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Pigskin Pride right here in Ohio

Updated: Thursday, 02 Feb 2012, 8:26 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 02 Feb 2012, 8:26 PM EST

ADA, Ohio (WDTN) - Here's a fun Super Bowl fact. The footballs used in Sunday's big game are made right here in the Buckeye State.

The Wilson Sporting Goods plant in Ada cranks out nearly 5,000 pigskins a day.

130 employees sew, stretch and turn a raw hide into an NFL football.

The plant is the one one in the country to produce leather footballs.

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