re: Most dangerous era of football with actual helmets?

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Not as bad as the 60’s and 70’s..

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I agree with this. Those guys were playing ball at a brutal level and knocking players out of the game by injuring them was pretty common practice. Head hunters, piling on, elbows and forearms to the head, horse collar tackles, hitting receivers crossing over the middle of the field full force while their ribs were exposed reaching for the football, etc.

That's why so many players from that era suffer from CTE, Parkinson's, Alzheimers, broken down joints and can't function.

Look at Earl Campbell who bowled over opponents in his prime. Poor bastard can't even walk today from all the damage he took in his playing days.

Then add to that they really didn't make much money in those days to last a lifetime like so many players today make-------------IF they spend and invest wisely and don't go all bling, most of today's pros are set for life.