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Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers were founded by High-School rivals Earl "Curly" Lambaeu and George Whitney Calhoun. -
APFA
APFA
This the second meeting of forming the APFA. A president is hired and 14 teams were created. The Decatur Staleys (Chicago Bears) and the Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals) are the only original teams that reamains to this day. -
First Official Football Game
First Game
The first AFPA (NFL) game took place in Douglas Park at Rock Island. A crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0 in a exhibition game. -
Akron Pros Are the First Champions
Champs
The Akron Pros earned the first championship by vote and having the best winning percentage (1.000) since there was no playoff system at that time.. -
The AFPA Is Now The NFL
Name Change
After multiple name changes, the final name for the APFA is the NFL and will start the 3rd football season with that name. -
First Playoff Game
Playoffs
The Chicago Bears & The Portsmith Spartans had their first playoff game to settle for a tie-breaker and the Bears beat the Spartans 9-0 -
First Televised NFL Game
Eagles vs Dodgers
The NFL went on natinal television for the first time ever. The Eagles fell to the Dodgers 23-14 -
The NFL Split in two
Split
The NFL had disputes with other terams within the league and they now the teams went together and created the AFL (American Football League) -
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Three-Peat Champions
3PEATThe Green Bay Packers became the first NFL champions to earn a 3-Peat. They won one NFL Championship then SuperBowl I & II. -
NFL and AFL Agree to Merg
Merg
After competing each other for years since the split, both finally agree to merg into the NFL to retain its title and logo and become the most popular league in sports. -
First SuperBowl
History
This SuperBowl was significant because not only its the first World Championship but its the earliest sign that the AFL and NFL are merging back to the NFL. 60,000+ fans attended the game as the Green Packers (NFL) defeat the Kansas City Cheifs 35-10 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. -
First Hispanic SuperBowl Champions
Hispanic History
Tom Flores and Jim Plunkett became one of the first hispanics to win a SuperBowl. This paved the way for Hispanics and other minorites in the NFL. -
The Greatest Rivalry In the NFL
RivalsThe NFL has had a lot of rivalries within the divisions but none has reached their peak higher than the Eagles-Cowboys rivalry. It got outta hand when Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan placed a $200 bounty on Cowboys kicker Luis Zendejas during a game called the Bounty Bowl which Eagles won 27-0 at Texas Stadium. 2 games later, they met again at Veterans Stadium which is called the Bounty Bowl II and Eagles Fans started throwing snowballs at every player (even the Eagles and Broadcast Member of CBS). -
First African-American Coach to Win a SuperBowl
Cultural History
Head coach Tony Dungy became the first African-American coach to earn a SuperBowl when the Indianapolis Colts Defeated the Chicago Bears in SuperBowl XLI 29-17
