Have you
ever
wondered
about how
heavy
footballs
used
to
look
in
old
television
reports
?
Well
, the very '
ball
' which was
used
in the
1928
F
.A.
Cup
Final
was
re
-
discovered
recently and
found
,
upon
scientific
examination
, to be a
37
.
5
Kg
sphere
of
granite
with a
thin
covering
of
Capybara
leather
. No
wonder
headed
goals
were so
rare
in those
days
!
Dr. Steve Greatbanks
[undated]