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--- nafl:teams [2022/01/02 16:13] – [Golden Age of American Football (1950 - 1970)] sycarion
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 ===== Early Years (1920-1949) =====
+Verbiage about the origins of the league
+==== 1920 NAFL Teams ====
+Akron Arrows
+Buffalo Eagles
+Canton Comets - will become the Chicago Hornets in the final edit.
+Chicago Lightnings - will become the Chicago Tanagers in the final edit.
+Cleveland Ramblers
+Columbus Knights
+Dayton Ketterings - (Began play in Kettering Park)
+Decatur Sterlings
+Detroit Giants
+Hammond Aces
+Muncie Tigers - will be the Muncie Titans in the final edit
+Racine Red Wings
+Rochester Legion
+Rock Island Independents
 ===== Golden Age of American Football (1950 - 1970) =====
-The Golden Age of American Football began in 1950. The NAFL completed absorbing the remaining teams of the AFA
+The Golden Age of American Football began in 1950. The NAFL absorbed the remaining teams of the United Football Clubs of America (UFCA) in the summer of 1949. Work began to realign all teams into regions and to setup a cooperative framework to help all teams become successful.
+=== Challenges for the NAFL ===
+Five teams were completely bankrupt.
+New York had already been destablized during WWII to save the league.
+The Exhibition Game question. (Will games against amateur or semi-pro team be allowed to continue?)
 ===== Merger Years (1971 - 1983) =====