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Stephen Tobey's avatar

When I played flag football after school (fourth grade) in the mid-70s we used a Penn football.

Football Archaeology's avatar

Some of those rubber footballs were pretty bad, but they were inexpensive. The newer synthetic balls are really good, though very discerning QBs might disagree.

Jon Crowley's avatar

Great change of pace with this fun one

njmksr's avatar

That's crazy, I have an Otto Graham signed ball from my great grandpa!

Pigskin Dispatch's avatar

Oh my gosh. A Cleveland Brown player was presented by Pennsylvania Athletic Products, no wonder the Steelers couldn't beat the Browns back then. Lol

Brent Glann's avatar

I did not! I had a Rawlings “NFL” football at first. I went through many different types.

Brent Glann's avatar

I read a similar book in the early 1970s (it was written in the 1950s) and practiced in order to make a team. Long story short, I ended up playing 5 years of Division 1 football (University of Wyoming). Thank you for bringing back some good memories.

Football Archaeology's avatar

Great response. Did you practice with a Pennbilt football? I was a bit of a comic book kid, so this brought back memories for me as well. Cowboy Up!