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How It's Made: Super Bowl Game Ball

Check out these photos of the process completed to produce a Super Bowl game ball.

Michelle Burkett cuts a sheet of leather into four panels to make the official NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.
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Michelle Burkett cuts a sheet of leather into four panels to make the official NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.

Quality control expert Pam Clark shows off the four cut leather panels to be used in the making of one of the official balls for NFL Super Bowl XLIV.
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Quality control expert Pam Clark shows off the four cut leather panels to be used in the making of one of the official balls for NFL Super Bowl XLIV.

Melissa Putman snips threads from the stitched lining of panels to be made into the official balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.
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Melissa Putman snips threads from the stitched lining of panels to be made into the official balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.

Jane Helser sews together the full ball in the process of making the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.
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Jane Helser sews together the full ball in the process of making the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.

Glenn Hanson sews together the full ball in the process of making the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.
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Glenn Hanson sews together the full ball in the process of making the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV.

Emmitt Lawrence turns the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV from inside out to right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
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Emmitt Lawrence turns the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV from inside out to right side out at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.

Wava Howard stitches the official balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
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Wava Howard stitches the official balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.

Quality control expert Pam Clark reaches for one of the unfinished official game balls for Super Bowl XLIV.
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Quality control expert Pam Clark reaches for one of the unfinished official game balls for Super Bowl XLIV.

Christina Gatchell laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.
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Christina Gatchell laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.

Sue Nichols laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
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Sue Nichols laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.

Sue Nichols laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.
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Sue Nichols laces the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio.

Inspector Micki Adams measures one of the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV. The game balls must all measure 28 inches end to end, 21 inches around the middle, and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces.
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Inspector Micki Adams measures one of the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV. The game balls must all measure 28 inches end to end, 21 inches around the middle, and weigh between 14 and 15 ounces.

Inspector Micki Adams weighs one of the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV. The game balls must all weigh between 14 and 15 ounces, and measure 28 inches end to end and 21 inches around the middle.
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Inspector Micki Adams weighs one of the official game balls for the NFL Super Bowl XLIV. The game balls must all weigh between 14 and 15 ounces, and measure 28 inches end to end and 21 inches around the middle.

The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.
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The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.

The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.
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The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.

The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.
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The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC games.

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