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Pro football begins
A spokesperson for these four teams in Ohio:The Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles met in Canton to form a new professional football league. Initially called the American Professional Football Association. -
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nfl history
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first nfl matchup
Dayton Flyers defeat the Columbus Panhandles by the score of 14-0. -
first african american head coach
NFL's first black head coach, Akron Pros star Fritz Pollard -
nfl begins
The American Professional Football Association officially renames itself the National Football League. -
In it to quit it
In the NFL's first 9 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 nfl draft
New players were drafted to nfl teams -
First nfl game televised
NBC broadcasted the first ever NFL game, between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. -
Nfl championship
The first nfl championship is televised -
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. -
AFL is out
The AFL-NFL merger takes full effect, therefore leaving the AFL completely out. The National Football Conference and The American Football Conference are formed. -
Breaking records
Walter Payton, the Chicago Bears running back, pushes the Minnesota Vikings' defense while rushing for an NFL single-game record of 275 yards. Payton's record will stand for 23 years. -
Emmit breaks Walter
In the fourth quarter of a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys running back, has an 11-yard run that allows him to fly pass the legendary Walter Payton to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher. Smith finishes the game with 109 yards on 24 carries giving him a career total of 16,728 yards from scrimmage. -
Brett Favre retires
Green Bay Packers' Brett Favre announces his retirement from football after seventeen seasons. He was the only three time MVP in NFL history and started 253 consecutive games at quarterback. He left holding the league's all-time records in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and wins as a starting quarterback.
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Brett Favre retires
Green Bay Packers' Brett Favre announces his retirement from football after seventeen seasons. He was the only three time MVP in NFL history and started 253 consecutive games at quarterback. He left holding the league's all-time records in passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and wins as a starting quarterback. -
Brett Fabre unretires
The NFL's all-time leading quarterback, Brett Favre, announces his intention to return to football only months after retiring. The Green Bay Packers already with a new quarterback, sends Favre as a trade to the New York Jets where he almost won the NFL Championship in 2010. -
Forty two years too long
After forty-two long years, the New Orleans Saints are the 2010 National Football League Champions!!
