William H. "Billy" Sullivan (9/13/1915 to 2/231998) was the founder of the New England Patriots. He was awarded the 8th franchise in the newly founded American Footabll league.
The Patriots were founded in 1960 by Billy Sullivan Jr.
The first general manager of the Boston Patriots was Edward "Ed" McKeever. McKeever was hired in the winter of 1960 by William "Billy" Sullivan, who was awarded the 8th and final AFL Franchise in November of 1959. Ed McKeever held the position of General Manager for the 1960 and 1961 seasons, when he was replaced by Mike Holovak. The 1960 Boston Patriots Front Office: Owner: William "Billy" Sullivan GM: Ed McKeever Director/Player Personnel: Mike Holovak Head Coach: Lou Saban
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Robert Kraft.
The Patriots name was determined by a write in contest. The then unnamed team had locals send in names and Owner Billy Sullivan picked the Patriots from all the different submissions.
Robert Kraft is the owner of the New England Patriots Football Club.
The first New England Patriots (then the Boston Patriots) season was in 1960. Here's a link to their 1960 roster, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Boston_Patriots_season
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.
The Patriots first head coach (1960) was Lou Saban.
That was 1963 when the Patriots won the Eastern Division of the American Football League. After the AFL-NFL merger, the Patriots first won a division title in 1978.
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Patriots, because at first they were both about even then the Patriots grew larger so then about 15 to 20% were Loyalists and most of the rest were Patriots!