American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. In 1970 the AFL merged operations with the National Football League. All ten AFL franchises became part of the merged league, which retained the NFL name.

Related Topics:
American football - 1960 - 1969 - 1970 - Merged - National Football League

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Note: There were three earlier and unrelated American football leagues of the same name: One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941. They are listed at the end of this article.

Related Topics:
1926 - 1936 - 1937 - 1940 - 1941

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