American Football League (AFL)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Football_League_(AFL)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:basketball
defunct sports league
gptkbp:championships AFL Championship Game
gptkbp:commissioner gptkb:Al_Davis
gptkb:Joe_Foss
gptkb:Milt_Woodard
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSeason 1960
gptkbp:folded 1970
gptkbp:founded 1959
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Football League (AFL)
gptkbp:initiatedSuperBowl yes
gptkbp:logo AFL logo.svg
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:National_Football_League_(NFL)
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Al_Davis
gptkb:Hank_Stram
gptkb:Lou_Saban
gptkb:Sid_Gillman
gptkb:Weeb_Ewbank
gptkbp:notableEvent AFL-NFL merger agreement in 1966
Super Bowl III victory by New York Jets
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Len_Dawson
gptkb:Billy_Shaw
gptkb:Cookie_Gilchrist
gptkb:George_Blanda
gptkb:Lance_Alworth
gptkb:Don_Maynard
gptkb:Joe_Namath
gptkb:Jack_Kemp
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Boston_Patriots
gptkb:Buffalo_Bills
gptkb:Denver_Broncos
gptkb:Kansas_City_Chiefs
gptkb:New_York_Jets
gptkb:Oakland_Raiders
gptkb:Houston_Oilers
gptkb:San_Diego_Chargers
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 8
gptkbp:sport American football
gptkbp:successor gptkb:AFC_(American_Football_Conference)
gptkbp:televisionPartner gptkb:ABC
gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:website https://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/the-american-football-league-afl/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bud_Adams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6