Modern NFL Ball Vs. 1940s NFL Ball!

back in my day we got concussions for fun

[Ceedee]

Papa will always know which balls are better

[Ceedee]

papa missing right on both kicks is hilarious 😂

[dynamite]

Now imagine those 50 yard kicks they were making with that old ball

[MichaelCraig-spvp]

I rewatched the entire Wheel of Mut series this year. Papa always came through and blessed us with and excellent season.

[sharonmiller]

or we're not as strong as our grandparents..

[raymondthomas]

So, how different would the game had been with a similar ball? Sometimes we forget just how talented and gifted historical athletes are because we only look at numbers.

[clutchsolo]

Old one looks like it was made out of chocolate 😂😂😂

[fbkglitch]

The old ball was made for real man back than...You needed grip strength to hold it, you needed strong arms to throw it...

[DesertRunner]

Try catching the old one without gloves

[Justaguy]

Yet this laces look better than the ones at school somehow

[BluecoolJoel]

Fun fact: the laces on the one football is too attach the football together not to though a spiral. You’re welcome

[benlloyd]

The fact that the ball is made of organic material and 80 years old may have altered its performance a bit as well.

[poutinedream]

I used to wear 2 different cleats in soccer cuz my dog chewed up my left Tango Pro. Then I learned they stopped making them. Being right-footed, I still had the important one, so I continued to wear it for years with some random cleat on the left.

[alexyourmom]

At the nfl HoF they had an old football that was huge

[NickCookCreates]

Makes those old records seem that much more impressive 😅

[Rat]

Modern day footballs have a small amount of helium in them, which will help them go farther

[TonecrafteLuthiery]

That’s actually pretty interesting. I always assumed that the quality of the athletes was just improving over time, and that was the reason why passing and receiving records are broken so often these days. Apparently it’s just the ball. Crazy!

[eliasmathew]

That old school ball looking like any Joe Kapp pass, fluttering through the air like a wounded duck 😂

[leftygaming]

Old balls are a dream to punt i love them as a kicker

[LLTHADEMONCHILD]

Raud came a long way in telling story times