Footballs ready to be laced.
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Bins of footballs at the Wilson Football Factory.
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A water tower has the Wilson and NFL logos on it near the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.
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Ada Mayor Dave Retterer stands next to a large football made for the first ever 'Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival,' which heralds the towns connection to the Super Bowl.
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Patterns to make the footballs at the Wilson Football Factory.
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Pam Clark weighs a football for quality control.
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Dan Riegle, left, plant manager, speaks with employee Michelle Burkett while she cuts out the leather for the footballs.
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Pam Clark makes sure the laces on a football are standard for quality control.
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A large football made for the first ever 'Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival,' which heralds the towns connection to the Super Bowl.
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Pam Clark measures the diameter of a football to make sure it is up to standard for quality control.
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Pam Clark makes sure the laces on a football are standard for quality control.
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Donna Conley laces footballs.
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Kaitlin Long sews Wilson Super Bowl footballs. She is one of two employees in the factory making these specific footballs.
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Derek Gibson 'tugs' a new football.
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Kaitlin Long, left, and Cheryl Crisenbery sew Wilson Super Bowl footballs. The two are the only employees in the factory making these specific footballs.
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The logo for the 51st Super Bowl.
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Derek Gibson 'tugs' a new football.
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The Wilson Football Factory.
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