Product Description

This Wilson® Official NFL® leather game ball is the same ball used in NFL® games. It offers you professional craftmanship with a high-quality Wilson® leather construction for top performance at the highest level. Made in the USA. Ball features NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's signature.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1326 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Wilson
• Model: F1100
• Released on: 2006-04-04
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 10.00" w x 14.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Official size and weight
• Official game ball of the National Football League
• Deep pebbles and firm texture and enhanced gripability
• Features NFL Commissioner's Roger Goodell signature stamp
• Leather cover, 3-ply VPU bladder, and double lacing for reinforcement

Amazon.com Product Description
Grab onto a piece of history with Wilson's official NFL game ball--The Duke--which is dedicated to football legend Wellington "Duke" Mara. More than just a piece of memorabilia, The Duke is designed with the serious competitor in mind, with genuine hand-sewn, Tanned in Tack leather for superior playability and grip, and 3-ply VPU bladder for maximum durability and air retention. Other features include double lacing, the official NFL seal in gold, and Commissioner Roger Goodell signature stamp.

The return of The Duke.

Wellington "The Duke" Mara passed away in October, 2005 at the age of 89 after dedicating 81 years to the New York Giants as an administrator, owner, and unwavering booster. In 1940, heeding the advice of influential team owners Tim Mara of the New York Giants and George Halas of the Chicago Bears, the NFL selected Wilson as the league's official football supplier. The following year, Wilson introduced a redesigned football and named it "The Duke" in honor of Mara's son, Wellington. The Duke stayed in play for nearly three decades until the NFL and AFL merged in 1969.

About Wilson
At the heart of sports history for almost a century, Wilson has been influential and intimately involved in shaping the games of tennis, golf, baseball, and American football. As the originator of breakthrough technologies, Wilson has produced legendary classics and earned world-wide legitimacy in each sport it participates in. The world's leading manufacturer of ball sports equipment, Wilson's core sports include tennis, baseball, American football, golf, basketball, softball, badminton, and squash. A division of Helsinki-based Amer Sports, Wilson is headquartered in Chicago.

Customer Reviews

Know what you're buying
This is the official football used by the NFL and you'll be paying for it. If you want an affordable, durable, all-weather football, there are great balls by Spaulding, Nike, even Wilson, in the $20-$40 range.

Now that doesn't mean the Wilson F1100 official football is a rip-off, just realize what you're buying. It's a great ball, with a great feel, that is pretty durable. If you've played basketball with a leather ball, you'll recognize that a leather ball is not as sticky as the high tact, composite-leather balls we're mostly used to playing with. That's not to say it's slippery as a wet fish either, but the slight difference in material is worth noting.

A football that costs upwards of $70 is mostly for the fact that you're getting the official ball used by the NFL. If you want the authentic football that you see your favorite players using, then this is the football for you. If you're looking for a good ol' fashioned ball that you won't mind getting scuffed and dirty (as all footballs get, this one included) then there are lots of much cheaper footballs out there that perform just as effectively.

MUST HAVE LARGE HANDS
IT IS A GREAT FOOTBALL BUT IS HARD TO GRIP IF YOU DON'T HAVE REAL LARGE HANDS AND IS SLIPPERY.

THE REAL DEAL!!! NFL FOOTBALL!!
As described, awesome football! Son is very happy to have a decent football to play with. Great feel, grip and quality!

Highly Recommend!