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American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL) and became that league's American Football Conference (AFC). The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existe…

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Founded
August 14, 1959; 67 years ago (1959-08-14)
Country
United States
First season
1960
Folded
February 1, 1970; 56 years ago (1970-02-01), merged with NFL as AFC
Last champion
Kansas City Chiefs
Most titles
Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs (3)

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Overview

History

Legacy

Teams

All-Star games

Records

Players, coaches, and contributors

50th anniversary celebration

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American Football League

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Edges274
Triples187
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007273
Components1

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American Football League

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related to Further reading · 59
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related to overview · 45
American Football League → AAF, AAFC, ABA, AFL, AFL's, All, All-America Football Conference, American Basketball Association, American Football, American League, Baltimore Colts, Big Three, Both, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Rams, Every, For, Fox, From, Historically
related to Television · 21
American Football League → ABA, ABC, AFL, After, At, CBS, Dallas Texans, Daryle Lamonica, Despite, For, Houston Oilers, It, John Hadl, Len Dawson, Long, NBC, NFL, The AFL, The NFL, While
related to External links · 19
American Football League → AFL, AFL Legacy GamesThe New, AFL's, AFLPFRA, AFLPro Football Hall, American Football League Legacy, Anniversary CelebrationSchedule, Fame American Football League, Football League, GamesESPN, Legacy, Legacy Game Archived, Little Super BowlsPFRA, NFL, RemembertheAFL, Summer, Wayback MachineOfficial Titans, Websiteafl-football, York Times
related to Rule changes · 11
American Football League → AFL, All, America, NFL, One, Super Bowl, The, The AFL, The AFL's, The NFL, United States
related to Players, coaches, and contributors · 5
American Football League → Football League, Football League Most Valuable, List, PlayersAmerican Football League Rookies, YearAmerican Football League
see also · 3
American Football League → American, Basketball AssociationWorld Hockey Association, Football League
Country · 1
American Football League → United States
First season · 1
American Football League → 1960
Folded · 1
American Football League → February 1, 1970; 56 years ago (1970-02-01), merged with NFL as AFC

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
American Football LeagueCountryUnited States1.00infobox
American Football LeagueFirst season19601.00infobox
American Football LeagueFoldedFebruary 1, 1970; 56 years ago (1970-02-01), merged with NFL as AFC1.00infobox
American Football LeagueFoundedAugust 14, 1959; 67 years ago (1959-08-14)1.00infobox
American Football LeagueLast championKansas City Chiefs1.00infobox
American Football LeagueMost titlesDallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs (3)1.00infobox
American Football LeagueNo. of teams8 (1960–1965), 9 (1966–1967), 10 (1968–1970)1.00infobox
American Football LeagueSportAmerican football1.00infobox
Oilers' George Blandainstance ofplayers0.80text
Chargers/Bills' Jack Kempinstance ofplayers0.80text
Texans' Len Dawsoninstance ofplayers0.80text
the Titans' Don Maynardinstance ofplayers0.80text

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