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• n  leather from the skin of swine

• In his youth he ignored his studies for the pursuit of pigskin and other cutaneous diversions.
• The pigskin may be brown, but game day is going green.
• A presidential predilection for the crunchy puffs of pigskin is bringing fresh popularity to what was previously regarded as a regional delicacy of the South.

News & Articles

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• Bok football's closing chapter
  An East Passyunk Crossing football program will mark its official end tomorrow. A true student of life and football, Frank “Roscoe” Natale knows rebounding from any sort of setback shows resolve and strengthens character. Therefore, the head pigskin coach and athletic director at... [This is a summary. To read the full article on SouthPhillyReview.com, click the headline above.]
  June 20, 2013 - South Philly Review
• DO OR DIE BOWL IX: Your Duerrisms Running Blog (UPDATED June 21st)
  Chris Duerr is KHQA's Sports Director. Greetings everybody and welcome to this Special Summer edition of DO or DIE BOWL IX Duerrisms. From now until Game Day on June 28th, we will be posting a running blog in this space on the Tri State's premier pigskin event.
  June 17, 2013 - KHQA Tri-States

Quotes

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• Andy Russell in USA Today
  He was devastating and would just destroy the opponent across from him,Russell said. "Sometimes I had to remind him to tackle the guy with the pigskin. He was a brilliant player. He played all with his heart."
• Dave Ragone in NewsNet5.com
  We're all in this league to play,said Ragone. "When I get my chance -- if I get my chance -- I'll go in there. I've taken snaps before. Maybe on a little different scale, but it's still a pigskin and 11 guys on the field."
• John Frank in Marin Independent-Journal
  In that city,Frank explained, aiming to be funny, "the first thing they do when you're young is hand you a football. It's made of pigskin. That's not easy when you're Jewish."