AFL–NFL merger
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afl-nfl-merger-185-18206040
title:
AFL–NFL merger
text:
The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues in the United States at the time: the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). It paved the way for the combined league, which retained the "National Football League" name and logo, to become the most popular sports league in the United States. The merger was announced on the evening of June 8, 1966. Under the merger agreement, the leagues maintained separate regular-season sch
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description:
1970 merger of two major US football leagues: the AFL and the NFL
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger
date created:
2004-02-03T22:39:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:14:22Z
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