Football helmets have been called many things over the years like lids, domes, brain buckets, headgear, and hard hats to name a few. Nowadays, football helmets have become a centerpiece of a football uniform. Teams have expanded their repertoire and color palettes recently, creating designs that require most people to wear protective eye-wear to observe. Over it's 125 year history, Illinois football has used 17 different designs of modern football helmets. We're here to put them in order from Worst to First. Let's get to it: