Today's Tidbit... When Rubber Footballs Were All The Rage
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Early folk football games occurred post-harvest using the inflated bladders of recently-slaughtered pigs. Eventually, they covered the pig bladders with cowhide, and the bladders transitioned to rubber, yet the combination continued to be called pigskins.
Today's Tidbit... When Rubber Footballs Were All The Rage
Today's Tidbit... When Rubber Footballs Were…
Today's Tidbit... When Rubber Footballs Were All The Rage
Early folk football games occurred post-harvest using the inflated bladders of recently-slaughtered pigs. Eventually, they covered the pig bladders with cowhide, and the bladders transitioned to rubber, yet the combination continued to be called pigskins.