That would be the Chicago Bears with 84. The Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys in 1920, the Chicago Staleys in 1921, and the Chicago Bears from 1922 on.
The American Professional Football Association changed their name to National Football League in 1922 which was the League's third year of existence.
The Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association was the first team of the NFL to fold and the first team to fold in the same year they organized, 1920. Their record was 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie.
The AFL was founded in 1959 and the first season was in 1960.
At first, the NFL was called the American Professional Football Association but the name was changed after two years to National Football League. There was no real reason behind the name change.
The Miami Dolphins whose first season in the American Football League was 1966.
"if you are talking about AFL football then Afl is older then soccer The first game if soccer was played in 1872, November 30th The first game of football was played in 1858, August 7th" WRONG. The dates are right, officially, but the actual game of Association Football (Soccer) is far older, the OFFICIAL rules were made during this period; and although the first official game of American Football was played "first", American Football is actually a VARIATION of Association Football AND Rugby Football. So how can it be OLDER if it's based on Association Football? Foolish child.
APFA (American Professional Football Association)
The Allegheny Athletic Association fielded the first completely professional roster in 1896.
The Chicago Tigers of the American Professional Football Association was the first team of the NFL to fold and the first team to fold in the same year they organized, 1920. Their record was 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie.
The NFL was founded in August 1920. It was first called the American Professional Football Association, and the owners changed the name to the National Football League for the 1922 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.
The AFL was founded in 1959 and the first season was in 1960.
American football was first known as association football. The world knows soccer by the name "football," rather than American football.
In 1895, Latrobe was home to one of the earliest professional American football teams, the Latrobe Athletic Association.
At first, the NFL was called the American Professional Football Association but the name was changed after two years to National Football League. There was no real reason behind the name change.
The Miami Dolphins whose first season in the American Football League was 1966.
Terrell Owens
"if you are talking about AFL football then Afl is older then soccer The first game if soccer was played in 1872, November 30th The first game of football was played in 1858, August 7th" WRONG. The dates are right, officially, but the actual game of Association Football (Soccer) is far older, the OFFICIAL rules were made during this period; and although the first official game of American Football was played "first", American Football is actually a VARIATION of Association Football AND Rugby Football. So how can it be OLDER if it's based on Association Football? Foolish child.