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American football teams established in 1898

  • Rochester JeffersonsA rag-tag group of teenagers formed a football outfit in Rochester, New York after the turn of the 20th century. A 1925 report dates this founding to 1898.
  • Arizona CardinalsIn 1898, a neighborhood group gathered on the South Side of Chicago to play football. They called themselves the Morgan Athletic Club.