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Football

By Lil Rondo

  • NFL Begins

    NFL Begins
    <a href='http://http://www.shmoop.com' >Start of American Football
    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.

  • Profession Football Begins

    Profession Football Begins
    the profession starts
    A spokesperson for these four teams in Ohio:The Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles meet in a Canton to form a new professional football league. Initially called the American Professional Football Association.

  • First NFL Matchup

    First NFL Matchup
    The Matchup that changed football history
    Dayton Flyers defeat the Columbus Panhandles by the score of 14-0.

  • First African American Head Coach

    First African American Head Coach
    Black Coach in Football
    NFL's first black head coach, Akron Pros star Fritz Pollard.

  • First Draft

    First Draft
    The Draft changed the NFL History
    THe NFL holds its first annual draft of college players. The first player selected Heisman trophy winner Jay Berwanger

  • First NFL Game Televised

    First NFL Game Televised
    Game of football on T.V NBC broadcasted the first ever NFL game, between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles.

  • NFL Championship

    NFL Championship
    The Championship uprises
    For the first time, the NFL Championship Game is televised nationwide.

  • Breaking Records

    Breaking Records
    The Record Breakin Champion strickes again
    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.

  • Birth of United States Football

    Birth of United States Football
    the meeting that decided everything
    David Dixon, surrounded by the 12 owners, holds a news conference at the "21" club in New York to herald the birth of the United States Football League.

  • Emmit breaks Walter

    Emmit breaks Walter
    emmit is way better than 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 Unretires

    Brett Favre Unretires
    Brett Fravre always lengendary
    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

    Finally got wat they have been waiting for.
    After forty-two long years, the New Orleans Saints are the 2010 National Football League Champions!!