American Football Day Timeline

2019

$5.5 billion

That’s the estimated worth of the Dallas Cowboys — football’s most valuable team — ranking first in revenue from suites, club seats, sponsorships, and non-NFL stadium events.

1967

Super Bowl I

Los Angeles hosts the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game (now known as Super Bowl I) on January 15. Game MVP quarterback Bart Starr leads the Packers to a 35-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

June 24, 1922

The NFL Is Born

The APFL is official renamed the NFL

1921

First Black Head Coach

Fritz Pollard, star of the Akron Pros, becomes the NFL's first African American head coach