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1904USACharles W Follis of the USA becomes the first black professional player in American football when he signs for the Shelby Blues.
1905USAEighteen players are killed and 154 seriously injured during the American football season; the US president Franklin D Roosevelt threatens to ban the sport unless action is taken to curb the violence.
17 September 1920USAA new professional American football league, the American Professional Football Association, the forerunner of the National Football League, is formed at Canton, Ohio. It comprises 10 teams (soon extended to 14).
April 1943USAIn the USA, the wearing of helmets is made compulsory in the National Football League (NFL).
9 September 1960USAA crowd of 21,597 watches the Denver Broncos defeat the Boston Patriots 13–10 in Boston, Massachusetts, in the first American Football League (AFL) regular season game. The AFL was formed earlier this year as a rival to the National Football League (NFL).
15 January 1967USAThe first Super Bowl American football match is held (between the winners of the National Football League and the American Football League); the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 before 61,496 spectators in Los Angeles, California.
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