The next step in the evolution of my Gumball collection was the Arena Football League. I went to my first game in 1988 and fell in love with this version of football. I began collecting anything I could from this new league. As time went on, my home town fielded a team and I was able to begin seeing many more teams and helmets. After completing the USFL and WFL sets, I moved on to the current AFL and then to all the throwbacks. That took some time and some serious research. The AFL had many, many teams and lots of one-time use or pre-season only helmets. Many teams also used more than one helmet in a season. And, the New York City Hawks actually had a home and an away helmet!
From the AFL, I moved on to other Indoor leagues, such as the AF2, PIFL, IFL, NIFL and others (a complete list will be the topic of a future entry). These leagues also proved to be a challenge. However, the result is some of my favorite helmet sets. I really like the old IFL and PIFL sets. Here are photos of a portion of my Arena League set and one season of the NIFL. Enjoy.
Bill
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