I had an ITZA ball growing up too! It was awesome! I still have it to this day...it needs to be pumped up before each use, but it gets the job done playing catch with my kids. Can't find anything like it these days - that's a shame.

ITZA balls we the Sh*t. Man we would be thorwing the ball like Tom Brady. It was a far superior product then the Nerf Ball

It's a ITZA. I want one again....they sold them at Snyder's and Duber's when we were little. I fauckin want one again now fer my boy. Let me know if yo find where to get'em: twolves17@comcast.net Thanks

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Looking to purchase an old Itza Football. if you have one please send me an email...bizforthree@hotmail.com will pay good $$

Yes we had the Itza football back in the laste 70's/early 80's was awesome our was yellow you could throw it a mile and if you ever got a hand on it oit would bounce up in the air, made for some serious highlight catches. I have been looking for one for years!!

Best backyard and street football ever made.

Man! I have been looking forever! My brother and I had a Purple one! We are Vikings fans.. I can see the logo in my head! I cant even find an original Nerf!

A lot of people from Minnesota here...I wonder if the Itza was a regionl phenomena. I had an orange one. I liked to overfill them a bit and draw the NFL logo on the side. I'd LOVE to find one. I bought one online that calls itself an Itza Football, but it's not the real deal.

Please someone find it and bring it back. Best backyard ball ever made!

Best backyard and street football ever - I had several as a kid (am now 40) - not a regional deal - I'm from NJ - would love to find one for my boys, but so far, no luck online

We had these in Ohio. Would love to find one for my kids. You could pass bombs and boot long FG's and punts with these baby's. I can even smell one.

Funny, i was just talking about this special ITZA ball to a younger co worker. I thought for a moment that maybe it was one of those childhood things that now seams exagerated as being great. After reading this site, i see that it was real. As a kid we played with the ITZA ball everyday. Also now that i look at it, the fact that it was so bouncy to catch what a great learning tool it was for catching a real ball too.

I lived in Connecticut and had the green football, never saw anyone else with one, I can remember what seemed to be 80 yard rainbow spirals back then I was Roger Staubach or Fran Tarkington, Now I'm just an old man who wants to throw that damn ball!

I'm from the Chicago area. I had a pink one. I'm in my 40's now and when I see my old schoolmates we talk about that ball like it's a long lost friend. You could chuck that thing a mile.

Itza footballs are like Bigfoot. They are legendary but nobody can find one. I agree with all the comments that this is the best football ever invented by man (or was it alien technology?). I'd love to find one!

had an orange one in colorado in the 70's and used it for years. Unlike nerf ball (which are a consistent foam throughout) this was air filled so the outside diameter was weighted and added to the gyroscopic effect. It also was extremely tacky feeling and slightly smaller than a standard football. You really could throw a long and beautiful spiral with it. Would love to find one in a thrift store.

I wish someone had a picture of one of these. I had one and it seems like it was pink and it rocked! It was the precursor to the nerf balls and they could really bounce off your younger brothers head!

My friend Dana had a Itza ball. He said it rocked and that it was the precursor to the nerf balls and that they could really bounce off younger sibblings heads. I too, wish someone had one because this was right before my time and with my strong, accurate arm, I could throw it a country mile (uncle rico).

I feel like I need to add comments about the awesomeness of this football. So it is inaccurate to compare it to a Nerfball in anyway. Nerfball is a piece of foam. This is a rubber football, constructed like a real football, where you have a shell and you inflate it. It had a pronounced pigskin texture, and even raised lases (all fake..part of the mold) so it felt like a real football. The rubber was extremely tacky so you could really grip it. And as mentioned, it was smaller than a regular football. It was extremely durable. If you like playing catch, and have not had the chance to throw one of these...it is the closest feeling you will get to know what it must feel like to be John Elway and effortlessly throw a perfect 50 yard spiral.

I've been looking for an Itza for years. I had several a youth. These babies were the best recess or backyard football ever. The decriptions above are acurate (nothing nurf about them). A nasty thorn or sticker bush was the thing that could ruin a good game of itza. They did pop when pierced by something sharp...no problem, they only cost like 8 bucks. For a few birthdays in the late 70's and early 80's I could count on getting a couple!

I had one,my mom paid a quarter for it.I live in Ohio and havent seen one since the late 70's. It was also a great pool toy.It would be a great way to teach a young kid to catch, as it didn't hurt to get hit by it.