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The First Team
The first two teams who joined the league and still is in were the Bears and the Cardinals. These are all the original teams: Canton Bulldogs,Cleveland Tigers,Dayton Triangles,Akron Professionals,Rochester (N.Y.) Jeffersons,Rock Island Independents,Muncie Flyers,Decatur Staleys ,Chicago, Cardinals,Hammond Pros -
The NFL Starts
The Nfl had a little confusion going on with 3 problems 1)salaries was dramatically rising 2)players kept go to different teams to get bigger pay 3) The use of college player still enrolled in school. -
Professional football began
A spokesperson for these four teams.The Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles meet to form a new professional football league.it was called the American Professional Football Association. -
NFL Begins
The American Professional Football Association officially renames itself the National Football League. -
ALL in ONE
NFL's first twelve years of existence, more than forty different teams will join the league, only to drop out almost right away or go out of business completely -
First Draft
The First NFL draft was held for college players and the number one overall pick never ended up playing a day in the NFL. -
First T.V Game
NBC broadcast the Brooklyn Dogers and the Philadephia Eagles game from Ebbets Feild. -
First Helmet Logo
Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Rams helments the first helmet with an emblem in the Pro Football league. -
The First Super Bowl
The NFL's Green Bay Packers defeated AFL'S Kansas City Chiefs to win the first Super Bowl. It was held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but the game draws more television viewers than any previous sporting event. -
AFC and NFC
The AFL and NFL takes full effect, therefore leaving the AFL completely out. The National Football Conference and The American Football Conference are formed.
