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  • Super BowlIn 1960, the American Football League formed as a direct rival to the National Football League. AFL commissioner Joe Foss sent an invitation letter on the…
  • American Football ConferenceThe year 1960 marked the beginning of a new professional football league when eight teams launched play under the banner of the American Football League.
  • American Football LeagueOn the 14th of August 1959, the first league meeting was held in Chicago. Eight charter memberships were granted to teams that would become the Boston…
  • American football in the United StatesThe first game of American football took place on the 6th of November 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton. This match followed rules closer to soccer than…
  • NFL on Thanksgiving DayThe concept of American football games being played on Thanksgiving Day dates back to 1876, shortly after the game had been invented.
  • NFL on NBCOn the 22nd of October 1939, a small group of viewers in New York City watched the first televised professional football game.
  • AFL–NFL mergerIn 1920, the National Football League began its existence as a collection of regional teams. For decades, it faced challenges from rival leagues that tried…