Football, used in Super Bowl XIV
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Object Details
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Wilson Sporting Goods Company
- Description (Brief)
- This ball was used in Super Bowl XIV, held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 20, 1980. In the game, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-19. It was the Steelers' fourth Super Bowl win and the second straight year that Terry Bradshaw took home the Most Valuable Player trophy.
- The Wilson Sporting Goods Company introduced the Wilson Duke football during the early 1940s. Wilson has provided the official ball for the National Football League's Super Bowl since Super Bowl II in 1968.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Pittsburgh Steelers Football Team (through Daniel M. Rooney)
- 1979
- ID Number
- 1980.0131.05
- accession number
- 1980.0131
- catalog number
- 1980.0131.05
- Object Name
- football
- ball
- ball, football
- Object Type
- football
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- used
- United States: California, Pasadena
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Football
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_665404
- Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dcd9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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