- September 17, 1920 The American Football Association was founded by Ralph Hay's in Canton Ohio
- During this time football had just been a play to play sport for 5 years with really little to none ticket sales
- There was really no organization to the sport where players met in the hotel on Saturday's went over plays and just went to play the next day
- Also many players were often switched to other teams which meant a person could be your teammate one week and be your opponent the next