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Originally Posted by RealRam
That's correct, Ramsplaya16. Fred Gehrke was the man. He was somewhat an artist and came up with the idea and the design in 1948 to place the first emblem on those early NFL helmets.
Good one, my friend. :clanram:
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I painted a custom figure of Fred Gehrke in March and listed it on eBay. I was contacted by his grandson and by a lady that worked for Fred at Radioplane in the 50's. I was blown away that people who knew Fred Gerkhe not only contacted me, but were interested in bidding on the figure I made.
Fred called the Rams in 2000 when he heard about the uniform change that was to occur. He received assurances from Georgia Frontiere that the Rams horns would always be on the helmet. I believe Fred died later that year.