NFL Origins
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Origins pt 5
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when did the NFL begin?

19th century 

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When did the NCAA begin?

1906

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When was the NFL draft created 

1935
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What does the NFL stand for 

National Football league 

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what game was modified to create the rules of football?

Rugby

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When was the NFL founded 

1920

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Who founded the NCAA 

Theodore Roosevelt 

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When was the music city miracle? 

2000

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What does AFL stand for?

Australian Football League 

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what year did the first super bowl occur?

1967

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what was the NFL first called?

APFA (american professional football association)  

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Who won the first NCAA football playoff 

Ohio State 

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When was instant replay passed?

1986

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What does IFL stand for?

Indoor football league 

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what was so special about the 1958 NFL championship game?

They say it was the "greatest game ever played"

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Creator of the NFL

Walter Chauncey Camp

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what teams played in the first college football game?

Princeton and Rutgers

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When was the first Ice bowl game?

1967

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What does WAFL stand for?

Women's American Football League

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why is it called "foot"ball?

people in the middle ages considered any sport played on "foot" to be called football

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Who was the NFL first president 

Jim Thorpe

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What president wanted to ban football? 

Teddy Roosevelt

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when was the immaculate reception?

1972

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What does the XFL stand for?

Extreme football league 

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How much was the AAA player named William heffelfinger paid to play in the game?

$500