Nfl 1920's
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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NFL ORIGIN IN THE 1920'S
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The history of American football can be traced to early
versions of rugby football and association football
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL RESULTED IN SEVERAL MAJOR DIVERGENCES OF
RUGBY MOST NOTABLY THE RULE CHANGES INSTITUTED BY WALTER CAMP
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IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, GAMEPLAY DEVELOPMENTS
BY COLLEGE COACHES SUCH AS EDDIE COCHEMS, AMOZ ALONZO STAGG ...
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....KNUTE ROCKNE AND GLENN "POP" WARNER HELPED TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE NEWLY INTRODUCED FORWARD PASS
POPULARITY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL GREW AS IT BECAME THE DOMINANT
VERSION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
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BOWL GAMES, A COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRADITION ATTRACTED
A NATIONAL AUDIENCE FOR COLLEGE TEAMS
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THE ORIGIN OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL CAN BE TRACED BACK TO 1892
WITH WILLIAM HEFFELFINGER'S $500 CONTRACT TO PLAY IN A GAME ...
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IN 1920 THE AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL
Football Association was formed.
THIS LEAGUE CHANGED ITS NAME TO THE NFL TWO YEARS LATER
and eventually became the major league of American football.
Primarily a sport of Midwestern industrial towns in the U.S
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL EVENTUALLY BECAME A NATIONAL PHENOMENON
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FOOTBALLS INCREASING POPULARITY IS USUALLY
TRACED TO THE 1958 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
SOME OF THE FIRST TEAMS WERE CALLED THE BUFFALOS,
CHICAGO TIGERS ,Columbus Panhandles, and Detroit Heralds.
ONLY TWO OF THOSE TEAMS EXIST NOW. THE CHICAGO TIGERS
WAS RENAMED THE CHICAGO BEARS ONE YEAR LATER
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THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE BEGAN PLAY IN 1960 THE PRESSURE
IT PUT ON THE SENIOR LEAGUE LED TO A MERGER BETWEEN THE TWO LEAGUES
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THIS WAS THE CREATION OF THE SUPER BOWL
THE SUPER BOWL IS THE MOST WATCHED TELEVISION
EVENT IN THE U.S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
