In an era in which football was a major attraction of local athletic clubs, an intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association (AAA) and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club (PAC), led to the making of the first professional football player. The game was moved indoors to Chicago Stadium because of bitter cold and heavy snow. Carr gave three different notices forbidding Pottsville to play the game, but Pottsville played anyway, December 12. Halfback Charles Follis signed a contract with the Shelby (Ohio) AC, making him the first known black pro football player. Creatas Images/Creatas/Getty Images. After admitting the use of players who had college eligibility remaining during the 1921 season, Clair and the Green Bay management withdrew from the APFA, January 28. Syracuse, with Glen (Pop) Warner at guard, won 6-0 and went on to win the tournament. The inbounds line or hashmarks were moved nearer the center of the field, 15 yards from the sidelines. The NFL adopted Bert Bell's proposal to hold an annual draft of college players, to begin in 1936, with teams selecting in an inverse order of finish, May 19. Jan 1, 1820. A field goal dropped from four points to three. That day, Carr fined the club, suspended it from all rights and privileges (including the right to play for the NFL championship), and re-turned its franchise to the league. In 1970 after the merge the NFL had 3 divisions with 26 teams where eight teams went through to the playoffs. in the end they came to an agreement for a common draft and a championship game between the champions of each league. The first authenticated pass completion in a pro game came on October 27, when George (Peggy) Parratt of Massillon threw a completion to Dan (Bullet) Riley in a victory over a combined Benwood-Moundsville team. Frankford edged the Bears for the championship, despite Halas having obtained John (Paddy) Driscoll from the Cardinals. Thorpe played his second and final season for the Oorang Indians. Professional football gained new prestige when the Bears were matched against the best college football players in the first Chicago College All-Star Game, August 31. The Cincinnati Reds lost their first eight games, then were suspended from the league for defaulting on payments. A league in which all the members would follow the same rules seemed the answer. Carr, NFL president since 1921, died in Columbus, May 20. Staley paid Halas $5,000 to keep the name Staleys for one more year. The team remains the oldest continuing operation in pro football. The first football pads were much smaller and thinner than those used in today's games. On September 26, the first game featuring an APFA team was played at Rock Island's Douglas Park. An NFL game was televised for the first time when NBC broadcast the Brooklyn Dodgers-Philadelphia Eagles game from Ebbets Field to the approximately 1,000 sets then in New York. Marshall changed the name of the Boston Braves to the Redskins. The Allegheny Athletic Association team fielded the first completely professional team for its abbreviated two-game season.

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