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American Conference 1950–1952 Eastern Conference 1953–1966 National Conference 1950–1952 Western Conference 1953–1966 Chicago Cardinals (St. Louis from 1960) Baltimore Colts (I) (ex-AAFC, 1950, defunct) Cleveland Browns (ex-AAFC, from 1950) Chicago Bears: New York Giants: Detroit Lions: Philadelphia Eagles: Green Bay Packers: Pittsburgh ...
The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, on January 26, 33-year-old Pete Rozelle , the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams , was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot.
The National Football Conference (NFC) is a conference of the National Football League (NFL), ... When the AFL began play in 1960 with eight teams, the NFL consisted ...
Eastern Division renamed to American Conference. Western Division renamed to National Conference. San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and the first Baltimore Colts all enfranchised from now-defunct All-America Football Conference. The Colts folded after the season. New York Bulldogs changed name to New York Yanks and moved to the National ...
The National Football Conference (NFC) is one of two conferences within the National Football League (NFL), the American Football Conference (AFC) being the other. Prior to 1970, there were two separate professional football leagues, the National Football League and the American Football League (AFL). In 1970, the AFL merged with the NFL.
The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems. The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The APFA changed ...
The rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and American Football League (AFL) have since merged with the NFL (the only two AAFC teams that currently exist, the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers, joined the NFL in 1950), but AAFC Championship Games and records are not included in the NFL's record books.
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States and the highest professional level of American football in the world. [1] It was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before adopting its current name for the 1922 season.