Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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🏈 One Texas invention changed football forever.

In this 1981 PM Magazine segment, Beaumont inventor Byron Donzis shares the story behind the flak jacket—a piece of protective equipment that revolutionized quarterback safety and is still worn by NFL quarterbacks today.

Discover how Texas innovators helped shape the game in our new web exhibit, GAME FILM: Texas Football Culture in Motion.

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