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The Super Bowl Is a Showcase for Ada, Ohio, the Town Where Footballs Are Born

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ADA, Ohio — When David Tyree leaped into the air to complete the Helmet Catch, pinning the ball with one hand against his head in the final minutes of Super Bowl XLII, broadcasters and fans heaped praise on the Giants receiver for a play that defied belief. But from his seat in the Super Bowl crowd in Glendale, Ariz., Dan Riegle thought differently.