Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss the size of early footballs, how and why the size changed over time, and how those changes impacted the game. It’s fun conversation with a double entendre or two thrown in for good measure.
Watch or listen to the podcast here and/or read the original Tidbit.
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A History of the Football covers everything you need to know about the football’s evolution.