Today's Tidbit... Radio Headsets of 1956

College quarterbacks and defensive signal callers in 2024 are allowed to wear helmets with headsets connected to coaches on the sideline, tools the NFL okayed in 1994. Many football fans know that Paul Brown, then the Cleveland Browns coach, implemented radio headsets in 1956 for his team's last two preseason and first three regular season games. Less well-known is that five or six other NFL teams used or invested in similar systems before Commissioner Bert Bell stopped the practice.

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