Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - The History of Professional Football

The History of
Professional Football
• Our presentation will
discuss the history of
professional football.
• It will show how
football has
progressed from the
early days and we will
mention some of the
highlights and players.
The Roaring Twenties
• Jim Thorpe was player
and president of the
now-named National
Football League.
• All of the rules finally
got set and
professional football
truly began.
The Post-Depression Era
(1930’s)
• League is split into
divisions.
• Many teams are
joining and dropping
out of the league.
• Chicago Bears attain
the first ever
undefeated season,
unmatched until the
1970’s.
1940’s
• Wartime causes
several teams to leave
league, or merge.
Teams did rejoin
following war.
• First black players are
signed into the league
- Marion Motley, Bill
Willis, and Woody
Strode.
1950’s
• Instead of having an
American and National
conference the NFL goes
to divisions renamed
Eastern and Western.
• Championship games are
played, but there is still no
Super Bowl.
• Pro football is becoming
more popular, still not a
craze.
1960’s
• Vince Lombardi’s
Packers win first two
Super Bowls in history
• “Broadway Joe”
Namath leads the New
York Jets to win Super
Bowl III in the biggest
upset in NFL history.
• Pete Rozelle-new com.
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• Miami Dolphins win
Super Bowl VII in first
ever perfect season.
(record & SB)
• NFC and AFC system is
created, which is the same
used today.
• NFL is expanded from 14
to 16 games.
• Walter Payton leads NFL in
rushing five years straight.
1980’s
 The NFL Players
Association calls a
strike following the
second week of the
season. Play doesn’t
resume until Nov. 21.
 As a result, only 9
regular season games
are played.
 Four-time champions
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