Wilson The Duke Official NFL Game Football

Description

The return of The Duke. 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. More than just a piece of memorabilia, The Duke is designed with the serious competitor in mind, with genuine hand-sewn, and Tanned in Tack leather for playability and grip. Other features include double lacing, the official NFL seal in gold, Commissioner Rodger Goddell's signature stamp. More than just a piece of memorabilia, The Duke is designed with the serious competitor in mind, with genuine hand-sewn, and Tanned in Tack leather for playability and grip. More than just a piece of memorabilia, The Duke is designed with the serious competitor in mind, with genuine hand-sewn, and Tanned in Tack leather for superior playability and grip. Other features include double lacing, the official NFL seal in gold, Commissioner Rodger Goddell's signature stamp. 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.

Key Features

• Official game ball of the National Football League Deep pebbles and firm texture and enhanced gripability This ball will be played with in all NFL games throughout the month of October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month.
• Other features include double lacing, the official NFL seal in gold, Commissioner Rodger Goddell's signature stamp.
• 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.
• With every purchase a portion of all proceeds go directs to the Breast Cancel Relief Foundation Grab onto a piece of history with Wilson's official NFL game ball--The Duke--which is dedicated to football legend Wellington "Duke" Mara.
• 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.
• More than just a piece of memorabilia, The Duke is designed with the serious competitor in mind, with genuine hand-sewn, and Tanned in Tack leather for playability and grip.