In football what does the GU on the helments?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

It stands for Gene Upshaw if you are talking about the GU on the NFL player's helmets. He just died in 2008 and was the president of the player's committee. He also used to play for the Oakland Raiders

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What is the GU on the back of pro football helments?

Gene Upshaw, president of the players union, passed away this year.

What are the football helments for?

to protect the football player head

What are football helments made of?

Really hard stuff!

What colors or on the lsu football helments?

The colors of the LSU football helmet is yellow and with a Tiger on it

Why are football players wearing GU patches during the 2008 season?

The GU patches are in honor of football great Gene Upshaw who recently passed away.

What does the GU stand for on the football jersey?

Gene Upshaw.

What does GU stand for on football helmets?

Gene Upshaw

How do you say soccer in Korean?

Soccer/football = 축구 = Chug-gu

Can the national football league do more to protect player from head injuries?

yes.... because they can add more custion to the helments and donthit head to head

When were helments added to the NFL?

1960

What is GU on football helmets?

The GU stands for Gene Upshaw's initials. Gene Upshaw was the Exectutive director of the NFL players association. Gene died August 20 2008.

What does the GU stand for on football players jerseys?

Gene Upshaw. He died before the season started.