Issue: Why should any sports fan care about Ada, Ohio?
Short Answer: Every single play, in NFL history, began in Ada, Ohio.
Reasoning: Just so you know, I am from Ohio, I would even say that I love Ohio, and I have never heard of Ada either (even though it turns out I lived not to far from there during the summer I played for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Collegiate League). Google maps tells me Ada is here:
(I did have to hit the "zoom out" button about 5 times to bring a recognizable city into view, if, you know, Lima is considered a recognizable city.) Basically, Ada is in the boonies. Yet, Ada may be the most important town to the NFL in the entire country. Why? Ada is home to the factory that has hand made every single football that has been used in an NFL game since the NFL has been around. Every pass, every run, every touchdown, every field goal, every interception, every fumble has occurred with a football that originated in Ohio. You gotta love that.
NFL footballs are the only product they make at the factory in Ada. They also define what it means to have "job security." Take a look at how it's done (it's amazing):
Pretty cool stuff.
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