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New Official NFL
Duke Leather Game Football
Current Game Model
“THE DUKE” RETURNS TO THE GRIDIRON
IN HONOR OF PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER WELLINGTON MARA.
Effective May
1st, 2006 the "Official" NFL Game Football"
will become "The Duke" in honor of football
legend Wellington "Duke" Mara, Mara, who passed away last October
at the age of 89, Dedicated 81 years to the New York Giants as an
administrator, owner, and unwavering booster. Received this from
Wilson.
New NFL Official
Leather Game Football.
This Wilson Official NFL leather game ball is the same football
used in the 2006 NFL season. In memory of Wellington "The Duke"
Mara. This official NFL football offers you professional
craftsmanship with a high-quality Wilson leather NFL football
construction for top performance at the highest level. Made in the
USA.
“The Duke” is identical to the previous NFL game football. Players
and fans, however, will see major changes from a distance. The NFL
logo has vanished, making room for the NFL shield, and “The Duke”
name.
NFL Team Logo Display CasesWilson Sporting Goods and the NFL announce
release of new NFL game football.
Wilson Sporting Goods
and the NFL have announced the return of
“The Duke,” the first re-branding of the league’s official
football since 1969. Effective May 1, 2006, the “Official
NFL Game Ball” will become “The Duke” in honor of football
legend Wellington “Duke”Mara. Mara, who passed away last
October at the age of 89, dedicated 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.
“The Duke” is back,
says Chris Considine, President of Wilson. “Reintroducing
“The Duke” reminds us of the NFL and Wilson heritage, and it
reaffirms our commitment to providing the NFL with world’s
finest game football.”
“The Duke” is being
crafted by skilled workers at the Wilson Football Factory in
Ada, Ohio — the world’s only dedicated football factory. In
terms of design, construction and performance, “The Duke” is
identical to the previous NFL game football. Players and
fans, however, will see major changes from a distance. The
NFL logo has vanished, making room for the NFL shield, and
“The Duke” name. The new Wilson NFL official game ball “The
Duke” will be available this fall, just in time for football
season.
Chicago-based Wilson
Team Sports Company, a division of Amer Sports, is one of
the world’s leading manufacturers of sports equipment. The
company designs, manufactures and distributes advanced
equipment that helps players improve performance. Wilson’s
core categories include Football, Basketball, Baseball,
Softball, Bats, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports,
Uniforms/Apparel, Golf, Footwear, and Racquet Sports
(Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton and Platform
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