Gumball Helmets

Post #1 » by **Da Schwab** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:25 pm

I stumbled upon this 'Uni Watch' article while browsing ESPN.com, and couldn't help but reminisce. Now, I'm only 17, but I remember begging my mom for a couple of quarters every time we'd pass these leaving the local supermarket.

I wish I could find my old collection, because I know I didn't toss them.

Anyone else collect these as a kiddie?

Post #2 » by **Basketball Jesus** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:46 pm

Oh man, they still make those things?

I remember there used to be this machine outside of Market Basket that always had one good helmet (usually the Niners or Broncos) surrounded by 30-40 Saints and Bengals helmets. I think I spent $70 of my mom's money just trying to collect them all.

superLuigi21 · Post #3 » by **superLuigi21** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:00 am

YES my brother bought me a dolphins one just this past christmas, along w/a buffalo helmet for himself.. and my pops showed me his 2 (dallas and SF) from back in the day,so now we have 4... i used to have alot when i was young too

VinnyTheMick · Post #4 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:57 am

I used to put em on my wrestling action figures & had like a WWF Probowl. Oh, to be a kid again....

Post #5 » by **Geddy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:37 am

Sadly I never came across football helmets and instead they only had the ones with baseball helmets (which were nice in their own right).

Fatty · Post #6 » by **Fatty** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:57 am

I remember those gumball machines in my old town's super market but now I live in super suburbia where the super markets dont got 'em

thierry · Post #7 » by **thierry** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:50 pm

Those helmets are pieces of gum?

hermes · Post #8 » by **hermes** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:40 pm

no
if i remember right, they can with gum

i had a few of them, but i don't know where they are now

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #9 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:47 pm

Basketball Jesus wrote:Oh man, they still make those things?

I remember there used to be this machine outside of Market Basket that always had one good helmet (usually the Niners or Broncos) surrounded by 30-40 Saints and Bengals helmets. I think I spent $70 of my mom's money just trying to collect them all.

where's that machine?

greenbeans · Post #10 » by **greenbeans** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:20 pm

theyre great. i used to like the baseball ones that came with ice cream in em. . . memories

Post #11 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:42 pm

Gumball machine helmets...gotta love those!

I had so many of those it was insane!

Post #12 » by **Da Schwab** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:18 pm

I found some of my old ones on the top shelf of my closet with some of my football cards, and just from that box I have 30 (no Texans or Jaguars).

And, the first card on the first stack I looked at was a Peyton Manning rookie card.

streetp0et · Post #13 » by **streetp0et** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:12 am

i had the lions and falcons helmets. i dont even think there was a niners helmet in there.

Post #14 » by **Geddy** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:58 am

I looked them up on google and I see you can buy entire sets. Thing is that they're usually close to a $100 for entire sets.