No leather helmet, but I did wear a Riddell with a single bar facemask. Maybe that's why the memory migrated south and didn't come back.
I think the most players that dressed during my 4 years were somewhere between 25 & 30. Most of which watched unless we were getting drummed which happened frequently. From my Soph year on up I played just about every minute unless I was knocked silly which happened more than once. RB on offense, DB on defense and I punted.