1960: Hunt applied for a National Football League expansion franchise but was turned down. In 1959, professional football was a distant second to Major League Baseball in popularity, and the thinking among NFL executives was that the league must be careful not to "oversaturate" the market by expanding too quickly. Hunt also attempted to purchase the NFL's Chicago Cardinals franchise in 1959 with the intent to move them to Dallas, but was again turned down, but instead he created the American Football League with 8 teams from Boston, Buffalo, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland (after Minneapolis is turned down).
The Alignment looked liked this
AFL EAST: Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers, New York Titans
AFL WEST: Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders
NFL EAST: Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFL WEST: Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers
1961: The United Football Alliance began play with teams from Atlanta (Falcons), Cincinnati (Bengals), Indianapolis (Racers), Las Vegas (Gamblers), Miami (Dolphins), Richmond (Rebels), San Antonio (Riders), Seattle (Rangers), also that year the L.A. Chargers move to San Diego and keeps their chargers name.
1963: After 3 Years of Being in Dallas including their 1962 AFL Championship win over Houston in Double OT by a final score 20-17, The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, but they were plans that the San Antonio Riders will be renamed in to the San Antonio Texans.
1966: Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins both leave the UFA to the NFL for Atlanta and the AFL for Atlanta making way for two new teams in Portland, OR (Portland Thunder) and Sacramento, CA (Sacramento Nuggets), also they were plans that the AFL, NFL and the UFA are going to compete in a postseason contest to see who will be the World Champion of Pro Football called the Super Bowl.
1967: New Orleans Saints came in to the NFL also in Celebration of Canada's 100th Anniversary the CFL has to invite the Grey Cup Champion to compete in the final four for Super Bowl II, Hamilton Tiger Cats beated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-1 at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa getting a chance to play in the Playoffs along with the AFL Champion Oakland Raiders, the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers and the UFA Champion, Seattle Rangers, The Roughriders lost to Oakland 27-24 thanks to Daryle Lamonica scoring 2 TD Passes, The Raiders would go on to lose Super Bowl II to the Green Bay Packers 33-14 with the MVP going to Bart Starr, but with that success the CFL permantly starts to play with the NFL, AFL and the UFA.
1968: Cincinnati Bengals followed the suit after leaving the UFA to the AFL, and the San Jose Apaches (from the Continental Football League) joined the UFA.
1970: But after poor attendance from the Continental Football League last season, the UFA absorbed the Continental Football League as the Indianapolis Racers, San Antonio Texans, Las Vegas Gamblers merged with their CoFL counterparts (Indianapolis Capitols, San Antonio Toros, Las Vegas Cowboys respectively) and the Alabama Hawks (Huntsville, AL), Arkansas Diamonds, Chicago Owls, Dallas Rockets, Fort Worth Braves, Jersey Jays (Newark, NJ), Mexico Golden Aztecs, Norfolk Neptunes, Ohio Valley Ironmen, Oklahoma Thunderbirds (Tulsa, OK), Orlando Panthers, Stockton Lightning (was Sacramento Capitols), Spokane Shockets, Texarkana Titans, Tri-City Apollos (Midland, MI) and the West Texas Rufneks (Midland-Odessa, TX), then the NFL merged with the AFL in addition ABC debuts Monday Night Football, and the alignment looked like this.
AFC EAST: Baltimore Colts, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets
AFC CENTRAL: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC WEST: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFC CENTRAL: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
NFC WEST: Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers
1971: The First Female Football Team entered the UFA as the Toledo Troopers entered the season along with the Omaha Nighthawks playing 7 home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium and 1 game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE every year.
1972: West Texas Roughnecks, San Antonio Texans, Dallas Roughnecks and the Fort Worth Braves leave the UFA to join the new Lone Star Football League along with 4 new teams Victoria, TX (Red Rage), San Angelo, TX (Spartans), Laredo, TX (Outlaws) and Austin, TX (Vipers).
1974: Pro Football wants a 2nd Team in the Niagara Region and a new team from Niagara Falls, NY came in to the league as Miss USA FC owned by Kayser Roth and led by QB and Miss USA 1974 Karen Morrison the team finished 4-12 (Today it will later move to Charleston, SC (1977-1978), Biloxi, MS (1979-1982), Knoxville, TN (1983), Lakeland, FL (1984-1985), Miami, FL (1986), Albuquerque, NM (1987), El Paso, TX (1988), Mobile, AL (1989), Wichita, KS (1990-1993), South Padre Island, TX (1994-1996), Shreveport, LA (1997-1998), Branson, MO (1999-2000), Gary, IN (2001-2002), San Antonio, TX (2003), Los Angeles, CA (2004, 2007), Baltimore, MD (2005-2006), and Las Vegas, NV (2008-2010), also the Dixie Football League was founded with a 4 team league consisting of the Southeast Louisiana Steelsharks, Jackson Juggernauts, Lake Charles Rivercats and the Biloxi Hurricanes, and the WFL came in to life with the alignment
Eastern: Charlotte Hornets, Florida Blazers, Jacksonville Sharks, Philadelphia Bell
Central: Birmingham Americans, Chicago Fire, Detroit Wheels, Memphis Southmen
Western: Hawaiians FC (Honolulu, HI), Portland Storm, Shreveport Steamer and the Southern California Sun (Anaheim, CA)
1975: With people predicted that the WFL was dead the league returned for the 1975 season, with a new leader, commissioner Chris Hemmeter, former co-owner of the 1974 Hawaiians franchise, and some new owners with new names. The deceased Sharks of Jacksonville came back as the 'Express.' The Portland Storm became the Portland Thunder, the Birmingham Americans were replaced by the Vulcans, and the Chicago Fire became the Winds. The World Bowl runner-up Florida Blazers folded; its franchise rights were relocated to San Antonio, Texas, as the San Antonio Wings. Only two teams, Memphis and Philadelphia, returned with the same ownership from the prior season then the WFL folded in 1975, and teams were scheduled to play will be counted in the standings.
1976: With that success after the WFL split up the Birmingham Vulcans, Memphis Southmen, Charlotte Hornets, Jacksonville Express and the Shreveport Steamer joined the Southern Football League along with a new team in Savannah, GA (Savannah Warriors), Southern California Sun, Hawaiians FC, Portland Thunder join the new Pacific Football Alliance along with a team from Spokane, WA (Wolfpack) and the rest joined the UFA including the Portland Thunder got merged with their WFL Counterpart, also the NFL expanded 2 more teams from Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC), The Bucs and the Seahawks traded conferences the following season.
1977: Seattle Rangers decided to leave the UFA and the join the Pacific Football Alliance by moving to Tacoma, WA along with a new team in Salem, OR (Salem Monarchs), also the SFL's Charlotte Hornets changed their name into the Charlotte Panthers.
1978: Sunshine State Football League began play with 4 teams from Orlando (Citrus), Palm Beach (Makos), Daytona (Racers), and Jacksonville (Jaguars)
1979: Arizona Football League starts playing with 8 teams with the alignment
Papago: Casa Grande Wolfpack, Flagstaff Hitmen, Tucson Desert Demons, Tempe Predators
Sonoran: Cochise County Cavaliers, East Valley Warloads, Phoenix Heatwave, West Valley Headhunters
PART 2 WILL BE COMING SOON AND WILL FOCUSING FROM 1980 TO PRESENT.
The Alignment looked liked this
AFL EAST: Buffalo Bills, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers, New York Titans
AFL WEST: Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders
NFL EAST: Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFL WEST: Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers
1961: The United Football Alliance began play with teams from Atlanta (Falcons), Cincinnati (Bengals), Indianapolis (Racers), Las Vegas (Gamblers), Miami (Dolphins), Richmond (Rebels), San Antonio (Riders), Seattle (Rangers), also that year the L.A. Chargers move to San Diego and keeps their chargers name.
1963: After 3 Years of Being in Dallas including their 1962 AFL Championship win over Houston in Double OT by a final score 20-17, The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, but they were plans that the San Antonio Riders will be renamed in to the San Antonio Texans.
1966: Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins both leave the UFA to the NFL for Atlanta and the AFL for Atlanta making way for two new teams in Portland, OR (Portland Thunder) and Sacramento, CA (Sacramento Nuggets), also they were plans that the AFL, NFL and the UFA are going to compete in a postseason contest to see who will be the World Champion of Pro Football called the Super Bowl.
1967: New Orleans Saints came in to the NFL also in Celebration of Canada's 100th Anniversary the CFL has to invite the Grey Cup Champion to compete in the final four for Super Bowl II, Hamilton Tiger Cats beated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 24-1 at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa getting a chance to play in the Playoffs along with the AFL Champion Oakland Raiders, the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers and the UFA Champion, Seattle Rangers, The Roughriders lost to Oakland 27-24 thanks to Daryle Lamonica scoring 2 TD Passes, The Raiders would go on to lose Super Bowl II to the Green Bay Packers 33-14 with the MVP going to Bart Starr, but with that success the CFL permantly starts to play with the NFL, AFL and the UFA.
1968: Cincinnati Bengals followed the suit after leaving the UFA to the AFL, and the San Jose Apaches (from the Continental Football League) joined the UFA.
1970: But after poor attendance from the Continental Football League last season, the UFA absorbed the Continental Football League as the Indianapolis Racers, San Antonio Texans, Las Vegas Gamblers merged with their CoFL counterparts (Indianapolis Capitols, San Antonio Toros, Las Vegas Cowboys respectively) and the Alabama Hawks (Huntsville, AL), Arkansas Diamonds, Chicago Owls, Dallas Rockets, Fort Worth Braves, Jersey Jays (Newark, NJ), Mexico Golden Aztecs, Norfolk Neptunes, Ohio Valley Ironmen, Oklahoma Thunderbirds (Tulsa, OK), Orlando Panthers, Stockton Lightning (was Sacramento Capitols), Spokane Shockets, Texarkana Titans, Tri-City Apollos (Midland, MI) and the West Texas Rufneks (Midland-Odessa, TX), then the NFL merged with the AFL in addition ABC debuts Monday Night Football, and the alignment looked like this.
AFC EAST: Baltimore Colts, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets
AFC CENTRAL: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC WEST: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
NFC CENTRAL: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
NFC WEST: Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers
1971: The First Female Football Team entered the UFA as the Toledo Troopers entered the season along with the Omaha Nighthawks playing 7 home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium and 1 game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE every year.
1972: West Texas Roughnecks, San Antonio Texans, Dallas Roughnecks and the Fort Worth Braves leave the UFA to join the new Lone Star Football League along with 4 new teams Victoria, TX (Red Rage), San Angelo, TX (Spartans), Laredo, TX (Outlaws) and Austin, TX (Vipers).
1974: Pro Football wants a 2nd Team in the Niagara Region and a new team from Niagara Falls, NY came in to the league as Miss USA FC owned by Kayser Roth and led by QB and Miss USA 1974 Karen Morrison the team finished 4-12 (Today it will later move to Charleston, SC (1977-1978), Biloxi, MS (1979-1982), Knoxville, TN (1983), Lakeland, FL (1984-1985), Miami, FL (1986), Albuquerque, NM (1987), El Paso, TX (1988), Mobile, AL (1989), Wichita, KS (1990-1993), South Padre Island, TX (1994-1996), Shreveport, LA (1997-1998), Branson, MO (1999-2000), Gary, IN (2001-2002), San Antonio, TX (2003), Los Angeles, CA (2004, 2007), Baltimore, MD (2005-2006), and Las Vegas, NV (2008-2010), also the Dixie Football League was founded with a 4 team league consisting of the Southeast Louisiana Steelsharks, Jackson Juggernauts, Lake Charles Rivercats and the Biloxi Hurricanes, and the WFL came in to life with the alignment
Eastern: Charlotte Hornets, Florida Blazers, Jacksonville Sharks, Philadelphia Bell
Central: Birmingham Americans, Chicago Fire, Detroit Wheels, Memphis Southmen
Western: Hawaiians FC (Honolulu, HI), Portland Storm, Shreveport Steamer and the Southern California Sun (Anaheim, CA)
1975: With people predicted that the WFL was dead the league returned for the 1975 season, with a new leader, commissioner Chris Hemmeter, former co-owner of the 1974 Hawaiians franchise, and some new owners with new names. The deceased Sharks of Jacksonville came back as the 'Express.' The Portland Storm became the Portland Thunder, the Birmingham Americans were replaced by the Vulcans, and the Chicago Fire became the Winds. The World Bowl runner-up Florida Blazers folded; its franchise rights were relocated to San Antonio, Texas, as the San Antonio Wings. Only two teams, Memphis and Philadelphia, returned with the same ownership from the prior season then the WFL folded in 1975, and teams were scheduled to play will be counted in the standings.
1976: With that success after the WFL split up the Birmingham Vulcans, Memphis Southmen, Charlotte Hornets, Jacksonville Express and the Shreveport Steamer joined the Southern Football League along with a new team in Savannah, GA (Savannah Warriors), Southern California Sun, Hawaiians FC, Portland Thunder join the new Pacific Football Alliance along with a team from Spokane, WA (Wolfpack) and the rest joined the UFA including the Portland Thunder got merged with their WFL Counterpart, also the NFL expanded 2 more teams from Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC), The Bucs and the Seahawks traded conferences the following season.
1977: Seattle Rangers decided to leave the UFA and the join the Pacific Football Alliance by moving to Tacoma, WA along with a new team in Salem, OR (Salem Monarchs), also the SFL's Charlotte Hornets changed their name into the Charlotte Panthers.
1978: Sunshine State Football League began play with 4 teams from Orlando (Citrus), Palm Beach (Makos), Daytona (Racers), and Jacksonville (Jaguars)
1979: Arizona Football League starts playing with 8 teams with the alignment
Papago: Casa Grande Wolfpack, Flagstaff Hitmen, Tucson Desert Demons, Tempe Predators
Sonoran: Cochise County Cavaliers, East Valley Warloads, Phoenix Heatwave, West Valley Headhunters
PART 2 WILL BE COMING SOON AND WILL FOCUSING FROM 1980 TO PRESENT.