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https://www.shmoop.com/,Representatives of four Ohio football teams—the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles—meet in a Canton automobile showroom to form a new professional football league. Initially called the American Professional Football Association, the organization will eventually be renamed the National Football League.
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Several additional teams from the Great Lake region joined the original four ohio clubs in the new NFL.https://www.shmoop.com/
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https://www.shmoop.com/,In the first matchup between NFL teams, the Dayton Flyers defeat the Columbus Panhandles by a score of 14–0.
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https://www.shmoop.com/,The Green Bay Packers join the NFL. In a league with high franchise turnover, the Packers will eventually become the oldest surviving franchise.
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https://www.shmoop.com/,The American Professional Football Association officially renames itself the National Football League.
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The NFL hoping to eliminate rampant turnover in financially weak franchises decides to eliminate all but its most economically stable teams -
In a game against the New York Yanks, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Norm Van Broklin sets an NFL passing record that will last for more than half a century by throwing for a staggering 554 yards.
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Vince Lombardi is named head coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won just one game the previous season.
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The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants 23–17 in overtime to win the NFL Championship in the so-called "Greatest Game Ever Played."
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Texas oilmen Lamar Hunt and Bud Adams, rebuffed in their attempts to acquire NFL franchises for Houston and Dallas, announce plans to form a new football league to rival the NFL. Their new league, called the American Football League (AFL), will begin play in 1960 with eight teams.