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The journey of a sandlot football team playing in Rochester, N.Y in 1898, to being an original member of the National Football League in 1920 and playing during the first six seasons of the NFL
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George Eastman
Not a fan of pro football
The NFL is born on September 17. 1920 in Canton, Ohio. Leo Lyons, along with the other team owners listed on the plaque to the left, attend the organizational meeting held in Ralph Hays dealership, to create a new pro football league. The name "APFA" or American Professional Football Association was a temporary name until 2 years later when the league renamed itself the "NFL", the National Football League. Those owners and their 10 teams became the original charter member teams of the NFL, which included the Rochester Jeffersons. All explained on the plaque "The Founders" located at the Pro Football Hall Of Fame and over there.
The Founders Exhibit, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton. Ohio
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell with plaque showing teams that started the league. It is mounted on the Bow Federal building, downtown Canton, Ohio where Ralph Hay's Hupmobile showroom once stood, where the organizational meeting was held
1920 Rochester Jeffersons, Leo Lyons at far left
Ben Lee Boynton, Williams College
Joe Alexander,
Syracuse U.
George Halas,
U. of Illinois
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