Timeline of Other Football Leagues
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RetroSeasons
RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
Other Football Leagues
History
In the 1960s the AFL created an innovative and competitive league that was able to disrupt and eventually merge with the NFL. There have been several other leagues that have rose to varying degrees of success. Some leagues tried avoiding the NFL by forming out-of-market teams or playing summer schedules, while others tried aggressive player acquistion strategies to compete directly for pro players. Other leagues changed the rules of the game significantly, while still maintaining the core game of american football.