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The brainchild of former New York Giants personnel director Harry March, plans for the formation of the second American Football League were announced on November 12, 1935. [2] Fifteen cities bid for charter franchises for the new league, and on April 11, 1936, eight ( Boston , Cleveland , Jersey City , New York , Philadelphia , Pittsburgh ...
The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...
The early history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid–19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or run over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games.
The history of sports in the United States reveals that American football, baseball, softball, and indoor soccer evolved from older British sports—rugby football, British baseball, rounders, and association football, respectively. Over time, these sports diverged significantly from their European origins, developing into distinctly American ...
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The Giants finished their season at 13–4–0, while 10–3–0 Green Bay had a final game at Portsmouth: a loss would have given the Packers a 10–4–0 finish and a .714 percentage, giving the Giants, at .765, the championship, while a tie (10–3–1 and .769) or win (11–3–0 and .785) would give Green Bay the 1930 title, their second ...
1930 British Home Championship (October 19, 1929 – April 5, 1930) England. I. Dr. Gerö Cup (September 18, 1927 – May 11, 1930) Italy. FIFA World Cup in Uruguay (July 13 – 30 1930) Uruguay Argentina; Baltic Cup 1930 in Lithuania (August 15–17, 1930) Lithuania. 1929-32 Nordic Football Championship (June 14, 1929 – September 25, 1932)