The Green Bay Packers football team was founded on August 11, 1919 by former high-school football rivals Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. Lambeau solicited funds for uniforms from his employer, the Indian Packing Company, and team was named for its sponsor. In 1921, the Packers were granted a franchise in the previous year […]
The Detroit Lions franchise was originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans. The team formally joined the NFL on July 12, 1930 and began play in the 1930 season. Despite success in the NFL, the team could not survive in NFL’s smallest city. The club was purchased and relocated to the Motor […]
Originally named the Decatur Staleys, the Chicago Bears franchise started in 1919 as a A. E. Staley company team, competing in the American Professional Football Association, which would later become the NFL. The football team relocated to Chicago in 1921, and was renamed Chicago Staleys. In 1922, team owner George Halas changed the team name […]
The Dallas Cowboys were the NFL’s first modern-era expansion team. The football team was first known as the Dallas Steers, then as the Dallas Rangers. However, in its first season- 1960, the club changed team name to the Cowboys to avoid confusion with the American Association Dallas Rangers baseball team. Team Logos Helmet History Pro […]
The Carolina Panthers began playing in the NFL in 1995 and are based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They were one of two expansion teams to begin play that year, the other being the Jacksonville Jaguars. The franchise is supported in both North Carolina and South Carolina, hence the team locale name Carolina. Team Logos Helmet […]
The Falcons joined the league as an expansion team in 1965 after NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League. They began playing in the 1966 season. Team Logos History Helmet History Pro Football Reference Atlanta Falcons Franchise Encyclopedia Official Sites Team website Facebook Instagram YouTube […]
The Cardinals was established in Chicago in 1898 as an amateur football team. Since joining the NFL in 1920, the Cardinals have called three cities home. After 40 seasons in Chicago, they moved to St. Louis in 1960 and Phoenix in 1988. The franchise changed its location name from Phoenix to Arizona on March 17, […]
The National Football League (NFL) is a pro American football league consisting of 32 teams, consisting of two conferences- National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. In 1966, […]