You said in this video that Bryan cox went to Florida. That was actually his son Bryan Cox Jr. Not Bryan Sr
My mistake. At least it’s cool that he honored his father with the La Z boy neck pad!
@@KTOfootball hey not to comment highjack but wasn’t it named for the Oklahoma State Cowboys like Gatorade was for Florida. I might be wrong....
@@KTOfootball yeah he was one of my favorite players on my Gators during the mid 2010s
no one cares
@@v0lium About your comment, no we don't.
Surprised you didn't mention Mike Alstott! That dude repped the neck roll like no other! Great fullback/halfback too!
Came here to say this. Instead went with a clip of a no-name Patriots FB??
Also came here to say "how do you make a neckpad video without the A-Train!?"
Mistakes were made lol. I got caught up showing the evolution of the different pieces of equipment and just spaced it on showing Alstott. I'll find a way to show some respect to the A-Train in the future!
@@thewave1983 Hey Develin was a pro bowler in 2017, definitely not the level of Alstott though
I came here to mention him too!!
The neck pads save you from suffering the worst kind of concussion where your head gets whiplashed into the ground. The pain is intense and temporarily blinds you.
Definitely life saver
Idk if theres a worst kind of concussion. They’re all pretty serious to varying degrees
@@poindextertunes true
Playing football as a linemen being a kid in the ‘96-‘08 era, the neck pad was the most savage looking equipment.
No it wasn't. By that time, after 2000s it looks silly and lacked swag
@@mbdeuceduece4451imagine gatekeeping sports equipment
4 year NCAA football player here. I couldn't have made it through playing football without my cowboy collar. I don't give a shit about the statistics. I had repeated stingers when hitting, but once I put on the cowboy collar, I never had one. I played offensive line. It helped me and kept my neck safe. The other big thing not mentioned is neck training
There's no way I would have survived blocking large pacific island men without it. My knees however, have died.
@@WavveBoi LOL
I used to be on the few kids who used the neck machine in high school. Never got a concession while playing guard, fullback, and in the front 7
Me too…loved my Cowboy Collar in college…used it as a Fullback then when I changed to MLB
where did you play?
That James Develin run has always remained one of my all time favorite football plays. Truly showcasing a dying facet of the game.
you really dont see dudes bowling over 4 tacklers like that anymore.. maybe king henry, but that's not even the same class..
As a 49ers fan and a huge fan "Juice", the best FB in the NFL, even he is essentially a Tight End that lines up in the backfield. He still lead blocks like a beast, but his best ability is as a pass catcher - often too fast for the OLBs trying to cover him. Hopefully with Lance at QB instead of Jimmy, we will see more passes his way in 2022
Yeah that’s one of the best goal line runs I’ve ever seen. Pure determination and will power. Love to see it.
Loved having Develin on the Pats, glad he was able to retire as champ
@@PaulGaither go niners!!! Juice is so good at blocking him & Trent are amazing to watch block
I’ve worn all kinds of neck rolls throughout my high school and college playing days. By far the McDavid Cowboy Collar was the most effective. I’ve had countless instances when my head was jolted back into the cowboy collars during contact. The Cowboy Collar was a Linebackers best friend.
Was that the one that bolted directly into the back of the shoulder pads?
@@Da219StarWarsGuy nope the original one that just went under the shoulder pads and came out of the neck area. It was lightweight, water resistant, and durable. One quality Cowboy Collar would last for two or three seasons easily.
@@brianbrown7530 I recall playing with guys that used it. I used the shock absorber under my shoulder pads. Basically looked like a half inch thick foam web. I didn't use it in practice once and got a stinger. Never went without it again. Kind of doubled as a foam collar since it closed that gap between the helmet and shoulder pads.
I played in the late 80s and early 90s. I wore the same collar that Bozworth had for one game. I hated it. I felt like it kept me from keeping my head up. I never understood how guys could wear any of these collars.
Not just a linebacker’s best friend. Lineman’s too.
Helped keep my neck from getting injured when I had To block LBs coming in at full speed.
I love seeing all the Mike Alstott mentions. Glad he’s still getting respect despite the game changing so much. Seems like he is pretty widely appreciated but if you’re too young to have experienced him, look up some highlights. A-Train was the man. A surprisingly good receiver out of the backfield too.
Bro if you was a hard nose bell cow FB/RB that didn’t make a ton of ppl miss and you like to run shit over you had on a cowboy collar
Mike Alstott is currently the best FB in Madden, and looks like he will remain that way, since Madden 23 releases this season
Alstott will forever be one of my favorite players to see highlights of. Just pure power. He definitely didn't have break away speed. But he didn't need it.
I wish fullbacks would make a return lol.
There's like 3 true fullbacks in the league
He looked like a hunchback He-man with that thing on. He had or nearly ran for 1,000 yards as a fullback.
It's a neat power boost item that adds +10 to your strength and durability attributes. I don't get why people don't use it more in their builds.
Ya but -5 agility, -5 speed. So it depends on your build, and if you're trying to min/max because it's a tradeoff for sure.
They work well if you like hitting helmet to helmet
It's off-meta these days, sadly.
😂
Mike Alstott was legendary with his neck roll and power running.
When I was around 8-10 years old, so around 95-97, our high school team was great and the RB wore #14, with a visor and neck roll with the jersey over the roll and sewn into the pads. He also wore soccer cleats before it was a thing and had those things spatted so much you could probably run his foot over with a truck and he wouldn’t feel it. I can still see him scurrying down the sideline with those enormous pads flapping like wings as guys dove at his feet. This kid has back to back 1700+ yard seasons and was the reason the team was back to back district champs. Still one of the coolest looks of all time.
Mike Alstott was one of the last players who made the neck pad look.
@Namfonos he was the last of the real Mohicans
FB reallly isnt a position anymore correct?, Should just be called a BB for Back-Blocker :D
The Patriots James Develin wore one just a couple years ago.
Just dont understand why he's not in the Hall of Fame
He was more of a tailback
I used to rock a neck roll in highschool and to be honest it really helped my neck a lot and I say that despite what research says now because my problem was the way my neck would snap up for some reason when I was a lineman more than it should so that extra support helped keep that from happening. Sure it wasn't gonna prevent a concussion or anything but it helped with my playing posture which helped step up my game even though I knew I was never gonna get a scholarship or anything but it's always more fun when you do a little better.
Well said.
I had one in high-school. I wanted to be kool
The fullbacks with the massive pads under the jersey was such an intimidating look
watch defensive minded football coaches bring the fullback back mark my words
Lorenzo neal
@@fadercreek It’s a passing league. Fullbacks are dead
@@skylinesranches2 not if they can become good receivers
@@fadercreek I don’t think you actually know what a fullback is or does
I played in the Big10 from 96-2000. We started w the huge foam collars, then evolved to cowboy collars…. Then lineman started wearing wide receiver pads to enhance range of motion. I think that was the catalyst. Lotta guys felt constricted in collars. If you were a down guy, the thing often prevented you from seeing what was in front of you. When I got to the pros, the thing practically disappeared completely.
Where did you play professional football?
@@GiantsRTheBest1his mind 😅
Back in the day Christian Okoye always looked in beast mode with that collar. So did Mike Alstott.
My favorite part of creating a player in NFL 2k5 was being able to pick things like the neck pad and mouth pieces for your player
Thank you for including the James Devlin run. One of the reasons Bill still loved the FB position. Highly underrated highlight
When I was in high school we played this team called Martins Ferry, and their star fullback/lineman wore a cowboy collar, I think he was first team All-state in football and wrestling. He actually was the inspiration for me to wear one when I got to college.
Great video as always KTO, keep it up dude!
Talking about eastern Ohio?
@@jruth77 Yeah by Wheeling WV
@@ShawnMcClurg haha I’m from central Ohio and am familiar with eastern Ohio. We wrestled Martin’s ferry, claymont, Steubenville, st clairsville, Barnesville and so on in high school a bunch
Did you play football or did you wear it to class for intimidation?
@@JJS1985 said the badass on the internet
Thank you for showing Bryan Cox some love. When I think neck pad, the immediate image in my head is Bryan Cox on the mid-nineties Bears, with that folding chair sticking out the back of his collar!
Fwiw… Cox played college ball at Western Illinois
I've still got my old collar from high school and I loved playing with it for the intimidation factor that had. That being said I learned some valuable lessons if you're going to use one.
First off you got to make sure you form tackle because if you lead with your head the restriction will actually make it worse because it pretty much guarantees that the entire force is going to straight into your neck.
Secondly depending on how well fitted your pads and collar combination are it severely limits how much your head can move. This might not sound too bad but there are several times where I pretty much had to turn my entire body to look if it was too far to the side.
Like I said don't regret wearing it but you do have to change your game a bit if you're not used to it.
It must have been great for naps on the sideline though.
@@imaouima 10/10 would recommend
I threw my buddies on one game as a joke when he was hurt. I was playing tight end and yeah 3 plays in i went to turn around and was like "oh fuck this is all wrong" and had to take it out. Fucking thing could not be more in the way.
@@421less1 playing fullback made it a little easier since I was either running or hunting linebackers in a straigt line but on defence I don't know how any of the high level guys can stand to play with them.
Why do you still have it?
Every time I saw Tedy Bruschi walking out of the patriots tunnel with that giant neck pad I got chills
Let’s get this man to 1 mil subs he deserves it I l have been watching for a long time
Fr I remember making a comment like this over 4 years ago and him hearting it GOAT content
True, he does.
Facts same
Big time. K the oracle is a must watch
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Ladamian Tomlinson with the tinted visor while killing defenders on the field will always be iconic.
I didnt even know about Cory Schlesinger until my dad saw he was one of my teachers in high school. Schles was a coolest chillest giant man ever
Fun fact: The Steeler blasting Earl Campell was Donnie Shell. In college, we called him the Donnie Neck because of his massive neck muscles. When he wore turtleneck sweaters it looked like he was wearing a collar underneath. After signing with the steelers he bought a car with a vanity tag that read "D Neck".
Bro Schlesinger was my favorite player for so long him and Calvin are my favorite lions players of all time. Dude was a beast. He's the reason I wore 30 most of my life and the reason I started out as a fullback who went head first into the hole. I got to meet him a few times and he was so cool. Greatest moment of my life was meeting him
This was a great video! Brought back ole nostalgia. Bryan Cox, Zach Thomas, Lorenzo Neal, Bill Romanoski. Takeo Spikes when asked why was his neck so big he said that a coach told him having a big neck would prevent concussions.
KTO is one of the best NFL ytbers there is, gives us epic knowledge 24/7!
I"ll raise my hand on this one. I wore a cowboy collar all throughout high school in 2000-2004. With my jersey tucked over it. I was trying to mimic Mike Alstott (who played 25 miles up the road at JCA) who I think was just starting his reign in the NFL. I looked like a badass then and digging out an old yearbook right now... Yeah, still badass. (edit: Honestly, I think it did help with neck safety, but when it comes to my noggin... yeah not so much.)
it 100% helped my chronic neck! in 2013 (senior year) I rocked one all year and my stinging I would get in my neck during a tackle almost completely vanished lol
Joliet catholic was in our conference. They were a beast at football but we always beat them in basketball. I went to st Joe's 2000 - 2004
Miss the big full backs with the neckpads. Mike allstot, lorenzo neal were classic examples
I miss fullbacks
William Henderson.
I assumed fullbacks would have been heavy in the rotation for offence. Boy was I wrong! I still see a need for them in the spread out offence playbooks. They can provide pass blocking and still do draws and counter plays from the shotgun.
Tom Rathman
LORENZO NEAL WAS THE MAN
Neck pads were huge (figuratively and literally) on my high school team back in the late 90s. Mike Alstott comes to mind as a player who rocked that neck pad well.
I played Jr high to college football from 99-2007 and wore a cowboy collar as a O/D lineman and LB mostly. I used to get "stingers" even though we were taught tackling safety very well. Especially around the time Corey Stringer died (yes dehydration is a whole different issue, but safety in all aspects were emphasized even more)
once I wore a cowboy collar I never had another issue other than range of motion in a 3pt stance. I used to be reluctant to hit/block as hard because I didn't want to hurt my neck until I wore one of the collars. Plus I played LB mostly looking sweet with my #54 😂
Wow, Junior High in 1999, which means you were like 12 or 13, which means you were born in 1986 or 87, and now you're 35, how does it feel being old?...lol
@@armybeef68 it sucks, take good care of your body while you're young, train, but don't over do it, there are injuries that will haunt your for life
I played fullback in middle, high school, and college. I wore the number 40 because I idolized Jim Kleinsasser, and Mike Alstot. I wore the neck roll, under the jersey of course.
Kleinsasser was more of an undersized guard.
I played with one of these butterfly collars. Honestly I feel like I could never have played without it after my pinched nerve.
I had the exact same problem pinched it my junior year and had problems all season. Threw on my butterfly collar and played pain free all of senior year.
Lol! I did, too, then upgraded to cowboy collar.
Having the neck roll under the jersey really gave it that iconic cartoony look. Never knew that was where it actually came from and that they actually looked like that.
Vander Esch still got one makes him look bad ass… wish he played like one tho
Vander Esh didn't look too bad last season especially in that playoff game against the 49ers he balled out especially on the first down saving tackle on Deebo Samuel were talking about DEEBO FUCKING SAMUEL
@@mojoetube9930 yes that was literally all he did last year
I had the Cowboy Collar and Let me tell you! THEY WERE THE BEST IF YOU WERE A LINEBACKER/FULLBACK! I WAS BOTH..SO IT HELPED ALOT! If it was worn right it didn't let your head or neck go back and kept everything STRAIGHT! And it literally made you tackle or Block SO MUCH BETTER! Granted you still had to have Very Good Technique!
I honestly thought I was the only person who noticed this, bless you KTO! Anyone else notice the trend of extra small shoulder pads? Giants and Seahawks used to wear those alot.
My neckroll saved my neck health in highschool during my linebacker days. I had to purchase brand new shoulder pads, and spider pads to protect my body from the heavy hits. I'm glad the game has been made safer. It was fun, but safety is king.
You sound brittle, maybe you shouldn't of played football.
2:39 Please tell me that Jim’s book was titled, “Otto-Biography.”
The neck pad absolutely restricts movement, not quite sure if that would help head injuries but it would definitely help to prevent neck injuries
Mike Alsttott was an iconic example too
Pacifier will always be cool. Neck roll and cowboy collar wise, I get it. It definitely helps you with your head popping back. Impact etc. It also can help guys that get stingers regularly or have nerve issues. My brother had to wear one senior year for that reason. I wore a cowboy collar in high school and loved it. Wore it my redshirt freshman year too. Got rid of it after that. Thing is, once you get to a higher level, you lose anything that’s slowing you down or inhibiting your speed. Just to be able to compete. I wanted smaller pads, smaller everything to keep up. If you can do the job with it, more power to you, and if you need it for safety issues/physical issues, I get it. But the game is faster. You’ll see them come back as the game moves back to big LBs, big RBs, FBs, and more ground game I formation offenses. It’s been play action and pro style so long now. It’s pass and speedy Gonzalez most of the time. But we’re already seeing TE’s coming back. We’re also seeing teams get destroyed at power running offenses. So it’s cyclical. It’ll go back to 230-250 lb lbs, fbs and Rbs. And when that happens they’ll be needed again by some guys.
I used a cowboy collar back in the day, back when head to head collisions were allowed. I can't believe they discontinued making them
When I heard that I was shocked
KTO pound for pound is one of the best documentary style sports You-tubers. His content is on par if not better than many big budget broadcasts.
I used to wear one in high school, back in 2003. I just liked that it made me look bigger.
I wore one in the same era. I liked that it kept your head from whipping back when you tackle. Especially back when leading with your head was acceptable.
I had a butterfly restrictor, made me feel unstoppable. Broke a couple of them 🤣 concussions made me feel stopped though
I remember starting with a foam Collar when I played in HS.. I lost it quickly when I couldn't move my head enough. I think part of the problem with them is that the ones like Bryan Cox wore, forced you to hit with the crown.. and the NFL is really working to take those hits away.
Yes. We were coached to hit with the crown because that kept your spine straight and most power is generated through the crown down along a straigjt spine.
Shame they refuse to take action against running backs using their helmet
Something similar has gone on in motocross and downhill mountain biking. They had these halo devices you would wear under a full face helmet, to protect the neck. For a while, it was the must-have accessory for ultimate badassery. Now-a-days, you rarely see them, because of the dubious effectiveness and restriction of range-of-motion. I still have my $600 carbon fiber Alpinestars neck brace, that lives in storage. When I was a big football fan and played alot of Madden on PS2, a neck pad was a requirement for my create-a-player
So you think the cowboy collar, that was invented by a doctor from Oklahoma State, where their mascot is the cowboys, was named that because a cowboys player wore it in the NFL?
You don't think it might have had something to do with the Oklahoma State Cowboy that invented it?
I was thinking the same. I don’t know either way but that’s where my mind went.
after all, Gatorade is called Gatorade for a reason
I thought it was because it looked like a collar real cowboys would wear.
Came here to write the exact same thing
Glad I am not the only one thinking this.
I used the cowboy collar for years and it absolutely worked. Like night and day difference. It did limit the range of motion, but the trade off was well worth it.
First, I am not an expert. Second, I grew up and played football through college in the 1980's. I wore a foam collar for help preventing hyper-extension of the neck backwards and to the sides. We were always taught correct tackling: hitting with the shoulder pads not the head. But the game is brutal, and whether intended or not, a tacklers head gets involved in the tackle...that's just the game. Third, I played nose guard and middle linebacker...and looking bigger and more intimidating is always a plus...it's a tough game and every advantage helps. Finally, now as an old man I didn't want my sons to play...I pushed them towards other sports (non-contact sports). I am suffering from degenerative arthritis and don't wish anyone that disease. If you play football at any level...please take care of yourself and have fun.
I also played same time as you did up to the JC level. The thing that scared a lot of us back then was being paralyzed due to a neck injury. Concussions were not treated as they are now. There was always stories in the news on TV, magazines or papers about some player becoming a quadriplegic from a collision in a football game every season. I had been concussed multiple times but still my fear was a neck injury.
@@chadmasters3935 Paralysis scares me too. I was playing football in 1985 when I heard that Marc Buoniconti became paralyzed making a tackle. I never thought that playing this game could cause such a major injury. I finished my season but I've never played since then and I have no regrets.
My dad played college football in the late 80s early 90s and he also preferred me and my brother to not play football. I actually ended up playing rugby because he supported me playing that. It's statistically safer with less head injuries which is what he was really worried about. My brother is more athletic than me and he's a college baseball player now. I'm sure he'd have been great at football but he never got into it. My dad wishes he'd have played college baseball instead. Probably would have helped him out in the long run. He's afraid of even play golf now afraid he may re injure his back on a swing. Crazy from coming from a guy who used to play football with a cut mouthpiece.
Similar story for myself, my Dad preferred myself and my brother not to play football; instead we played soccer and baseball in the summer, hockey in the wintertime (and some summer too)
Even though hockey involved hitting, the physics and momentum of the game is different, there is not as much impact to the head and neck, your body is more upright when being hit so the force generally distributed through your body sideways
Everyone loved the cowboy collar when I played in the early 2000’s. It’s crazy how they just disappeared
I gotta say when I was growing up with highlights of Al Wilson at Tennessee, that was one badass look and for him perfectly.
cousin was a sports med student during this era and said that a common injury with the neckpads was they would slip a bit to the left or right, then instead of being support it would just ram into where your neck connects to your spine.
You’re right, on the goal line and you need a yard or two, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as watching a big ol’ fullback with a neck pad punching it into the end zone. 😎
I remember being more than a little excited when I tweaked my neck in JV football my soph year because it meant I could get my dad to buy a cowboy collar. Wore it until senior year when I upgraded to a butterfly neck plate. Probably never hit anyone hard enough to necessitate it's use, but damn I felt like I looked tough as hell.
you look good, you feel good, you play good.
Mike alstott with the neck roll and Brian Dawkins with the blacked out visor that's Style
i was an offensive lineman in high school and wore the mcdavid cowboy collar bc i kept getting stingers in my neck from all the hard hits. the collar fixed that issue bc it stopped my neck from being tweaked. the cool factor was an added bonus. but i will say it 100% saved me from any more neck injuries from my sophomore year onward.
Mike Alstott in my opinion was the last best player with a neckpad.
Nah, nobody beats Brian Cox on neckpad departament
@@LordDefekator nah Mike Alstott is better known for the look and power style running
When you were in middle school, you feared the giant kids with cowboy collars 😂
I wore a neck roll to limit my head movement. I had a nasty disc injury early and the roll really helped.
I'm 43 years old this video brought back incredible memories with impeccable presentation well done
Mike Alstott was the coolest guy ever with the neck pad! Miss that era of football.
I grew up at the end of the neck pad era and damn near our whole football team had one we were like iconic for our neck rolls and big ass shoulder pads 😂 it’s gladiator shit it’s your armor that shit was awesome I love it
Oh man, I’m early & btw love your content KTO never stop doing it! 🔥🙌🏻
I wore one back in the 80's, they definitely work. But the style of play was so different. You could sort of raise your chin and lock your helmet into the neck-roll and just drill people with your head. What would get you a flag today was taught in every practice back then. The pads I wore as a 17 year old were probably bigger than NFL linemen wear today.
Kinda wish we had 2 leagues - one with pass biased rules and one with run biased rules, just so we can some some of that old school still LOL
Pop Warner pads then are bigger than NFL pads now lol
@@RyTrapp0 concussions and suicides are what you get with your second version
Blast from the past! I wore a neck roll for years when I played. I don't recall it ever actually doing anything beneficial, it was just part of the kit at the time. Don't recall ever thinking "glad I was wearing that" after a big hit or anything. Maybe just me and I didn't put a lot of thought into it. Could say that about a few things of my younger self though.
I played fullback and middle linebacker. I had a neckroll then a cowboy collar and the neck roll was better and more comfortable. I went back to the foam roll. I also lead with my head (not recommended)
You forgot to mention Mike Alstott and Tom Rathman. Two neck pad legends!
Back in the 80s the form tackling we were taught was putting the face right between the ball carriers numbers, wrap up, and explode through. It was a much more physical way of tackling and blocking then. The neck roll was worn by many back then because of this style of play and the fundamentals taught. Another gear set many used then, that is not seen today is the hand and arm padding. Guys literally padded themselves from the hands to the biceps. Once again the fundamentals like forearm shots were regularly used in blocking and blocking defense back then. We also wore our hip, butt, thigh, and knee pads then too. These are also rarely seen nowadays. The game has changed. It's much more finesse, and speed now.
The amount of work this guy does for every video is crazy
Yeah like totally glossing over that a guy at Oklahoma State named his product for the team in Dallas and not the nickname of the school he worked for, nicknamed the “Cowboys”. Then there’s Steve Grogan, who looked “ridiculous” even though he was a rare QB that wore a collar and had to wear one because he had a herniated disc playing for a 1-15 team.
@@chrisconley8583 do you happen to know where the name “whale tale” neck pad roll comes from
I used one. It encouraged me go hit with my head obviously, and well yes suffered a concussion or ten. I did need it for my neck issues I was born with.
I wanna know why the NFL banned those gladiator style “barrier” facemasks that defensive players typically wore. Those were legit
I remember a guy on the NY Giants use to wear one
Good old Bryan Cox. The reason I played linebacker and wore number 51 in my football days. I wore a neckpad back in the day. We called them horse collars. It wasn't about look, it was to prevent whiplash because when two people are running at each other full speed and slam into each other as hard as they can, your head is gonna snap back. The collar took up some of that impact and prevented injury.
Also I don't know where you got your info, but no coach anywhere has ever said "lead with your head when tackling." lol
It's always been about planting your shoulder between the chest and waist and driving with your legs.
You can’t talk about neck pads without Brian Cox, period!
Um, he did.
@KTO bring back the podcast sports therapy. Loved listening to that, great topics and loved the overall feel.
Mike alstott neck pad made him a real life juggernaut.
When Brian Bozworth started wearing his a bunch of guys I played football with started wearing neck rolls and the senior got to wear his number.
I was fine with #60 after I found out my tiny hands couldn't hang on to the football and I sucked as a running back. I was the fastest guy as an offensive lineman lineman in three years of football. I loved running plays
Ruben Foster when he was at Alabama was the last person that looked pretty cool wearing it.. but I'm sure him running down on kickoffs absolutely obliterating people definitely helped 😂
This past year vanderish just retired because he had a neck injury when he got blocked by Trent Williams.
I'm hurt you didn't include Mike Alstott 😂
The cowboy collar was genuinely intimidating. They really did slowly fade away without anyone noticing.
I still use them on madden 😤💯💪🏾 the cowboy collar and butterfly
As you mention, the doctor who invented the “cowboy collar” was at Oklahoma State. Their team nickname is the cowboys. I wonder if there is an understandable mixup here because you state that it got this nickname due to a Cowboys (Dallas Cowboys) player first wearing it?
I’m glad this has been noticed. I miss the neck pad and bigger shoulder pads. Now everybody wears the same thing.
Every one of KTO's endings are fire. When that song drops it just hits everytime.
Absolutely crazy how close you are to a million subs man. Good for you well deserved been here since 2019 love the videos dog. Also crazy how when i was growing up playing football(10-12 years ago), we were taught to lower our head... Crazy
I always thought Bosworth looked so friggin menacing with that neck roll. The dude was an ABSOLUTE manic.
With the rules changes in football since the 1970s less equipment below the head has become the norm. I always said that the darn neck things never worked and I played in the 70s at the high school level. I tried one on and it hindered my mobility and vision. Now I believe those small shoulder pads used cause more injuries.
Anvil Head stole my hookup in college. I’m in her dorm room, knock at the door. It’s a freshman Anvil Head at NU. She invited him to stay and she invited me to leave. 2 TD’s to beat Miami and win the National championship absolved all resentments. Great Husker ! Cory Schlesinger. GBR!
I was completely influenced by all of those guys in the 90s with their neck rolls. I wore one from peewees all the way up to my senior year in high school. When I played in college, I never had one and I totally felt quicker and much more aware of what is going on around me. I can attest to the limited mobility of the neck roll and feel pretty dumb for wearing one all of those years.ha
These were iconic for sure back in the day, a cool informative video as always KTO
I’m South African and grew up playing rugby and to me it just seems absurd that you lot used to tackle head on. That’s literally insane.
Attempting such a tackle in rugby would’ve gotten you banned from the sport, not to mention the health issues that comes with that
Glad to see that the player safety standards have evolved though
@Progression Personified crazy stuff 💀💀💀
@Progression Personified it is a contact sport. Now everybody is a bunch of pussies. You shouldnt be forced to hold back in a contact sport. You know the risk when you play the game. You didnt even have to be the most athletic player back then to be good. You just had to be tough. Dick Butkis was a horrible athlete but he was tough and regarded as one of the best linebackers ever.
Corey Schlesinger. He broke a few facemasks in his day. Now teaches CAD in the Detroit area and is still awesome from what I hear!
I really think the down turn in neck pad use has upped the number of concussions. The neck pad was designed to stop the head from over extending back which can cause concussions. I wore one for 5 of the 6 years I played stopped wearing it my last year got 2 concussions during the year within 2 days. Seriously think the neck roll aids in concussion prevention
Maybe you could do a similar video on whatever happened to all the arm protection/weoponizing that is now completely gone. Linemen especially used to wrap up every part of their arms and hands, sometimes in hardened plaster. Is it just a question of the NFL having outlawed it?
Begin video at 6:37....jesus christ it took this guy forever to get to the point.
Thank you
Great video. I played in the 90s (high school) and cowboy collars were all over the place. They did add an intimidation factor for sure.
Was the "Dickerson" face mask a thing where you played ball?
I remember everybody and their cousin wanted to have that certain kind of face mask, along with the horseshoe, not the neck roll but the horseshoe LOL
@@marcellussims4831 Lol, yup. You bet.