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Originally Posted by Cleo
It's that shape because it was originally an inflated pig's bladder which is also why it's called a pigskin.
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Then I'm guessing that the egg shaped thing is the original, and the ball shaped thing used in real football is a newer innovation!
Although in England we have a traditional dance that involves an inflated pig bladder (don't ask) and although it is decades since I have ever watched it performed, I'm sure the bladder was nearer ball shaped than that thing on an American football pitch (not quite round, but nearer round).