Dennis Fitzgerald, UM football, 1961, in leather helmet

[Fitzgerald was last Michigan player to wear a leather helmet. Pictured holding the model worn by other players, says leather helmet fits better and gives him more freedom of movement. (from note in neg. envelope.)]

Julius Franks UM Football, 1940, in freshman practice gear

[Franks' freshman year, note on negative envelope indicates photo was shot for Amsterdam News, African-American newspaper in New York City.]