Football helmet face guard

In combination, a football helmet and the like, a grid-type face guard therefor, leaf spring steel side clips attached to the outside of each side of said helmet, said side clips each positioned and formed to clasp a vertical bar of the face guard when in its protective position, at least one forehead clip attached to the outside of the forehead portion of said helmet, said forehead clip comprising (a) a spring clip formed from an outer and inner leaf of spring steel, said spring clip positioned and formed to clasp the horizontal bar of the face guard extending across the lower portion of the helmet protecting the forehead, and (b) a strip of rigid metal positioned between the spring clip and the helmet, said strip of rigid metal being conformed to prevent any substantial downward movement of said horizontal bar of the face guard in response to a force applied to and toward the face guard, all of said clips formed to hold the face guard firmly in its protective position and release it from the helmet in response to a pull on the face guard and away from the helmet.