Football, used in Super Bowl XIV
Football, used in Super Bowl XIV
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- 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
- Object Name
- football
- ball
- ball, football
- Object Type
- football
- date made
- 1979
- user
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- maker
- Wilson Sporting Goods Company
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- used
- United States: California, Pasadena
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0131.05
- accession number
- 1980.0131
- catalog number
- 1980.0131.05
- Credit Line
- Pittsburgh Steelers Football Team (through Daniel M. Rooney)
- subject
- Football
- Professional
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Sports & Leisure
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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