The then Boston Patriots began play in 1960 in the American Football League (AFL), which later merged with the NFL. The Patriots played their first game in the NFL in 1970.
The Patriots started in the American Football League in 1960. The originally played in and were named the Boston Patriots.
I assume by Patriots you mean the New England Patriots of the National Football league. In 1959, the team was introduced as the Boston Patriots but in 1971 the team was relocated to Foxborough, Massachusetts where they were renamed as the New England Patriots. This is the same name that the team uses today.
BUTCH PLAYED QUARTERBACK AT BOSTON COLLEGE.HE WAS THE FIRST QUARTERBACK OF THE BOSTON PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
The Steelers began life as the football Pirates of Pittsburgh in 1933 in the National Football League. The Patriots began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League in 1960.
The team was a member of the old American Football League and were originally the Boston Patriots because Boston was a hot bed in the American Revolution the team chose Patriots for their name. The mascot wears a three corner hat like men of that era.
Boston Patriots 13-10.
The Patriots were formed when Frank Leahy, a famous Notre Dame football coach, convinced Boston-area businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan, a former PR aide for the Boston Braves baseball team, to join the startup American Football League in 1959. The AFL formed with eight teams, of which the Boston Patriots were one. They became the New England Patriots when they moved from Boston to nearby Foxboro, MA, in 1971.
The Boston Patriots.
The Patriots started in 1970 as the Boston Patriots in the AFL
In 1968, the Boston Patriots finished with a 4-10 record.
The New England Patriots are currently based in Foxborough, MA. The Patriots used to be based in Boston proper from 1960-1970.