Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:football
business merger |
gptkbp:announced |
June 8, 1966
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gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Congress
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gptkbp:date |
1970
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
AFL-NFL merger
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gptkbp:involvedLeague |
gptkb:American_Football_League
National Football League |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
AFL teams joined NFL as AFC
creation of the American Football Conference (AFC) creation of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFL expansion to 26 teams NFL teams realigned into NFC Super Bowl became official NFL championship combined draft end of bidding war for players shared television contracts increased popularity of professional football in the United States |
gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:President_Lyndon_B._Johnson
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gptkbp:startDate |
gptkb:1970_NFL_season
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rule_4_Draft
gptkb:UPI_AFL-AFC_Player_of_the_Year |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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