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Ball (gridiron football)

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In Canada and in the United States, a football is a ball, roughly in the form of a prolate spheroid, used in the context of playing gridiron football. [1]

45 relations: American Football League, American Indoor Football, Arena Football League, Arnold Horween, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Ball (association football), Brand, Canadian Football League, Chicago Bears, College football, Drop kick, Football (ball), George Halas, Gridiron football, High school football, Horween Leather Company, Indoor American football, Inflatable, Joe Guyon, John Heisman, Judy Harlan, National Football League, Native Americans in the United States, Natural rubber, New York Giants, Plastic, Polyurethane, Polyvinyl chloride, Pressure, Quality control, Richard Lindon, Shorty Ray, Spalding (company), Spheroid, Sports league, Super Bowl VIII, Tanning (leather), Tim Mara, Ultimate Indoor Football League, United Football League (2009–12), United States Football League, Wellington Mara, William Shakespeare, Wilson Sporting Goods, XFL.

American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL).

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American Indoor Football

American Indoor Football (AIF) was a professional indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America.

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Arena Football League

The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States.

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Arnold Horween

Arnold "Arnie" Horween (originally Arnold Horwitz; also known as A. McMahon; July 7, 1898 – August 5, 1985) was a college and professional American football player and coach.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister.

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Ball (association football)

A football, soccer ball, or association football ball is the ball used in the sport of association football.

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Brand

A brand is a name, term, design, symbol, or other feature that distinguishes an organization or product from its rivals in the eyes of the customer.

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

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Drop kick

A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football.

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Football (ball)

A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football.

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George Halas

George Stanley Halas Sr. (February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr.

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Gridiron football

Gridiron football,.

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High school football

High school football is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada.

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Horween Leather Company

Horween Leather Company is one of the oldest continuously running tanneries in the United States, and the only one located in Chicago.

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Indoor American football

In the United States, indoor football is football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas (as opposed to certain NFL teams which have large indoor stadiums, such as the New Orleans Saints who play in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome).

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Inflatable

An inflatable is an object that can be inflated with a gas, usually with air, but hydrogen, helium and nitrogen are also used.

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Joe Guyon

Joseph Napoleon "Big Chief" Guyon (Anishinaabe: O-Gee-Chidah, translated as "Big Brave"; November 26, 1892 – November 27, 1971) was an American Indian from the Ojibwa tribe (Chippewa) who was an American football and baseball player and coach.

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John Heisman

John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor.

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Judy Harlan

Julian Washington "Judy" Harlan, Jr.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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Natural rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds, plus water.

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New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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Plastic

Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects.

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Polyurethane

Polyurethane (PUR and PU) is a polymer composed of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.

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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

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Quality control

Quality control, or QC for short, is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production.

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Richard Lindon

Richard Lindon (30 June 1816 – 10 June 1887) was an English leatherworker who was instrumental in the development of the modern-day rugby ball by advancing the craft for ball, rubber bladder, and air pump.

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Shorty Ray

Hugh Light "Shorty" Ray (September 21, 1884 – September 16, 1956) was an American football player and official.

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Spalding (company)

Spalding is an American sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, Illinois in 1876.

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Spheroid

A spheroid, or ellipsoid of revolution, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.

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Sports league

A sports league is a group of sports teams that compete against each other in a specific sport.

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Super Bowl VIII

Super Bowl VIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1973 season.

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Tanning (leather)

Tanned leather in Marrakesh Tanning is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.

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Tim Mara

Timothy James Mara (July 29, 1887 – February 16, 1959) was the founder and administrator of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

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Ultimate Indoor Football League

The Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) was a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011 as the Ultimate Indoor Football League before playing as the United Indoor Football League in 2012, then switched back to "Ultimate" for the 2013 season.

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United Football League (2009–12)

The United Football League (UFL) was a professional American football league based in the United States that began play in October 2009 and played four seasons, the most recent being cut short in October 2012.

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United States Football League

The United States Football League (USFL) was an American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985.

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Wellington Mara

Wellington Timothy Mara (August 14, 1916 – October 25, 2005) was the co-owner of the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1959 until his death, and one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the NFL.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Wilson Sporting Goods

The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is an American sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois.

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XFL

The XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_(gridiron_football)

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