AAFC (All-America Football Conference)

The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFLs most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nations best players, produced one of pro footballs greatest teams, and introduced many lasting innovations to the game. However, the AAFC was ultimately unable to sustain itself in competition with the NFL. Three of its teams were admitted to the NFL, of which two survive today.

The AAFC was the second American professional sports league (the first being the third American Football League) to have its teams play in a double round robin format in the regular season: each team had a home game and an away game with each of its AAFC "brethren."
The Cleveland Browns were the AAFC's most successful club, having won every annual championship in the league's four years of operation.

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• CLEVELAND BROWNS
• NEW YORK YANKEES
• BROOKLYN DODGERS
• BALTIMORE COLTS
• CHICAGO HORNETS
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• BUFFALO BISONS
• MIAMI SEAHAWKS
• SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
• LOS ANGELES DONS

[krezzykrezz]

@spacegasp They were in the championship game the next 6 years. They won in 50, '54 & '55. Lost in '51, '52, & '53 to the Lions and once to the Rams (who were the Cleveland Rams before they moved to L.A.) They came back in 57, 64 and 65 winning in 1964 vs. the Colts. Then they lost the championship game in 1968 and 1969, so they were 1 away from Super Bowls 3 and 4. 11 NFL championship games between 1950 and 1969. (After 4 AAFC titles.) I haven't included early round playoff games in late '60's.

[krezzykrezz]

@Ariamaluum Wow, never heard that one.

[cochranexyz]

Has there ever been a documentary on this league? Similar to those on the American Football League?

[prchristman]

@Ariamaluum I didn't read that about the Seahawks, but I'm not surprised. There are countless stories of racism in sports during that era. There were, thankfully, many who courageously fought it. The 1951 University of San Francisco football team refused to play in a bowl game that the school needed so badly because the team would have had to leave behind black players Ollie Matson and Burl Toler. The Orange, Sugar, and Gator Bowls wouldn't have them.

[Ariamaluum]

It must a have been a bitch to travel back then.

[Ariamaluum]

@prchristman. I also heard that city Miami wouldn't allow black players from Cleveland Browns to play in the Orange Bowl.

[amatrex]

It looks like they were trying to use a little sex to promote the game between the LA Dons and 49ers judging from the program cover at 4:46. That's the only reason that I believe they put a beautiful blonde woman on the cover. Although it's kinda funny because I don't think any pro football team had cheerleaders back then. Maybe I'm wrong.

[puzzle157]

good stuff. thank you. true fans of the sport will appreciate the history of the greatest game.

[michaelHda]

VERY cool artwork!

[ram29jackson]

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