Coming soon from a football factory near you
By Paula Pyzik Scott
With the news that the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans, the sizzle of Super Bowl fever is spreading.
Two emails in the Icon inbox show how far interest in the Wilson football factory reaches: the story of the Ada, Ohio and its skilled workers is in Bloomberg news and National Geographic.
Here’s a sampling of reports, beginning with APNews.com, which provides details on how NFL footballs are different from others and the backstory of the Ada factory. It also has photos of the facility and the Super Bowl LIX ball, which has a New Orleans inspired design within the “LIX.”
- Alton Telegraph
- Bloomberg
- The Canadian Press News
- Caledonian Record
- Columbus Navigator
- iHeart
- Laredo Morning Times
- Lufkin Daily News
- Fox 8 News MSN
- National Geographic
- Ohio Magazine
- Post-Gazette
- Thirteen News Now
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The trip down browser lane also shows that most of the reviews for the Wilson Football Factory on TripAdvisor are out of date.
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