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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
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I know nothing about footballs but I’m thinking your ball was league issued and maybe game used. My reasoning is that I’d be surprised if these were even available for retail. I mean, who is going to buy a Continental League football? Until reading your post, I had never even heard of the league!
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The Continental Football League was a relatively big deal in the 1960s. It was a Pro league that intended to compete with the NFL and AFL, starting on the East coast and eventually adding minor league teams from across the country. Bill Walsh and Ken Stabler both got their starts there. They went hard after O.J. Simpson before he ultimately signed with the Bills and folded shortly after that when they realized they couldn't compete with NFL $$$.
I can't find a good picture of the football used in the CFL, but I find it interesting that the ball is called "The King" which seems like an obvious attempt to trump the NFL ball which was known as "The Duke".