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What was the name of the football league prior to being the NFL?
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The National Football League was originally founded on August 20, 1920 as the American Professional Football Conference. Less than one month later, they changed the name to the American Professional Football Association.
On June 24, 1922, they once again changed the name, but this time for good, becoming the National Football League.
In 1966, the NFL and American Football League (AFL) merged, but stuck with the NFL moniker.
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Which british football league club has the Shortest name?
the shortest name in the british football league is Bury
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What is the name of the championship for American football?
NFL (national football league) NCAAF (college football) XFL (X-treme football---banned) AFL (Arena football league) UFL (United Football league) CFL (Canadian Football League) EFL (European Football League)
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What year was the first NFL season?
The National Football League was founded in 1920 under the name American Professional Football Association. The name was changed to National Football League in 1922.
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They Needed a name for the football league
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national football league
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The Detroit LIONS and the British Columbia LIONS
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