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rules of football are wriiten
At the Massasoit convention, the first rules for American football were written by Walter Camp -
first professional football player
William (Pudge) Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the AAA to play in a game against the PAC, becoming the first person to be paid to play football. -
first pro football contract
The Pittsburgh Athletic Club signed one of its players, probably halfback Grant Dibert, to the first known pro football contract, which covered all of the PAC's games for the year. -
first all pro team
The Allegheny Athletic Association team fielded the first completely professional team for its abbreviated two-game season. -
first pro team to play full season
he Latrobe Athletic Association football team went entirely professional, becoming the first team to play a full season with only professionals. -
touchdown point change
A touchdown was changed from four points to five. -
althletic club won second world series of pro football
The Franklin (Pa.) Athletic Club won the second and last World Series of pro football over the Oreos AC of Asbury Park, New Jersey; the Watertown Red and Blacks; and the Orange AC -
field goal point change
A field goal was changed from five points to four. -
pass rule creation
The forward pass was legalized. -
first pass
The first authenticated pass completion in a pro game came on October 27 -
field goal point change #2
A field goal dropped from four points to three. -
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Green bay Packers
The Oldest NFL franchise was created in 1919 and joined the nfl in 1921 -
APFA was founded
American Professional Football Association was founded in 1920 -
first APFA game
The first game featuring an APFA team was played at Rock Island's Douglas Park -
nfl was created
The National Football League was formed in 1922 out of the American Professional Football Association
