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Pigskin... I just learned something interesting!
« on: Nov 18th, 2002, 11:54pm » |
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Guys,
While listening to tonight's game on NFL.com, I just learned something very interesting that I did not know. Interestingly enough, I just had a conversation recently about a football's being made of leather... cowhide. So, why do we call it the pigskin?  Assuming what they said tonight is true, it is very interesting. Before I reveal why we call it a pigskin according to the St. Louis commentators, does anybody out there know? ??? 
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Re: Pigskin... I just learned something interestin
« Reply #3 on: Dec 20th, 2002, 5:51pm » |
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I am little embarrassed here. I had completely forgotten about this thread. On top of that, what those commentators said is totally fleeting me at this point. I think they said that a football is called a "pigskin" because the original ball that was used was made out of a pig's stomach (or bladder, but that would be too small, right?). I really think that your answer, Walker_Boh, sounds more correct/makes more sense, particularly since the dictionary definition of pigskin is "the leather made from the skin of a pig," i.e., they wrapped the inflated cow bladder, literally, with "pigskin." I guess the precise answer remains a mystery. ??? Anybody else want to have at it?
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