AFL-NFL merger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:football
business merger
gptkbp:announced June 8, 1966
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:date 1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AFL-NFL merger
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
gptkbp:startDate gptkb:1970_NFL_season
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rule_4_Draft
gptkb:UPI_AFL-AFC_Player_of_the_Year
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7