An iconic part of football history.
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 19, 2024
Individually hand-painted, each player will wear a custom helmet to match our throwback uniforms to the importance Red Grange played in football history. #Illini // #HTTO // #famILLy pic.twitter.com/jUEsMfOyRO
The time has come...#Illini // #HTTO // #famILLy pic.twitter.com/ROn1wBNrlk
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 17, 2024
Day over day, year over year.
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 19, 2024
Just keep stacking days to go 1-0. #Illini // #HTTO // #famILLy pic.twitter.com/vBUxaiOX9R
The leather Illinois helmets pic.twitter.com/yazGa3kPn8
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 19, 2024
They're each hand painted by Armando Villarreal:
Jenny Dell on the background of Illinois' leather helmets, they're done by hand pic.twitter.com/UJlDyjEHMB
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 19, 2024
He created some helmets honoring the USS Salt Lake City back in 2021.