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What was the AFL mark of sports history?
With afl to mean the American Football league, the NY Jets of the AFL won the third super bowel in american professional football history. This was a huge upset of the highly favored Baltimore Colts were picked to win.
What was football called before NFL?
The AFL ANSWER: Well, the sport itself has always been known as football, which is a reflection of its origins as a kicking-oriented sport on U.S. college campuses in the mid-19th century. If you're talking about the names of leagues and organizations, there have been lots over the years. The NFL was originally known as the American Professional Football Association before changing its name in 1922. The AFL, or American Football League, was created as a rival to the NFL in 1960 and merged with the NFL in 1970.
Was there a professional football league before the NFL was founded?
Just a shot in the dark but I believe there was an AFL, American Football League. ANSWER: There were lots of informal organizations, especially around the Midwest, but the NFL was the first serious attempt at organizing a professional football league in the United States. There have been several rival leagues calling themselves the American Football League throughout the years, but none of them predate the NFL. The best-known and most successful AFL was the one that formed in 1960 and merged with the NFL in 1970. The AFL brought the Dolphins, Jets, Bills, Patriots, Bengals, Titans (then the Houston Oilers), Chargers, Broncos, Chiefs, and Raiders into the league.
What is the AFL in the 1920's?
the American football league
Were the Cleveland Browns in the AFL?
They were in a league called the All-America Football Conference prior to joining the NFL. After the AFL/NFL merger, they were placed into the American Football Conference.
