Pigskin Dispatch

A Different Football For Whether A QB Was Left Or Right Handed?

By Pigskin Dispatch August 27, 2024 1 min read

Footballs come in all shapes and sizes, but are you aware that at one point, they made unique balls for passers who were either left- or right-handed?

Timothy P. Brown of Football Archaeology visits us in this episode to share the story of the righty and southpaw editions of the pigskin.

If you love the football talk on history and evolution, then you should check out the original article Tim wrote Right and Left Handed Footballs

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