- Manufactured by
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
- Signed by
- Jerry Rice, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- San Francisco 49ers, American, founded 1946
- National Football League, American, founded 1920
- Date
- 1989-2006
- Medium
- leather and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (not fully inflated): 5 7/8 × 13 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (14.9 × 34.3 × 17.1 cm)
- Description
- A Wilson NFL football signed by Jerry Rice. The football is tan and white with white laces and black, gold, and red text throughout. The text on the football reads: [Wilson / Official / NFL / Paul Tagliabue / Commissioner] and [Wilson / Made In USA/I / Inflate 13 lbs/V / San Francisco Forty Niners]. Jerry Rice's signature, in black ink, is on one side of the football. The football also came with an accessory mesh net ball bag (2016.66.3.1_ACC1).
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- footballs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
- Object number
- 2016.66.3.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




