BY - First of all the player could request a special helmet otherwise he was sized for a Riddell helmet. Unless a player wore a different type helmet in college that he still preferred or had a fitting problem they usually were content with the Riddell helmet. I had a table stack full of different style face masks and the player picked the style he wanted to wear. I would immediately have him show me exactly what position he wanted the mask mounted on the helmet and right there I would drill the attachment holes accordingly. Each individual player's mask was custom mounted to meet his specific preference as far as the slant angle and distance from the face. The players were also allowed to choose the type of chinstrap (Riddell or Adams) or jaw pads (leather or vinyl) to use. I would recommend the Adams four point padded chinstrap because it held the helmet in place better than the standard Riddell two point chinstrap. I also preferred the Adams vinyl jaw pads because the Riddell leather jaw pads retained more bacteria. I personally adjusted the chinstrap clips so the chinstrap cup was centered to the players chin. This seemed like a minor detail but the players liked the fit of their chinstrap so well that I would have to write their name on it so they could keep the same one from game to game. I also fitted the jaw pad thickness to insure that the helmet would remain stable on a players head. Len Dawson stubbornly wore size small Riddell leather jaw pads for most of his career and his helmet wobbled from side to side. I finally persuaded him to switch to a set of medium Adams jaw pads later in his career and the wobbling problem was eliminated. Late in his career he complained to me how hard it was for him to remove his helmet off head. I showed him how to correctly pull through each hole and the helmet would easily slide forward. He tried it himself and the helmet came off his head without a problem. Len just stared at me and exclaimed with his dry sense of humor "after all these years and now you show me!"