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Columbus Panhandles
Die Columbus Panhandles waren ein amerikanisches American-Football-Team, dass 1920 zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der späteren National Football League gehörte und bis 1926 existierte.
Geschichte
Vor der Gründung der NFL
In der Zeitung Columbus Press-Post von 1900 wird erstmals ein Football-Team namens „Panhandle railroad team“ in Columbus (Ohio) erwähnt. Da die Spieler aus den Werkstätten der Panhandle Division der Pennsylvania Railroad kamen, setzte sich die Bezeichnung „Columbus Panhandle Shop Team“ bzw. „Columbus Panhandles“ durch. im folgenden Jahr spielte eine Mannschaft der Eisenbahner gegen die eine Mannschaft der in Columbus stationierten Soldaten (Columbus Barracks).
Harry Greenwood löste 1902 William Butler als Manager des Teams ab. Greenwood organisierte mehrere Spiele, drei gegen die Barracks und eines gegen ein Dennison Panhandles genanntes Team. 1903 war E. E. Griest für die Organisation des Teams verantwortlich. Fünf der acht Spiele in der Saison wurden gewonnen.
Im folgenden Jahr übernahm Joseph Carr die Organisation des Teams. Carr war bisher Manager des Baseball-Teams der Eisenbahner, den Columbus Panhandle White Sox, und schrieb als Sportjournalist für die örtliche Presse. Das Football-Team spielte jedoch 1904 nur zwei Mal. Erst 1907 wurde die Mannschaft wieder aktiver und nahm am Spielbetrieb teil.
Carr nutzte den Vorteil, dass die meisten Spieler bei der Eisenbahngesellschaft beschäftigt waren und kostenlos Zug fahren konnten. Carr verzichtete deshalb später auf eine teure Stadion-Pacht und trat mit seinem Team meist als Auswärtsmannschaft (Travelling team) an. Dadurch konnte er erhebliche Kosten sparen und das Team stand bis zu Beginn der 1920er Jahre finanziell gut da.
In der 1907er Saison gewann das Team in der Ohio League zwei Spiele, verlor drei und spielte ein Unentschieden. Zu den Leistungsträgern der neu aufgestellten Mannschaft wurden die deutschstämmigen Nesser-Brüder. Sechs der zwölf Geschwister arbeiteten in den Eisenbahnwerkstätten als Kesselnieter und spielten in ihrer Freizeit Football. Sie bildeten bis Anfang der 1920er Jahre das Rückgrat des Teams. Insbesondere ihre durch körperliche Kraft bestimmte Spielweise dominierte viele Spiele.
Die Heimspiele wurden ab 1909 bis 1915 im Indianola Park, einem Freizeitpark, ausgetragen. Ab 1913 wurden „Heimspiele“ nur gegen örtliche Teams ausgetragen. Ab 1916 wurde das Baseball-Stadion Neil Park genutzt.
Die Mannschaft spielte bis 1916 weitgehend erfolgreich in der halb-professionellen Ohio League, nur 1912 und 1913 gab es mehr Niederlagen als Siege. Es gelang dem Team jedoch nie, sich den Meisterschaftstitel zu sichern.
In den folgenden drei Jahren konnte das Team jedoch an diese Leistung nicht mehr anknüpfen.
NFL
Als sich im Herbst 1920 in Canton (Ohio) die Eigner verschiedener Football-Teams zur Vereinbarung einer neuen Liga, der American Professional Football Association (APFA), trafen, war auch Joseph Carr als Vertreter der Columbus Panhandles anwesend. Am 3. Oktober 1920 spielten das Team gegen die Dayton Triangles. Dies gilt als das erste Spiel der neuen Liga und somit das erste Spiel der späteren National Football League. Die von Ted Nesser trainierte Mannschaft verlor das Spiel mit 14:0.[1]
Da das erste Jahr der neuen Liga die selbst gestellten Ansprüche nicht erfüllte, löste Joseph Carr 1921 Jim Thorpe als Präsident ab. Nach der 1921 verkaufte Carr die Panhandles an lokale Geschäftsleute um einen Interessenkonflikt zu vermeiden.
Die neu als Columbus Tigers aufgestellte Mannschaft konnte jedoch an die früheren Erfolge nicht mehr heranreichen. Insbesondere auch das Fehlen der Nesser-Brüder machte sich bemerkbar. Nach zwei desaströsen Saison-Ergebnissen 1925 und 1926 wurde der Spielbetrieb eingestellt.
There’s a famous story that when the boys grew up and the football team was going strong, Theodore served as water “boy” and Katherine washed and ironed the team’s uniforms. The first part is probably an exaggeration, although old Theodore may have gone out on the field a couple of times during time outs to give his boys hell if they were losing.
The second part of the story has to be true to some extent. If Mrs. Nesser cleaned only her own boys’ uniforms, she was practically laundress for the team. And what oversized uniforms they were!
Joe Carr used the six brothers as the backbone of the Columbus Panhandles, and the football playing family remained in that role for nearly twenty years. From 1901 until 1922 (no team fielded in 1905 and 1906) the Panhandles were a major fixture in the sport, with their best years coming in a three-year span between 1914-1916 when the team went a combined 22-10-1.
Over that same twenty-year period, the railroaders were also the best pro team in the city of Columbus. The team would compile an outstanding 33-5 record against opponents from Columbus, including an amazing 32-1 record over their last thirty-three games. The Panhandles were the best pro football team to ever come out of the capital city.
With the combination of the Nesser brothers as an attraction and the free travel by the railroad, the Panhandles became the biggest attraction in the early days of pro football. The majority of the good teams in the Ohio League and around the Midwest were more than willing to schedule Columbus, as they knew it would be easy to advertise a game featuring the Nesser brothers. Fans everywhere came out to watch the railroaders.
Panhandle's Rough and Tough Playing Style
The Nesser’s sandlot mentality was developed in a unique way. Because of the limited time to practice and prepare for games, the Panhandles did the majority of their preparation during lunch.
Workers had a one-hour break during a normal workday, and the players usually took the first fifteen minutes to eat lunch and used the remaining forty-five minutes to practice football. The athletic field behind the railroad shops in Columbus became a popular spot to learn and watch the game of football.
It must’ve been a funny scene – boilermakers and machinists out on a dirty, gravel field in blue jeans and work boots trying to run plays or kick a football. “There was an athletic field just outside the gates,” Al Nesser recalled of his days with the railroad. “We toiled for five hours, ate lunch and then practiced on full stomachs before going back to work.”
Over the years the Panhandles’ rosters didn’t include many former college players or All-Americans, so the athletic field in the railroad yards became the place where the team would find out who could play. The team’s reputation for “dirty” play was learned and developed right on the railroad yards not college gridirons. The press sometime criticized the railroaders for their rough tactics, but fans loved them.
1922 was the last season for the Columbus Panhandles. They went winless in the NFL at 0-8-0.
From 1923 to 1926 President Carr placed an NFL team in his hometown of Columbus as he replaced the Panhandles with the Columbus Tigers. After winning nine games in their first two seasons the Tigers plummeted the next two years compiling a 1-15 record in league play.
Carr soon realized that the city was in love with Ohio State football and citizens of the capital city could only afford to purchase one football ticket a week so he folded the franchise after the 1926 season.
Plus, Carr was moving the NFL to the big city and Columbus (with only 290,000 citizens in 1930), despite being Carr’s hometown and where the NFL’s headquarters was stationed, wasn’t going to make the cut.
Joe Carr
Joseph Carr directed the Panhandles in 1907 until 1922. In 1904, Joseph Carr, who was a sports writer for the Ohio State Journal and manager of the railroad's baseball team the Famous Panhandle White Sox, took over the football team. However, the Panhandles didn’t take off and the team played just two games. Carr tried again three years later in 1907. Carr saw the potential for professional football not only to be a great spectator sport but also to become a successful business venture and envisioned pro football being just as popular as Major League Baseball.
One of the first things Carr did when he became the owner of the Panhandles was to exploit one of the railroad's policies. Since most of the team's players were employed by the railroad, they could ride the train free of charge. Because of this perk, Carr was able to schedule mostly road games, eliminating the expenses of stadium rental, game promotion, and security for the field. While the team did play the majority of their games on the road as a traveling team, their home games were played at Indianola Park. The Columbus Panhandles in 1907 The Panhandles adopted an amateur sandlot mentality for their playing style.[citation needed] Since the team was composed mainly of railroad workers, the scenario gave the players limited time to practice and prepare for games.[citation needed] The Panhandles did the majority of their preparation during their lunch breaks.[citation needed] Workers had a one-hour break during a normal workday, and the players on the team usually took the first 15 minutes to eat lunch and used the remaining 45 minutes to practice football.[citation needed] An athletic field behind the railroad shops in Columbus became the team's practice field.[citation needed]
The Nessers
The Columbus Panhandles playing a game during the 1910s at Indianola Park. However Carr knew that if his team was to succeed, he needed an attraction.[citation needed] Carr built his team around pro football's most famous family the Nesser Brothers, who were already drawing crowds throughout the country.[citation needed] Carr used the seven Nesser brothers as the backbone of the Panhandles, and the football-playing family remained in that role for nearly 20 years.[citation needed] None of the Nessers attended college, despite many offers. The seven Nesser brothers, who worked as boilermakers for the Pennsylvania Railroad, were exceptionally large and strong for people living in the early 20th century. Frank Nesser was 6-foot 1-inch tall and weighed 235 pounds. They all were exceptionally great athletes for their time.[citation needed] Carr took out ads describing his Panhandles as the toughest professional team in football, led by the famous Nesser brothers.[citation needed] In 1921 the Panhandles line-up included player-coach Ted Nesser and his son Charlie. It is the only time in NFL history a father and son played together on the same team. The Nesser brothers nephew, Ted Hopkins and brother-in-law, John Schneider, also played on the team.[citation needed]
The Panhandles' rosters did not include many former college players or All-Americans, so the athletic field in the railroad yards was the place where the team found out who could play.[citation needed] The team's "dirty" reputation[by whom?] was learned and developed on the railroad yards, not in college stadiums.[citation needed] The press sometimes criticized the Panhandles for their rough play; but it was a big draw for the fans and a main reason many paid to attend games.[citation needed]
Columbus city champs era
The 1915 Columbus Panhandles team. Over a span of 20 years, the Panhandles were considered[by whom?] the best pro team in the city of Columbus.[citation needed] The team compiled a 33–5 record against opponents from Columbus, including a 32–1 record over their last 33 games.[citation needed]
Between 1914 and 1916, which were seen as best years of the franchise, the Nesser-led team went a combined 22–10–1.[citation needed] The majority of the early pro teams would go out of their way to schedule the Panhandles, as they knew it would be easy to advertise a game featuring the famous Nessers.[citation needed] In 1915, The Panhandles were rumored to have played against the legendary Knute Rockne six times in 1915. According to the team, each time they played Rockne, he was on a different team. This rumor, however, is false; Rockne was too much of a family man to play that much pro football, and Notre Dame had most of its home games during the pro football season.
NFL
On August 20, 1920, a meeting attended by representatives of four Ohio League teams—the Canton Bulldogs, the Cleveland Tigers, the Dayton Triangles, and the Akron Pros—was held. At the meeting, the representatives tentatively agreed to introduce a salary cap for the teams, not to sign college players nor players under contract with another team, and became united as the American Professional Football Conference. They then contacted other major professional teams and invited them to a meeting for September 17.
At the meeting in September, held at Ralph Hay's Hupmobile showroom, representatives of the Rock Island Independents, the Muncie Flyers, the Decatur Staleys, the Massillon Tigers, the Chicago Cardinals, the Rochester Jeffersons, and the Hammond Pros were present. The following was achieved: the name of American Professional Football Association was chosen; officers of the league were elected with Jim Thorpe as president; a membership fee of $100 was set; a committee to draft a constitution was named; the secretary of the league was to receive a list of all players used during the season by January 1, 1921; and the trophy that would be awarded to the league champions. During this time, the Panhandles were admitted into the league.
First APFA game
1921 Columbus Panhandles of the National Football League- The Panhandles may have played in the first game with two APFA opponents. However, due to not having the games start at a standardized time, and the failure of the future NFL to record the start times, historians can not determine for sure which two teams played in the first league match-up. What is known for a fact is that the first contests between teams listed as APFA members occurred on October 3, 1920. On that date, the Panhandles were defeated by the Dayton Triangles, 14–0, at Triangle Park, and the Rock Island Independents beat the Muncie Flyers, 45–0, in Rock Island. Frank Bacon of the Triangles is credited with the first punt return for a touchdown.
Columbus Tigers
Jack Sack Following the 1921 season, Carr became the league's new president and renamed the APFA, the NFL. He then discontinued the Panhandles after the 1922 season because of cost and salary demands. Following the 1922 season, the Panhandles became the Columbus Tigers. In 1923, the Tigers attained their best ranking in the NFL, finishing eighth. During that season multiple players won awards. Rookie end Gus Tebell, who was also the coach, was awarded 1st Team All NFL by the Canton Daily News as well as the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Gus Sonnenberg, Paul Goebel, Jack Sack, and Bob Rapp were all awarded 1st Team All-NFL by the Canton Daily News. Pete Stinchcomb was awarded 2nd Team All-NFL by Collyer's Eye. During this time, and at the time of the team folding, Jerry Corcoran was owner of the Tigers.
The next season, they finished tenth. Boni Petcoff was awarded 1st Team All-NFL by the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Petcoff and Paul Goebel were both awarded 2nd Team All NFL by the Green Bay Press-Gazette, with the latter being awarded 2nd Team All NFL by the Collyer's Eye as well. Then, the Tigers ended their final two seasons 20th and 19th, respectively.
Statistik
| Saison | Liga | Siege | Niederlagen | Unentschieden | Punkte erzielt | Punkte zugelassen | Platzierung | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Panhandles | ||||||||
| 1904 | Ohio | |||||||
| 1905 | ||||||||
| 1906 | ||||||||
| 1907 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1908 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1909 | Ohio | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1910 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | Ohio | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1912 | Ohio | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1913 | Ohio | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1914 | Ohio | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1915 | Ohio | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1916 | Ohio | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1917 | Ohio | 2 | 6 | 0 | Ted Nesser | |||
| 1918 | Ohio | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ted Nesser | |||
| 1919 | Ohio | 3 | 6 | 1 | Ted Nesser | |||
| 1920 | APFA | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Ted Nesser | ||
| 1921 | APFA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 17 | Ted Nesser | ||
| 1922 | NFL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | Herb Dell | ||
| Columbus Tigers | ||||||||
| 1923 | NFL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Pete Stinchcomb/Gus Tebell | ||
| 1924 | NFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Red Weaver | ||
| 1925 | NFL | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | Red Weaver | ||
| 1926 | NFL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | Jack Heldt | ||
| Gesamt | 13 | 45 | 3 | |||||
Namhafte Spieler
- Paul Goebel
- Frank Nesser
- Phil Nesser
- Bob Rapp
- Emmett Ruh
- Homer Ruh
- John Schneider
- Lee Snoots
- Gus Sonnenberg
Weblinks
Einzelnachweise
Teams
- Uniformen ergänzen
| Saison | Liga (evt) | Siege | Niederlagen | Unentschieden | Punkte erzielt | Punkte zugelassen | Platzierung | Playoffs (evtl) | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 63 | 11. (von 14) | Guil Falcon |
| Baltimore Colts Hall of Famers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Spielzeit | Aufnahme in die HOF |
| George Blanda | Quarterback, Kicker | 1949–1975 | 1981 |
| Art Donovan | Defensive Tackle | 1950–1961 | 1968 |
| Y. A. Tittle | Quarterback | 1948–1964 | 1971 |
- Akron Pros/Indians* Ok
- Baltimore Colts Ok
- Boston Yanks Ok
- Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers Ok
- Brooklyn Lions/Horsemen Ok
- Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons/Rangers* Ok
- Canton Bulldogs* Ok
- Chicago Tigers* Ok
- Cincinnati Celts Ok
- Cincinnati Reds Ok
- Cleveland Tigers/Indians* Ok
- Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs/Detroit Wolverines Ok
- Cleveland Indians Ok
- Columbus Panhandles/Tigers *
- Dallas Texans --> Giles E. Miller
- Dayton Triangles Ok
- Detroit Heralds/Tigers/Panthers (Detroit (NFL)) *
- Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos
- Evansville Crimson Giants https://www.newspapers.com/image/761384572/?terms=%22Cincinnati%20Celts%22&match=1
- Frankford Yellow Jackets
- Hammond Pros *
- Hartford Blues
- Kansas City Blues/Cowboys
- Kenosha Maroons
- Los Angeles Buccaneers
- Louisville Breckenridges/Colonels
- Milwaukee Badgers
- Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets
- Muncie Flyers *
- New York Bulldogs/Yanks
- New York Brickley Giants
- New York Yankees
- Oorang Indians
- Orange/Newark Tornadoes
- Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs
- Providence Steam Roller
- Racine Legion/Tornadoes
- Rochester Jeffersons *
- Rock Island Independents *
- St. Louis All-Stars
- St. Louis Gunners
- Staten Island Stapletons
- Toledo Maroons
- Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen
- Washington Senators
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_team
- Portsmouth Spartans
- Decatur Staleys*
- Racine Cardinals*
Sonstiges
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-04-29-9304300150-story.html charles sportsman park capone
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/98168423/?terms=Ralph%20Wilson%22%20divorce%20%22Buffalo%20Bills%22&match=1 EX-Mrs Wilson heiratet Keeland (Dolphins)
- Sitz des Teams CHicago (Layden), Bell (Bala Cynwyd), ab 1960 New York
- http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/BuffaloBills/oldindex.htm Spiele in Buffalo
- https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/07/26/every-nfl-stadium-with-a-regular-season-or-postseason-game/39813049/ Alle Stadien
- http://www.quirkyresearch.com/2020/10/30/history-of-nfl-rescheduled-relocated-and-canceled-games/ verlegte Spiele
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/595290441/?terms=Baltimore%20Football%20Livie%20Nee&match=1 EiGner AAFC
- NFL-Teambesitzer
- European League of Football Raiders: American Sports GmbH Vikings: Football AFC Betriebs GmbH
- https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30827733/lawsuits-mergers-super-bowl-pranks-raiders-owner-al-davis-pete-rozelle-years Raiders - Rozelle
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/397550962/?terms=%22Chris%2BO%27Brien%22%2BFootball%2BCardinals Beginn NFL
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/391843702/?terms=%22Chris%2BO%27Brien%22%2BFootball%2BCardinals Bgeinn NFL
- https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4553878/estate-of-paul-e-brown-peter-d-brown-and-michael-brown-co-executors-v/ Paul Brown Daten NFL und vorgänger
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/228380624 Akron 21. August 1920
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/447739258/?terms=%22Carl%20Storck%22&match=1 geschcihte bis 1945
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/447739329/?terms=%22Carl%20Storck%22&match=1 geschcihte bis 1945
- https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?field1=ocr;q1=Organized%20Professional%20Team%20Sports;a=srchls;lmt=ft organized professional team sports hathitrust
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Defunct_National_Football_League_teams
- https://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner.html
Down, Set, Talk
| Down, Set, Talk | |
| Podcasts & Videoshows | |
| Originalsprache | deutsch |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichung | Seit 2018 |
| Genre | American Football |
| Produktion | Christoph Kröger |
| Mitwirkende | |
| Moderation | Adrian Franke und Christoph Kröger |
Down, Set Talk ist ein seit 2018 bestehender deutschsprachiger American-Football-Podcast der Journalisten Adrian Franke und Christoph Kröger.
Geschichte
Adrian Franke (geboren 1989) ist seit 2013 bei SPOX tätig. Ab Herbst 2015 ist er dort vor allem für die NFL zuständig. Durch diese Tätigkeit erschienen 2018 sein Buch „American Football: Alles, was man wissen muss“ und 2019 „American Football: Die größten Legenden: Porträts, Geschichten und Skandale in der NFL“ Christoph Kröger (geboren 1990) ist nach Abschluss des Studiums 2018 ebenfalls im Sportjournalismus tätig.
Im Vorfeld des NFL Draft 2018 begannen die beiden mit der Produktion eines wöchentlich erscheinenden Podcasts zur NFL. Die erste Folge erschien am 18. April 2018. Die technische Produktion obliegt dabei hauptsächlich Christoph Kröger.
Die Inhalte des in der Regel am Donnerstag erscheinenden Podcasts folgen dabei dem Saisongeschehen in der NFL. Während der Spielzeit erfolgt eine ausführliche Berichterstattung zu den anstehenden Spielen und den jeweiligen Match-Ups. In der spielfreien Zeit wird die Free-Agency und der NFL-Draft journalistisch begleitet. Im Vorfeld der neuen Saison werden alle Teams ausführlich besprochen.
Seit 23. August 2019 ist der Podcast der offizielle NFL-Podcast von DAZN und SPOX. 2021 wurde der Podcast in der Kategorie Beste Sportberichterstattung Audio für den Deutschen Sportjournalistenpreis nominiert.
Seit dem 31. Januar 2021 erscheint zusätzlich das Format „Down, Set, Short“ in dem aktuelle Geschehen aufgegriffen und in ca. 30 Minuten besprochen werden.
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Weblinks
- https://downsettalk.de/
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Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Down, Set, Talk! - YouTube. Abgerufen am 13. Oktober 2021.
- ↑ Downsettalk. In: www.patreon.com. Abgerufen am 13. Oktober 2021 (deutsch).
Spieler
ToDo
NFL-Fragmente
Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde der American Football auch außerhalb der Colleges immer populärer in vielen Städten des Mittleren Westens bildeten sich professionelle oder semiprofessionelle Mannschaften. Diese wurden teilweise auch durch örtliche Unternehmen finanziert. Die ersten Zentren lagen in Ohio und im Westen von Pennsylvania und New York. Anfang der 1900er Jahre bildeten sich in diesen Staaten Ligen um einen Meister zu ermitteln. Das Regelwerk basierte auf informellen Absprachen unter den beteiligten Teams. Am 20. August 1920 und am 17. September 1920 trafen sich Vertreter von Teams aus Ohio, Indiana, Illinois und New York um für die kommende Saison einen gemeinsamen Spielplan zu vereinbaren. Zum Präsidenten wurde der prominente Sportler Jim Thorpe bestimmt. Nach der ersten Saison zeigte sich, dass die geplante Zusammenarbeit nicht im gewünschten Maße realisiert wurde und die meisten offenen Punkte (.....) nicht gelöst worden waren. Deshalb kam es 1921 zu einer Neuorganisation. Der Manager der Columbus Panhandles Joseph P. Carr übernahm die Leitung der Liga. Sein Stellvertreter wurde Carl Storck von den Dayton Triangles. Unter Führung dieser beiden wurde der Liga eine feste Struktur gegeben.
Bereits ab Mitte der 1970er Jahre begann die NFL darüber nachzudenken, wie man die Liga bzw. den Sport international vermarkten konnte. Ein erster Versuch war die World League of American Football
