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In the 1860s and 1870s, once Richard Lindon developed a rubber version of the pig bladder for Rugby players — basically a frame underneath the leather encasing that kept the ball’s firm, oval shape — and a pump to inflate it, then American football players started to use the same to maintain the shape of their footballs.

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Curtis Strite

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