I heard on the radio that it takes 3,000 cows' hides to make enough footballs to take the NFL through one season. If footballs are made of cows' hides, then why have they been nicknamed "pigskins"?
2007-01-16 04:02:02 · 8 answers · asked by lmsleigh1 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
the first football were made from pigskin.... but the leather hide from cows offer better grip. the term pigskin just always stuck.
2007-01-16 04:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people say that the original football was made out of pigskin, some also say that there was a pig stomach inside of the ball. I am not sure which is true but originally they were probably made from pigskin much like the rugby balls(which is were the idea for a football came from).
2007-01-16 04:18:16 · answer #2 · answered by clax1600 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were nicknamed Pigskins back in the day because they used pig hides. Nowadays since in america we have so much room to graze cattle, cows are cheaper than pigs and the skin is a similar leather.
2007-01-16 04:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because many of the balls from the early days had air bladders inside them made from pig bladders, hence the "pigskin" moniker.
2007-01-16 07:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they were made with pigskin back in the day!
2007-01-16 04:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by Boondocksaint 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The game before it ws called Football ws clled Pigskin...
2007-01-16 04:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by Sports Maven 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because in footballs from back in like the 19th century, the insides were made from a Pig's stomach or bladder. They are now made of polyurethane or rubber.
2007-01-16 04:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by hsmith403 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because before they were made of pig skin now they are made of leather.
2007-01-16 04:07:39 · answer #8 · answered by DJB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋