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	National Football League Information - TextSheet.com
		At the end of each season, the winners of the playoffs in the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference meet in the NFL championsip, the Super Bowl.
		The NFL is the largest and most popular professional American football league in the world.
		As of the 2003 football season, the salary cap was $75,007,000, and the NFL teams' player costs were a mean of $72,150,250.
	www.digicoaster.sferahost.com /encyclopedia/n/na/national_football_league.html

	1962 American Football League Statistics
		The American Football League did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960 but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons.
		MVP in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and an American Football League All-Star in 1961, 1962 and 1965...
		American Football League player to rush for 1,000 yards (914 m) in a season: 1,096 in a 14-game schedule in 1962...
	www.hadisentosa.com /football/1962-American-Football-League-Statistics.html

	Josh Liller's Homepage: American Football Timeline
		The L.A. Bulldogs are the first pro football team to play home games on the west coast and win the championship, but the league folds completely after the season.
		The American Professional Football Conference is formed with five teams - the Rochestor Jeffersons, the Dayton Triangles, the Columbus Panhandles, the Akron Indians, and the Canton Bulldogs.
		The league has 18 teams, including the Green Bay Packers who had been briefly barred from the league for, during the previous season, using players with college egibility remaining.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/6513/football/timeline.html

	The American Reporter Daily Newspaper
		Pete Carroll's University of Southern California Trojans completed the most perfect season in collegiate football history in 2004 and enter the new campaign bidding for three titles: (1) Greatest single-season college football team of all time; (2) Greatest college football dynasty of all time; and (3) Greatest historical college football program of all time.
		At a "town hall" meeting with almost 2,000 American combat soldiers in northern Kuwait, the Secretary of Defense and his PR machine were going to give a "pep rally" to troops about to go into combat.
		For all the talk among liberals and reformers about demanding that free air time be provided to candidates, when push came to shove the League of Women Voters and the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters excluded all the unfunded and underfunded candidates from their debates.
	www.american-reporter.com

	International Federation of American Football
		American football action in Europe will continue past the exciting NFL Europe League season, as the second IFAF World Cup of American Football comes to Germany this summer.
		He co-founded the American Football League Players Association in the 1960s and was elected president of the association five times.
		USA Football is an independent, 501 c 3 non-profit corporation conceived by and receiving initial financial support from the National Football League and the NFL Players Association.
	test.ifaf.info /news.html

	Robert's American Football
		1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
		Note: Increased the number of regular season games to 14
		Rule Change: Standard "Y" goal post replaces the "H" goal posts and is set back from the goalline.
	rjccourt85.tripod.com /rfp1960s.html

	MeFootball - American Football Article - The African American Experience In Professional Football
		AFC - brief items on American Football Conference teams at the end of the 1998 season
		Here are a few more American football articles you might find interesting...
		Inside The Afc East - teams and players of the American Football Conference East
	www.mefootball.com /articles/american-football-article-6056-6.htm

	TheBostonChannel.com - Sports - American League Game Summary - Boston At Anaheim
		He now has 14 home runs this season, leads the American League with 49 RBI and is third in batting at.357.
		American League Game Summary - Boston At Anaheim
		The previous Angels record for RBI in a game was eight, set by Lee Thomas and Leon Wagner in 1961 and matched by Don Baylor in 1979 and again by Adam Kennedy in 2000...Martinez notched his 2,500th career strikeout with a 15- pitch at-bat against Casey Kotchman.
	www.thebostonchannel.com /sports/3376440/detail.html

	Fire Brand of the American League: July 2004 Archives
		He was leading all American League rookies in both hitting and homeruns until he fractured his arm in August 1964.
		Beginning in the summer of 1964, I embarked on a five-season stint as a bat boy for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
		Each minor league player has three option years before he either has to be released or kept on the major league roster.
	www.all-baseball.com /firebrand/archives/2004_07.html

	History: African-Americans in Pro Football - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		First documented evidence of his playing for pay is for the season of 1904, although recent evidence suggests that the Shelby Athletic Club was professional as early as 1902.
		Signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference on August 6, 1946.
		Signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference on August 9, 1946.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/general/african-americans.jsp

	ESPN.com - MLB - Recap - Twins at Yankees
		Williams' homer was the Yankees' major league-leading 241st of the season, breaking the franchise record set in 1961.
		Hideki Matsui and John Olerud also homered for New York, which won the division by overcoming an 8-11 start that included six losses in seven games against Boston.
		A Ojeda singled to center, M Cuddyer scored.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/recap?gameId=240930110

	Football.com
		Later, the Buffalo All-Americans, Chicago Tigers, Columbus Panhandles and Detroit Heralds joined the league prior to the 1920 season.
		The American Professional Football Association was formally organized to begin play in fall of 1920.
		The APFA changes its name to the National Football League
	www.football.com /history/index.shtml

	SLAM! American League Statistics
		A former Red Sox player in the mid-1960s, Thomas will attend the team's major league training camp in Ft. Myers, Florida, and periodically will be with the big-league club during the season.
		The 62-year-old Thomas, who was fired by the Phillies on December 9th after 10 years with the team, will be responsible for talent evaluation at the major league level while serving as an adviser on trades.
		Thomas also supervised the 1993 amateur draft in which Philadelphia selected third baseman Scott Rolen, the 1997 National League Rookie of the Year.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsBBA/BC-BBA-LGNS-BOSTHOMAS-R.html

	List of American Football League players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964).)
		The following is a list of players that played for the 1960-1969 American Football League.
		Paul Robinson (born 1944, 1968 American Football League Rookie of the Year)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_players (402 words)

	American Football League Stadiums
		of the first American Football League regular season game in
		hometown of the man behind the new football league
		championship games, as well as the 1961, 1962, and
	members.aol.com /bdkbubco/Stadium1.html (402 words)

	Robert's American Football
		1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
		Note: Increased the number of regular season games to 14
		Rule Change: Standard "Y" goal post replaces the "H" goal posts and is set back from the goalline.
	rjccourt85.tripod.com /rfp1960s.html (402 words)

	Houston Oilers
		He was a draft choice of the American Football League's Houston Oilers in 1960, the league's first year, and was selected as a defensive end on the American Football League All-Star team in 1961, 1962 and 1963.
		A three time American Football League All-star, Farr established an AFL record for the most touchdowns on pass interceptions in a game (2) and tied the AFL record for a season (3).
		and was drafted by the Houston Oilers of the American Football League.
	www.conigliofamily.com /Oilers.htm (402 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		1961: The Houston Oilers won the American Football League championship for the second straight season, defeating the host San Diego Chargers, 103.
		It will be recalled that before peace came to professional football, the Browns, under the guidance of their canny coach, annexed every All-American Conference crown.
		CLEVELANDóIt was the day before Christmas and all through the house 29,751 rabid rooters hoping for a miracle, while gazing gloomily at the clock, all but gave up on the Cleveland Browns in their National Football League championship play-off against the Los Angeles Rams today.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/12.24.html (765 words)

	Association for Professional Basketball Research
		MPBL Midwest Professional Basketball League 1961-62 to 1963-64
		ABL American Baskerball League 1925-26 to 1930-31, 1933-34 to 1952-53
		Coulby Gunther would join Pittsburgh seven games into the Basketball Association of America's maiden 1946-47 season after serving in the Pacific Theatre and spending nine months in military hospitals.
	hometown.aol.com /bradleyrd/apbr.html (1062 words)

	New York Yankees - Pictures
		At the end of the 1900 season, the American League re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league.
		American League pennants won (39): 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003.
		The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York City, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National League New York Giants had with Tammany Hall.
	www.greatestinfo.org /New_York_Yankees (1062 words)

	Football Digest: Joe Perry: a game in 1957 sticks out for the saddest of reasons: Tony Morabito, the beloved owner of the 49ers, died in the stands that day - The Game I'll Never Forget
		In fact, he was the Niners' first black player, joining the team in 1948 while it was still part of the All-American Football Conference--one year after Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier in major league baseball.
		Perry played with the Baltimore Colts in 1961 and '62 before spending his last NFL season back with the Niners.
		The next year, Perry led the league with 1,049 yards on 173 carries and was named the NFL's Player of the Year.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0FCL/7_32/98171260/p1/article.jhtml (1062 words)

	American Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian Football League, since the 1940s, had "wild cards" make the playoffs, and the AFL was the first American professional league to follow that format.
		The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969.
		The AFL stocked its teams in two ways: signing "draftees" from the previous year's college graduates (the college draft); and signing "free agents" (players whose contracts in other professional football leagues had expired, or who had no professional experience).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Football_League (1062 words)

	American Football League -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The American Football League took advantage of the burgeoning popularity of football by locating teams in major cities that lacked NFL franchises, and by using the growing power of televised football games (bolstered with the help of major network contracts, first with ABC and later with NBC).
		The AFL also adopted the first-ever cooperative television plan for professional football, in which the league office negotiated an ABC-TV contract, the proceeds of which were divided equally among member clubs.
		The AFL did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960 but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/american_football_league.htm (2213 words)

	Charlie Hennigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of quarterback George Blanda’s main targets, Hennigan was the first professional football player to catch more than a hundred passes in a single season (101 in 1964) and to twice gain over 1500 yards receiving (1961 and 1964).
		Hennigan was an American Football League All-star five straight years (1961 - 1965), and retired after the 1966 season.
		After a promising rookie season, in 1961 he started all 14 games and established himself as a superstar in the AFL by gaining 1,746 yards receiving, a pro football record that stood for 34 years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charlie_Hennigan (194 words)

	NY Titans and Jets
		His recognition that the American Football League needed a strong presence in New York was a major factor in the success of the league that was to be the genesis of modern professional football.
		came to the New York Titans in the 1960 college draft and helped form the backbone of a Jets defense that reached the playoffs in 1968 and 1969, and captured the 1968 American Football League and World Championships.
		He strongly opposed the merger between the leagues, with Al Davis, objecting to the indemnity the NFL squeezed from the American Football League owners for having the audacity to put good teams in the New York area and in California.
	www.conigliofamily.com /TitansJets.htm (1846 words)

	Denver Broncos
		Taylor was the first professional football receiver ever to make one hundred receptions in a single season (1961), and he accomplished that feat in only 14 games.
		Taylor was the Broncos' team Most Valuable Player in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and an American Football League All-Star in 1961, 1962 and 1965.
		The Broncos won the first-ever American Football League game, over the Boston Patriots (13-10) on September 9, 1960.
	www.conigliofamily.com /Broncos.htm (1846 words)

	NY Titans and Jets
		His recognition that the American Football League needed a strong presence in New York was a major factor in the success of the league that was to be the genesis of modern professional football.
		He strongly opposed the merger between the leagues, with Al Davis, objecting to the indemnity the NFL squeezed from the American Football League owners for having the audacity to put good teams in the New York area and in California.
		In the third game of the 1961 season versus the Boston Patriots, Titans fullback Bill Mathis broke his collarbone and this jersey was cut and removed from his body as he was helped off the field.
	www.conigliofamily.com /TitansJets.htm (1846 words)

	nsudemons.com
		Receiver Charlie Hennigan and running back Charlie Tolar were the first former Demons to play in a Pro Bowl when they represented the Houston Oilers in the 1961 American Football League Pro Bowl.
		BUFFALO -- Former Northwestern State All-American Terrence McGee, who is threatening to tie the NFL record of four kickoff return touchdowns in a single season, was selected Tuesday to represent the American Football Conference in the Pro Bowl, the NFL's annual all-star game.
		FOOTBALL: Second-year pro joins Charlie Hennigan, Charlie Tolar, Joe Delaney, Mark Duper, Jackie Smith, John Stephens and Bobby Hebert in the ranks of Demons in the Pro Bowl
	www.nsudemons.com /story.asp?ID=1099 (686 words)

	Gene Mingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eugene Mingo (born September 22, 1938 in Akron, Ohio) was the first black field goal kicker in professional football in the United States, and was a very versatile American football player, playing several positions including halfback, kicker, and kickoff/punt returner.
		He led the American Football League in scoring as a rookie in 1960 with 123 points and in 1962 with 137 points.
		In the 1961 season opener at War Memorial Stadium against the Buffalo Bills, Mingo threw two touchdown passes, from the halfback position, to help the Broncos win 22-10: a 50-yarder to Lionel Taylor in the first quarter, and a 52-yarder to Taylor in the third.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gene_Mingo (199 words)

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