Sean Landeta retires

[Eric]

46 year old Sean Landeta retired today. He was the last remaining link to the USFL. I saw some pics of him with the single bar helmet

http://blogs.nydailynews.com/rangers/archives/N0468573.jpg

I personally love that facemask. Here are some of my favorites...

Joe Theismann
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Theismann,Joe15.jpg

Rolf Benirschke
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Benirschke,Rolf3.jpg

Jan Stenerud
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos6/Stenerud,Jan4.jpg

Nick Lowery
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos14/Lowery,Nick2.jpg

Rafael Septien
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos7/Septien,Rafael1.jpg

Gary Anderson
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos3/Anderson,Gary1.jpg

Lance Alworth
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos3/Alworth,Lance9.jpg

Don Maynard
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos/Maynard,Don3.jpg

Don Meredith
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Meredith,Don15.jpg

Doug Flutie
http://www.helmethut.com/Chargers/Flutie.jpg

[Eric]

Kevin Butler
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos1/Butler,Kevin3.jpg

Mark Moseley
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos/Mosely,Mark3.jpg

Jim Breech
http://www.footballspeakers.com/i/breech_jim02.jpg

Garo Yepremian
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos6/Yepremian,Garo1.jpg

Reggie Roby
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos12/Roby,Reggie2.jpg

[Eric]

Scott Norwood
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos14/Norwood,Scott3.jpg

Chris Bahr
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos/Bahr,Chris1.jpg

Matt Bahr
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos9/Bahr,Matt1.jpg

[Eric]

Frank Pitts
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos14/Pitts,Frank2.jpg

Tom Matte
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos5/Matte,Tom1.jpg

Sonny Jurgensen
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos4/Jorgensen,Sonny5.jpg

Roman Gabriel
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos4/Gabriel,Roman1.jpg

Fred Biletnikoff
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos3/Biletnikoff,Fred7.jpg

Norm VanBrocklin
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos13/VanBrocklin,Norm15.jpg

Billy Kilmer
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos14/Kilmer,Billy21.jpg

Joe Kapp
http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos12/Kapp,Joe9.jpg

[warheel]

Best. Facemask. Ever.

Toni Fritsch
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_TVczjFQkr0DFM:http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/magazine/Magazine/343226_MEDIUMSQUARE.jpg

Mike Ditka
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHOTOFILE/AAEA016%7EMike-Ditka-Player-Posters.jpg

[warheel]

Mike Ditkahttp://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z55/daynperry/Mike-Ditka---Player---Photofile-Pho.jpg

[aeneas01]

i agree - riddell's single bar facemask is a classic. i'm surprised that riddell never offered these classic plastic facemasks, including their double bar facemasks, in molded colors - they were just painted (which didn't really hold up too well!).

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/sub/1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/sub/3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/aeneas1/sub/2.jpg


as far as landeta is concerned, being a lifelong rams fan i will always think of him as a ram even tho he only spent 6 of his 21 years with the horns....

[both-teams-played-hard]

46 year old Sean Landeta retired today. He was the last remaining link to the USFL. I saw some pics of him with the single bar helmet

http://blogs.nydailynews.com/rangers/archives/N0468573.jpg


Did they give SB rings before the game, like in basketball? Or was Landeta just rockin' his during the game? If so, then that's Rickyhendersonesque! Or is his finger bandaged, and it means nothing?
Really like the single-bar photos. There was a collector who posted photos of his Theismann single-bar. And a member owns the Maynard. Seems the single bar must be the rarest of the facemask era. I would like to see a thread with game used oddball facemasks.
Notice the Jurgenson, and the huge rip in his jersey. No undershirt, no flak-jacket, no nothing. We must protect this house!

[jdr3]

I love this style Roy Jeffreson used in 1974, single bar with a U bar.

[beantown]

Don't forget Scott Player, aka: "punty mconebar" who played for the Cleveland Browns during the '07 NFL Season....he was signed to the roster after the regular punter was injured....if there's an injury to a punter in the '08 NFL Season, this vintage facemask may live on!!!!