California Bob reports:
This was a fun project. Passing a pile of discarded household items in my neighborhood, I spied a deflated football. I don't know anything about football really, but I recognized the Wilson Duke as a good quality ball, so I picked it up.
Was surprised to find a rebuild kit online for about $10, from a small biz out of Alabama who are obsessed with footballs -- new bladder, lacing, and lacing tool.
Then studied videos about how to re-lace. Fun project, no crawling on my hands and knees, wrenching my back or busting my fingers.
Inspecting it I see the ball is stamped with a big "K." Research indicates that this is an NFL "K" ball, used in NFL games for kicking plays (kickoffs, punts, extra points). The "15-4" on the right side indicates this is from week 15 of the season, K-ball #4 for that game. I can't, however, ascertain what season or what team. Maybe a sports shop can help me.
For now I have a nice football for my mantle.
PS: all Wilson Dukes still made by hand in Ada Ohio, tiny town near Lima, northwest of Columbus, and home to Ohio Northern University -- I knew a guy who went to law school there.
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