Super Bowl Football Factory in Ada Ohio

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Super Bowl Football Factory in Ada Ohio

The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC championship games.

An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC championship games.The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Barb Ulrey inspects an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Emmitt Lawrance prepares an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII to be turn inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

The official Super Bowl XLVII game balls wait to be sewn together at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. The Wilson Sporting Goods football factory in Ada, Ohio, which has made the official Super Bowl football since the first Super Bowl in 1966, began making the this year's game balls Sunday night immediately after the conclusion of the NFC and AFC championship games.The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Emmitt Lawrance turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Emmitt Lawrance turns an official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII inside out at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Barb Ulrey, left, and Pam Clark, right, inspect official game balls for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

An official game ball for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVII at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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. The San Francisco Forty Niners will play the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

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