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National Football League (view source)
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== History ==
== History ==
The NFL was originally formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association but in 1922 it officially adopted the name of the National Football League as it is today. In 1960, [[Kansas City]] businessman [[Lamar Hunt]] founded the [[American Football League]] (AFL) to be a competitor to the NFL. By 1970, the two leagues merged with the original NFL teams becoming the [[National Football Conference]] and the AFL teams becoming the [[American Football Conference]].
The origins of the NFL go back to a single game of soccer played between Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1869. The game used modified London Football Association rules that began the distinction between (American) soccer and rugby. The NFL was originally formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association but in 1922 it officially adopted the name of the National Football League as it is today. In 1960, [[Kansas City]] businessman [[Lamar Hunt]] founded the [[American Football League]] (AFL) to be a competitor to the NFL. By 1970, the two leagues merged with the original NFL teams becoming the [[National Football Conference]] and the AFL teams becoming the [[American Football Conference]].
==List of Teams==
==List of Teams==