Wilson Football Factory

Here is an inside look into Wilson's Ada Football Factory where all of the Official NFL footballs are made. The video shows the step by step process that each football goes through.
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[@wayneburton3378]

Tell all the employees thank you for a great job they provide to entertain us football fans ! Pure Talent .

[@queenidog1]

I'm from Canada. When I was a kid, I REMEMBER the name Wilson's on the footballs that we were using. Obviously a very well run company when you have employees that have been there for so long.

[@phillydude35]

beyond the fact that all the employees have been working there forever...im glad to see that their superior (the guy doing the video) knows how much work they have put in

[@jgrossma]

AMERICAN BALLS, MADE IN THE USA BY AMERICAN HANDS! Good job, Wilson! I love the fact that all of the employees have been doing it for decades.

[@lonnylester8912]

It just goes to show you about taking things for granted. Remarkable assembly!

[@Joefuss2]

This was sent to me as an email. Went to You Tube to see again. Extremely interesting. Now I know how they are made finally. Thanks "Wilson" for making a GREAT American product.

[@zanebrant]

sweet i just ordered mine! nice to know that they put a lot of quality into each one

[@Joesfosterdogs]

what type of greatness is required to work in a factory doing the EXACT same task for 37 years? THAT is amazing...truly.

[@robertcorso7755]

MADE IN THE U.S.A. AWESOME! THESE PEOPLE WORK HARD, I HOPE THEY ARE PAYING THEM EXTRA WELL!

[@Hardwyre]

Thank you Wilson corp for proving that some companies still care about their people. And Emitt is a beast!

[@DaveDavis126]

Very cool , I am glad to see that we are still keeping jobs in North America. Makes you wanna go out and get a Wilson ball.

[@jrstudioboss]

Thank you for continuing to manufacture here in the states and not outsource the jobs!!!

[@Homer8YourTube]

WIIIIILSOOONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!! there you are.

[@hakkujin]

Holy shit! Are you saying that we still make something in this country? Amazing.

[@CarolynPonte]

Wow this must be a great place to work, one person has been there for 20 years, the others at least 30 years and one has been there for 40 years.

[@mankind2112]

Glad some things are still made in America.

[@jsstyger5492]

It kinda makes me sad when see people working on the same machine, pressing a button 1200 times a day, for 30+ years.

[@rk911]

why? they've all got a great work ethic which is missing from some folks these days. maybe a lot of folks and they could learn a thing or two from the folks in Ada.

[@markpayton9644]

Footballs were filled in 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Then they sat outside where it was 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Physics shows that air contracts when cooled, hence why they appeared deflated. Anyone that lives in cold weather has experienced this with their tires. Shrinkage is very real. lol. Let's check the Colts footballs too. I bet you will see the same thing. One way to solve this is weighing them after first pump, then once outside for the allotted 2 hours weigh them again. If air pressure plays such a vital role in scoring, which I feel doesn't, protocols need to be added and refs need to be observant and re-pressurize the balls throughout the game. Especially in cold weather.

[@muskinakennel8652]

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[@mrAkbad]

I bought one. Yes. Over $100 and should be. I have the one they now call the "old version". LOVE IT! Now I need to consider "the new version" with Wilsons revision in the leather. I don't know if they are still getting leather from the same supplier as before though.

[@bernyvid]

oh so this is what devision of labour looks like! thanks adam smith!

[@khurtou]

Made in the USA. Lets hope this plant continues to be in the USA employing local people. We need more factories in the US. Lets change incentives and mindsets of corporate America so they will put more of their manufacturing plants in the US.

[@jsstyger5492]

3:48 Tom Brady can be seen behind the inflator machine. Whats he doing there?

[@wildbirdhouse]

That's awesome!

[@javimiami92]

I've been watching this video for 28 years

[@girlycajun]

I sure hope that he treats his employees well. Any one who has been with the same company for 30 years, some 40 years, deserves a medal! I am proud of this company. No outsourcing, mostly all women. Great product, too.

[@SykoSyk]

Kinda feel bad for all the hard labor that goes into making a football...but it's also nice to see that every ball is mostly handcrafted to perfection instead of a machine popping them out. Guess it's time to trade in my nerf!

[@AiruhnG]

How can anyone dislike this video. That just shows you that the internet is filled with people that just get off on hating.

[@sheineca]

Man, these people have done this for years. Wow!

[@HUGEBRANE]

Very interesting seeing how footballs are made. Now, please create a video showing how football bats are made. Thank you.

[@23467ify]

good job wilson

[@primomx1]

That man was like... "She been here pressing a button for 40 years, he's been in that machine for 35 years, this other lady been standing there for 37 years and me I just been here a year and I sit on my ass all day and tell them what to do cause I went to college."

[@JRMoney94]

DRUNK KOBE and your point is?

[@William1381]

Lmao his point is clear. These people produce all of the product with their labor. The petty bourgeois manager gets paid double to do half the work. Simply, drunk Kobe is highlighting the exploitation of their labor which lacks proper compensation considering how much value they are producing.

[@bbrachman]

I was under the impression that Horween makes the leather used by Wilson to make footballs. Chicago based, Horween makes NBA basketball leather also.

[@haywood16]

AMERICAN INDUSTRY AT ITS BEST! SUPPORT AMERICAN WORKERS!

[@TooMuchPwn]

I love how each person they go to, they say, this is Greg and he has been here for 4000000000 years

[@dennysilva1119]

Cool!

[@georgeruehling807]

Thanks Denny! Very interesting...

[@DynamicBoyz]

I WANT ONE!!!!

[@mooch1441]

I just love that there made in the USA. There made right here in USA were all the best products are made. Are the Wilson NCAA footballs made here to?

[@Slugg-O]

After 35 years Emmett ought to have arms like Popeye. I bet he has a hell of a grip!

[@RDA-wy9td]

It seems depressing in Ada

[@FUBAR956]

For those who asked if the NFL game ball, aka "The Duke", it's a great ball. Also, the Wilson 1005 NCAA game ball are great.

[@vanskis7618]

feels like watching avengers but for a football factory

[@shrum333]

33 years x 1200 stamps = aprox. 40k times the same shit over and over! i appreciate these guys optimistic look at life.

[@SomewhatStaid]

Emmett trained me to turn footballs! Haha, what they don't tell you is that everybody in that video (except old Glen) gets paid piece-rate, so we don't have this holy devotion to quality like they pretend, we whip them out as fast as we can, so that we can make the biggest checks we can. The inspectors sort out the rest. @Jsavolainen we only make leather balls in Ada. Yours is beneath us.

[@kingwilliam14]

@velcroking1 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I laughed my ass off at that one.

[@lucybackhouse9185]

very good make them you all x

[@maikfinzel629]

I am Maik. I watched this video for 05:08 years.

[@Pwpfilms]

the four that disliked this video must be from Spalding, Rawlings, Baden, and Nike.

[@habbo12345434]

cool very interesting

[@ChrisBurfield]

Wow! I would love to know "why" those employees have stayed there so long...that's unheard of today. What is their motivation/inspiration for staying there year after year. If someone from Wilson could give some insight into that I would appreciate it. Thanks!

[@joegarza2025]

Mr Miller class

[@smithtimkris98]

Simply amazed that the manager knows not only his workers names but how long they've been with the company.

[@dmurr3666]

What does he need to manage anyways? Looks like those people can do all the work on their own without him walking around looking at things. Put him to work or give the real workers his salary.

[@Dave-py6rl]

It'd be pretty hard to forget their names after they've been there that long.

[@dmurr3666]

When they go retail they only sell the ones that don't make the cut to the NFL teams, so you buy a ball with crooked stitching or the cosmetic flaws that he was talking about.

[@LeRoiWilson]

You rule.

[@m16liger]

@usc23cal9 All "leather" footballs are made there. The ones that you see that are made in China, etc, are like $20 composite leather footballs... common ones that you buy in stores that you see kids using in the street.

[@dimwitty]

damn....I was gonna apply for a job there but it seems as though one must pass away before any spots open up

[@huggeebear]

@prokopto Word!!

[@barna1299]

Can anyone please explain how the extra length of the inflation valve is cut/removed off after the bladder is installed into the football? This particular step in the process is not seen in the video. Thanks.

[@paulballantine218]

wow

[@yfbnjtfx569]

Damn how can they even work there for so long? I'd be so fucking tired.

[@cjEureka]

Gone Emmit git' yo 15 bro...dat''s right give Emitt his 15 minutes of fame.......dude work hard...fine too...I saw that smile...

[@DarrenPhung9816]

cool i have the duke one

[@11BISCUITS11]

I have that Duke football !!!!!

[@Allante715]

@Jsavolainen Thats a 20 dollar Chinese ball. The game authentics made in USA are like 60-70. you pay for the labor and much higher quality materials. You get what you pay for. Nothing beats the real leather feel though.

[@SlimJimLockpicking]

@Jsavolainen lol mine too guess we bought the cheaper ones mine was 15 dollars

[@Wequz]

@LampHeadz One problem.... USA isn´t that old...

[@lencline]

Great Video! Please, please stop the background music so we can hear your words.

[@sfchild]

@strongyang it is a Wilson NFL Official football...licensed by Wilson to make a cheaper ball in China..i found out if you don't pay at least $80.00..its made in China..don't get me wrong..it's a nice ball...but the tiny print under the valve that says made in China..should be bigger and somewhere more obvious on the packaging..it's misleading the way it is..

[@matzpimp]

Making footballs remind me making a cigar they seem similar

[@kingwilliam14]

My favorite football maker is Wilson now. I love how their balls are made in the USA! My current Rawlings ball is made in Thailand and it is shitty. But, who am I to rate footballs because I play rugby, and the best ball maker for rugby balls is Gilbert. GO WILSON! GO GILBERT! GO AMERICAN FOOTBALL! GO RUGBY! GO USA!!!!

[@NSBley]

I have a punctured football and i wanna fix it, does some1 know how to open it and lace it up again?

[@HeavenReservation]

Hey folks, I have a few footballs that won't hold air any longer, maybe the bladders are shot, is there anyway I can inject something inside to fix them? thanks

[@dmurr3666]

I just sent mine out to Wilson football repair in Ohio to get a new bladder and laces for my older model football. I don't know if there is any validity to the service or not. You just send the ball out with twenty dollars and they send it back with bladder and laces.

[@dmurr3666]

D Murr Update, they sent me back the football two days ago and must say I am very pleased. It came fully inflated new laces and a great shape. The ball itself already had poor workmanship to begin with but they made the ball ready for play under the circumstances.

[@HeavenReservation]

Thanks for the update, I have at least 20 balls that don't hold air any longer, I'm in one of those situations where I doubt they would do all 20 balls. Recently I bought a dozen of Spalding Never Flat balls. Have you ever heard of a way to inject some sort of glue to re-seal the older balls?

[@jackcrosley6316]

No, but the New England Patriots will buy all you have available.

[@strongyang]

@sfchild a replica maybe?

[@chrisgolden3381]

I'd like to hang out in their box seats at the games. Lol

[@ZiggZagg11]

They are Union workers at Wilson...

[@b.tutorials8454]

2020? No just me?

[@TINBITZPHAM]

Dude thats a lot of cows and those people who are working there, shouldn't they be retired? I must imagine all the pain they have to go through each night, working in a factory like that ain't easy on the body, especially for 40+ years..wow.

[@jetsfan103]

The last statement is not true. The first 4 Super Bowls were AFL vs. NFL. The AFL used a Spalding J5V football and the AFL teams did score in the first 4 Super Bowls. The won SB III & IV

[@datujaheersampato3690]

Hi guys can you please give me atleast 10 critical areas in the operation of the factory? pleasee

[@Pwpfilms]

@robb1138 They must do alright... the shortest term for employment, out of the people they showed, was 20 years.

[@francisholman8275]

Mark Payton is correct....if you do the math based on his temperatures, the pressure inside the football will drop from the 13 psi when it leaves the factory to 11.7 psi at game time.

[@iTzBTriX]

GO WILSON! RUSSELL WILSON!

[@1995a1995z]

@bevans52 LOL I bet they do ;D

[@123BigVon]

I wanna work in the wilson factory. Most likely it wont haopen though

[@steverowloff9884]

Those are dedicated employees.

[@kingwilliam14]

@wyattnoahliko Some unions are good. But, then again, there are some really really bad ones like the Teacher's Union that keep bad teachers from getting fired. But, I agree with you on everything here. Long live Capitalism! Proudly made in the USA!

[@ZiggZagg11]

@prokopto They are Union. Google it!

[@leephillips5581]

Maybe they should put a little Green plug in the air hole. This way if the pressure is not right, the little plug would pop out !!! Hee Hee

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Lee Phillips Goddell is too lazy and bias towards the Patriots to do that

[@280az]

anybody who owns the duke football , is it a quality football because I might get one

[@280az]

ok I already got 1 and received it

[@280az]

uh what do u mean unc

[@MuTau]

No sweatshops here, suck it Nike!

[@lakuleshmuni]

employees work very hard . should increases their wages.

[@davidhunter6778]

lmuni G my

[@Lancolvate]

@jgrossma Yeah, but Wilson is owned by a Finnish company..

[@bevans52]

@1995a1995z they do mine are so soft like my hands

[@BruceWayneOfOz]

Nice to see Hard-Working Americans making an American Product!! The football that I have is made in China...I may have to throw it away, after seeing this video, and Buy American!!

[@280az]

tilte of song who the hell would want that song

[@rokkyrakkoon]

@shrum333 actually over 10million after 33 yrs. 1200/day x 260workdays/yr x 33 yrs = 10,296,000 !

[@jkahwaty]

If Wilson can manufacture in this country why can't other businesses put Americans to work as well!

[@ajithk62]

very

[@bevans52]

'' THE DUKE''.