\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/02/17/lacrosse-standout-benched-because-his-head-too-big/m8px1nA1jO6LJoChcuERuL/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Wheaton??? I would have guessed Harvard. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Impossible. My assistant coach has a head the size of a beach ball, and we found a helmet that fits him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Maybe fathead shouldnt have such a fat head. TBH I dont really believe these stories, unless this was a school for the poors it isnt hard to find a helmet big enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Boca BIlls said: Maybe fathead shouldnt have such a fat head. TBH I dont really believe these stories, unless this was a school for the poors it isnt hard to find a helmet big enough. Almost any manufacturer can make a larger helmet, problem is your looking at a special order custom item that isnt going to be cheap. So he would have to sit out until a manufacturer can make one, if they are willing to pay for it. But usually a story like this leads to someone making one for him for nothing to look good and get good Publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: Almost any manufacturer can make a larger helmet, problem is your looking at a special order custom item that isnt going to be cheap. So he would have to sit out until a manufacturer can make one, if they are willing to pay for it. But usually a story like this leads to someone making one for him for nothing to look good and get good Publicity. Like a shoe store, most schools will have the most common sizes for helmets. They had a very difficult time fing a helmet for my son in HS football. “That head of yours is deceptively large!” He was about 5” and 100 lbs smaller than his OLine, but had the bigger head. I can see where some small schools might struggle with unusual sizes, but there IS such a thing. After 40 hours of labor, and right before the C-section, my wife said (screamed?) that head size should have been on the criteria list in the search for a spouse. We are the people wearing the different color helmets in the white water rafting photos. They have to go to the freak shelf to find some that fit us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: Almost any manufacturer can make a larger helmet, problem is your looking at a special order custom item that isnt going to be cheap. So he would have to sit out until a manufacturer can make one, if they are willing to pay for it. But usually a story like this leads to someone making one for him for nothing to look good and get good Publicity. Just ask his Highschool for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 While I agree the story seems something of a publicity stunt, it can be a pain growing up with a large head. I took after my mother’s side of the family where most males had big heads. Could never find a cap to fit me in little league. I had the biggest head in middle school where my graduation cap kept falling off my head. Was told frequently my head was too big for my body and nicknamed World. Funny story: My cousin married a Jewish girl a few years back. Out of respect at the ceremony we were supposed to wear Yamakas. I tried putting it on but it kept falling off. To which my mother replied: Dan you definitely don’t make a good Jew. My other cousin might have had it the worst. Another mother one time went up to his Mom and asked if her son had brain cancer. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I had the nickname from grade 5-8 of "Big Head". My head wasnt really that big like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I’m an 8 1/8 hat size and it’s no fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 This one hits close to home. My 13 yr old has to wear an adult XL lacrosse helmet. Warriors dont fit him anymore. Because lacrosse is more of a niche sport, there’s no incentive to make a broad range of helmets. It’s ridiculous that NCAA won’t allow players to wear hockey or box helmets. I think the head takes far more abuse in hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 33 minutes ago, row_33 said: I’m an 8 1/8 hat size and it’s no fun I don't know what my hat size is, but when I find a tennis hat that fits well enough to stay on comfortably during play, I buy a half dozen or so. They are hard to find and they get nasty pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 A ‘walking candy apple’? Maybe someone can find Kelso’s old ‘Gazoo’ helmet, and modify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 11 hours ago, row_33 said: I’m an 8 1/8 hat size and it’s no fun Ok, that is big, I'm 7-3/4 in the fitted New Era Hats, and sometimes they can fee a little snug or leave a red mark. One good thing about the larger or smaller sizes, typically when they have a clearance sale, those are the only sizes they have left in the hats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Augie said: I don't know what my hat size is, but when I find a tennis hat that fits well enough to stay on comfortably during play, I buy a half dozen or so. They are hard to find and they get nasty pretty fast. If there are hundreds of fit baseball caps in a store, there should be an 8. Going higher is a lot to ask for if you know someone who takes great pride in hats not fitting them, they are probably just under an 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Not that this has anything to do with anything but I have a buddy that went to play youth football in Oklahoma when he was 7. They couldn’t fit a helmet over his fat head so the kids were all making fun of him. He quit immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seregil42 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I think the catch here is he needs an "NCAA-approved helmet" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 in the early 70s my uncle found a dire need for a pair of size 21 basketball shoes as a 6'11" sophomore transferred over the week before school started, this wasn't easily procured kid had a few cups of coffee in the NBA eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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