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At the Massasoit convention, the first rules for American football were written by Walter Camp
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William (Pudge) Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the AAA to play in a game against the PAC, becoming the first person to be paid to play football.
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The Pittsburgh Athletic Club signed one of its players, probably halfback Grant Dibert, to the first known pro football contract, which covered all of the PAC's games for the year.
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The Allegheny Athletic Association team fielded the first completely professional team for its abbreviated two-game season.
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he Latrobe Athletic Association football team went entirely professional, becoming the first team to play a full season with only professionals.
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A touchdown was changed from four points to five.
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The Franklin (Pa.) Athletic Club won the second and last World Series of pro football over the Oreos AC of Asbury Park, New Jersey; the Watertown Red and Blacks; and the Orange AC
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A field goal was changed from five points to four.
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The forward pass was legalized.
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The first authenticated pass completion in a pro game came on October 27
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A field goal dropped from four points to three.
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The Oldest NFL franchise was created in 1919 and joined the nfl in 1921
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American Professional Football Association was founded in 1920
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The first game featuring an APFA team was played at Rock Island's Douglas Park
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The National Football League was formed in 1922 out of the American Professional Football Association
