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Founding of the NFL Pro football began in 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when former Yale star William "Pudge" Heffelfinger was paid a notable sum of $500 to play in a single game for the Allegheny Athletic Association on November 12. For nearly the next three decades, pro football faced its ups and downs as the game was played primarily in small towns throughout western Pennsylvania and the Midwest
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Halfback Charles Follis reportedly signed a contract to play with the Shelby Athletic Club.
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From 1892 to 1898, a TD was worth four points. From 1898 to 1911, it was worth five points.
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The legendary Jim Thorpe was named the president of the NFL, then known as the APFA.
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The first game featuring an APFA team was played at Rock Island's Douglas Park. A crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0.
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-Dayton Triangles 14, Columbus Panhandles 0
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Akron Pros.
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Canton Bulldogs won in 1922 to 1923
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Name Change First known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and later renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922.
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Providence Steam Roller lost to the Chicago Cardinals, 16-0.
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The NFL discontinued the use of the Collegiate Rules Book and began to develop its own rules. Many of the rule changes were the results of the 1932 NFL playoff game played indoors in Chicago.
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NFL Champion Chicago Bears and the College All-Stars played to 0-0 tie.
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First national radio broadcast of an NFL game. Graham McNamee was the play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Lions-Chicago Bears Thanksgiving Day game.
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ABC became the first network to sign a television contract with the American Football League.
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The NFL, for the first time, entered into a single-network agreement with CBS for televising all regular season games.
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First super Bowl
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The title 'Super Bowl' was officially recognized for the first time. Previously, it had been called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the San Diego Chargers at Heinz Field. The odd score was the first such score in 12,837 NFL games.
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<a
href='http://http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-viral-greatest-nfl-players-pg,0,2022718.photogallery' >100 Greatest NFL Players</a> 5 out of 100:
Jerry Rice (WR) 49ers 1985
Jim Brown (FB) Browns 1957
Lawrence Taylor (LB) Giants 1981
Joe Montana (QB) 49ers 1979
Walter Payton (RB) Bears 1975
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<a
href='http://http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/football/teams/greatest.html' >Greatest Teams </a>- 1985 Bears 6. 1989 49ers
- 1972 Dolphins 7. 1979 Steelers
- 1962 Packers 8. 1994 49ers
- 1991 Redskins 9. 1996 Packers
- 1999 Rams 10. 1971 Cowboys
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<a
href='http://http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1930s/first_televised_game.aspx' >First Televised Game</a> Philadelphia Eagles fell to Brooklyn’s Dodgers 23-14
