<P> Helmet stickers, also known as reward decals and pride stickers, are stickers that are affixed to a high school or college football player's helmet . They can denote either individual or team accomplishments . </P> <P> ESPN says the practice of awarding helmet stickers is often wrongly credited to Ernie Biggs, also a trainer at Ohio State under legendary coach Woody Hayes . They instead claim that the practice of awarding stickers began with Jim Young, former assistant coach at Miami in 1965, two years before they were used by the Buckeyes . </P>

Why do college football players have stickers on their helmet