What Freddie Steinmark wants most in the world is to play football. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard, and Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed - by none other than legendary University of Texas coach Darrell Royal. Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the Longhorns. Freddie sets off to Austin determined to make the team. Alongside his old teammate Bobby Mitchell and new pal James Street they rise to the occasion, giving the Longhorns a real chance to turn the team around. But just when they're reveling in the success of the season, Freddie suffers an injury that leads him to a shocking diagnosis and the biggest challenge he will ever fact.
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OK... we know we know! The helmets and masks are wrong for 1969. We were contacted by the studio a couple years ago to provide many period correct helmets for this movie. One of these helmets is the James Street pictured above. As time went on and concerns about actors wearing old suspension helmets grew, the decision was made. Do we need to say more? Our helmets did make the movie but mostly as props around the locker room. Like Waldo... see if you can spot them. Maybe we will have a prize.
Also since dipped colored cages were not available to teams until the mid 70s, we too are wondering why in the world they used white cages when gray was clearly the only option.
We always say... It takes all of us to get the story correct, we here at helmet hut learn something new every day. We just wish we were able to have a little more input in this otherwise fantastic movie.
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