Photos: The Making of an Official NFL Super Bowl Football

Posted Jan 30, 2013

Official game footballs for NFL Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49er are produced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio.

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Footballs selected as actual official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII await to be shipped to New Orleans at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII wait to be laced at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.(AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Doug Falkhauser laces up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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A laser is used to lineup an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII so the team names can be branded onto it at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII is steamed in preparation to be turned inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Jane Helser sews an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Doug Falkhauser laces up an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Pam Clark inspects an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII are formed and filled with air at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Deb Conley tosses a finished official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII into a bin to wait final inspection at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
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Footballs selected as actual official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII await to be shipped to New Orleans at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)