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At the Massasoit convention, the first rules of American football were created. The "father" of American football is Walter Camp.
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American football became an officail game other than just a game derived from rugby.
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In a competition between the PAC (Pittsburgh Athletic Club) and the AAA (Alleghany Athletic Association), former Yale All-American guard, William Heffelfinger, the AAA payed him 500$ to play in a game against the PAC. The AAA won the game 4-0 by a PAC fumble being returned by Heffelfinger for a touchdown.
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The LAA becomes the first team to play an entire season with only pros.
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A touchdown turns from 4 to 5 points.
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The first completed forward pass
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The National Football League is created.
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The first black head coach of an NFL team, Fritz Pollard, is introduced into the NFL.
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The AFL expands to having 22 teams.
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The NFL eliminates the financially weak teams, going from 22 teams to 12 teams. They tried to keep the teams in higher populated cities in the East.
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The Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans tied. To determine a champion, the league voted to have a playoff game. Since it was so cold, it was held inside, and the league had to make some rule changes for that game.
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The Heisman Trophy is created.
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The NFL holds its first draft of college players.
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The NFL segregates the black players from the white players until World War 2.
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The first black player comes into the NFL since 13 years of whites only.
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The first helmet logos are used.
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The first Super Bowl is held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Diana Ross is the first person to ever perform at halftime at an NFL game.