1970 NFL Champions
The AFL and NFL were officially merged into a single league and renamed the AFC and NFC. Although the leagues agreed upon the merger and played in the Superbowl since 1966, this marked the beginning of single league, which included integration of regular season schedules.
Commissioner
Pete Rozelle
Union Director
Malcolm Kennedy Jr.
Players' President
John Gordy
1970 NFL Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Terry Bradshaw QB
Steelers
2
Mike McCoy DT
Packers
3
Mike Phipps QB
Browns
4
Phil Olsen DT
Patriots
5
Al Cowlings DE
Bills
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.