Today the National Football League (NFL) is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, but little did you know its origins as the American Professional Football Association were a whole lot more humble. Its birth really originated in an Ohio auto dealership, some teams in the cities such as Decatur and Munchie and the crowning of a champion four months after the last snap was taken. 14 men huddled inside the Jordan and Hupmobile automobile showroom in downtown Canton, Ohio, on the night of September 17, 1920, were finally ready to strike a deal. They all had to come to Ralph Hay’s dealership not in search of a new set of wheels, but on the other hand a new professional football league had to save them from themselves.
The very first football game involving an APFA team took place on September 26, 1920, at Douglas Park in Rock Island, Illinois, as the hometown …show more content…
While the ‘20s rolled in the NFL scattered. NFL’s first season had quickly been forgotten in the sports memory. Whereabouts of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Cup (BBCC) for short were only given out that one time quickly became unknown. Two APFA franchises however continued on.
In the present day known as the 21st century we have the NFL with 32 teams. Just to name a few they are the Panthers, Redskins, Eagles, Titans, Saints, Packers, and Etc. Many people to love to watch the NFL games be played and people like myself can’t wait to see the playoffs and the super bowl games. The players today worked extremely hard in Pee-Wee ball known as Little League, high school, and college to get where they are now. So before I go I just want everyone to keep doing what they are doing to make it in life, because you never know what you do right now can affect the way you make it in today’s
The very first football game involving an APFA team took place on September 26, 1920, at Douglas Park in Rock Island, Illinois, as the hometown …show more content…
While the ‘20s rolled in the NFL scattered. NFL’s first season had quickly been forgotten in the sports memory. Whereabouts of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Cup (BBCC) for short were only given out that one time quickly became unknown. Two APFA franchises however continued on.
In the present day known as the 21st century we have the NFL with 32 teams. Just to name a few they are the Panthers, Redskins, Eagles, Titans, Saints, Packers, and Etc. Many people to love to watch the NFL games be played and people like myself can’t wait to see the playoffs and the super bowl games. The players today worked extremely hard in Pee-Wee ball known as Little League, high school, and college to get where they are now. So before I go I just want everyone to keep doing what they are doing to make it in life, because you never know what you do right now can affect the way you make it in today’s