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  Professional Football begins in Ohio http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  Akron Pros became the NFL's first black head coach http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  NFL Begins - Professional league offically names itself the NFL http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  The NFL holds its first college player draft
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  The first televised game was between the Dodgers and the Eagles http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  UCLA stars Kenny Washington and Woody Strode become the first African-Americans to play in the NFL
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  The Rams first painted a logo on their leather helmets http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  For the first time more people picked football as their favorite sport more than baseball http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  The first NFL super bowl was held in LA featuring the Chiefs and the Packers http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
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  Superbowl XVI held near Detroit had Diana Ross perform at halftime http://www.shmoop.com/nfl-history/timeline.html
