Football story. I played flag football in high school. When I got to university I put pads on for the first time. Grabbing the first helmet that fit, I had no clue that it was a quarterback helmet. Its face mask was a single bar.
I started on the offensive line. The first snap the d lineman opposite of me punched me in the face, cutting me below my eye. Next snap he punched me again, bloody nose. Next snap he punched me again, cutting me above the other eye. My jersey was a bloody mess.
The next offensive snap I stepped aside and as he went by I grabbed his facemask and wrenched his head back and forth for about ten yards. I got a fifteen yard penalty but he never punched me again.
I got a proper helmet next game.
@NunavutBirder Did that first half high hit remind you of that? And just another.