NFL fans are everywhere and they would definitely love to know some cool facts that they didn’t know about the sport. If you are such a fan, this article is for you. From this article, we will let you know few cool things that you didn’t know about National Football League.
Have you ever thought what the last segregated NFL team was? Well, the answer is the Redskins. In the year 1961, 13 out of 14 teams were desegregated up to a certain extent. As a result of this, several featured black players were on rosters. The Washington Redskins is recorded in history as the last all white NFL team that existed. At that time, they were the worst team which had a record of 5 wins to 30 loses. Even though the team owner George Marshall refused to desegregate the team, he was forced to do it because of the weak performance.
According to the NFL rulebook, forfeit takes place when a particular team refuses to take part in a game. In that kind of a situation, the other team will get the opportunity to become a winner with a score of 2 – 0, if they are willing to take part. Have you ever thought why they get two points? It is because two points are the only scores that you can find in the league that are not credited to a single player.
As some of you know, NFL was born in the year 1920, but did you know that it was created inside an automobile showroom? The legendary meeting took place in Ohio along with the participation of owners from four major leagues in the country. From the meeting, they came up with the decision to form a common league and named it as the American Professional Football Association. In the year 1920, the teams had to spend 100 US dollars to obtain their membership. Few years later, the name was changed to National Football League.
There are some football fans who wonder about the meaning and origin of the 25 stars that they can see in the NFL logo. However, these details are still unknown. This logo was created during 1940 and the above mentioned facts are still unknown to the fans. In addition, the fans are not in a position to watch the videos of the first ever Super Bowl because their video tapes are not available. The finals of the first Super Bowl took place between Kansas City and Green Bay and the video tapes did not sell out even at that time. CBS was responsible for capturing these videos and they held the broadcast rights for the videos for few years. However, they have misplaced the video tapes now, making it impossible for the fans to enjoy those moments.
