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Start of Proffesional Football
4 professional teams ( Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles) had a meeting which resulted in the formation of the American Professional Football Confrence
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APFC changed there name to the APFA
APFA, American Professional Football Association. -
APFA became the NFL
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First NFL Draft
The draft was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first player drafted was Jay Berwanger by the Philadelphia Eagles. -
First Televised Game
The station the game was on was NBC. The teams playing were the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dodgers won. -
NFl and CBS
First game on CBS was on September 30 1956. -
Merger between NFL and AFL
Didn't take full affect unitl 1970 -
First Super Bowl
The game was between the Kansas CIty Chiefs and Green Bay Packers. The packers won 35-10 -
Merger takes full affect. NFC and AFC are created
With the merger taking effect the AFC and NFC are created. NFL teams are mainly NFC and AFL teams are mainly AFC. -
NFL and Gatorade
In 1983 after Pepsi bought Gatorade the made a partnership with the NFL that is worth 1 billion dollars -
NFL and FOX
First game on Fox aired September 4 1994. -
NFL and Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch became the new official beer of the NFL when it took over in 2011. -
Nike makes NFL on field apparel
Nike and the NFL made a deal that Nike would make NFL apparel on field and off field and it is worth about $1.1 billion. -
Peyton Manning and Nationwide Insurance/ Papa Johns
Peyton Manning has and endorsement deal with Nationwide Insurace and Papa Johns that is worth about 12 million dollars. Excluding other endorsements -
NFL demographics
The NFL demographics is to all people such as Men,Women, Children, and the elderly. All ages.
