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"AFL History - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvU9sdlHQrs>. This website gave us information on the AFL, and what it was like before the merger.
"AFL-NFL Merger - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9sbXrPgSl0>. This video gave us vital information on the important details of the merger, and what actually went on.
"The AFL-NFL Merger Was Almost Booted... by a Kicker." NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81206b90>. This website gave us interesting information on how the nfl merger almost didnt happen because one person didnt want it to.
"Austin Gunsel (1959-1960)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/gunsel.html>. Austin Gunsel was an interim commissioner of the NFL after Bert Bell's death.
"Bert Bell (1946-1959)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/bbell.html>. Bert Bell was a commissioner of the National Football League
"Carl Storck (1939-1941)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 9 Sept. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/storck.html>. Carl Storck was the 3rd Commissioner of the NFL. This helped me get a better understanding of the history of this league.
Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://sportslogos.net/index.php>. We got all of our pictures and logos and images from this website.
"CHRONOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL." NFL. National Football League, 2010. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Chronology.pdf>. This is a Chronological History of the league published by the NFL.
Cross, B. Duane. "CNNSI.com - Pro Football - The AFL: A Football Legacy -- Merging into History - Monday January 22, 2001 02:57 PM." Breaking News, Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated SI.com. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/01/22/afl_history_2/>. This website gave us valuable information, and insight on how the AFL had good competition and that the Nfl wanted the merger more than the Afl.
"Elmer Layden (1941-1946)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/layden.html>. Elmer Layden was commissioner of the NFL during the inception of the AFL in 1959
"Informative History of the NFL/AFL Merger | Bleacher Report." Bleacher Report | Entertaining Sports News, Photos and Slideshows. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/528142-informative-history-of-the-nflafl-merger>. This website gave us information on how the merger transformed football.
"Jim Thorpe (1920)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 8 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/thorpe.html>. This source discussed the importance of Jim Thorpe, one of the men who came up with the idea for the NFL as well as being its first president
"Joseph Carr (1921-1939)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/jcarr.html>. This website was about Joseph Carr, the second President of the National Football League
"NFL and AFL Announce Merger — History.com This Day in History — 6/8/1966." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nfl-and-afl-announce-merger>. This website gave us information on the day the merger took place, and some of the behind the scenes information that many people don't know about.
"From Upstart to Big Time, How the AFL Changed the NFL - USATODAY.com." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-06-14-sw-afl-cover_N.htm>. This Article talked about first-hand accounts of the Merger
"NFL Videos: Top Ten Things That Changed the Game: AFL-NFL Merger." NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81113e47/Top-Ten-Things-that-Changed-the-Game-AFL-NFL-Merger>. This video helped me understand the implications of the NFL-AFL Merger
Afl, 1966 The. "Pete Rozelle (1960-1989)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/rozelle.html>. Pete Rozelle was NFL Commissioner while the NFL-AFL Merger occured
"AFL History - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvU9sdlHQrs>. This website gave us information on the AFL, and what it was like before the merger.
"AFL-NFL Merger - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9sbXrPgSl0>. This video gave us vital information on the important details of the merger, and what actually went on.
"The AFL-NFL Merger Was Almost Booted... by a Kicker." NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81206b90>. This website gave us interesting information on how the nfl merger almost didnt happen because one person didnt want it to.
"Austin Gunsel (1959-1960)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/gunsel.html>. Austin Gunsel was an interim commissioner of the NFL after Bert Bell's death.
"Bert Bell (1946-1959)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/bbell.html>. Bert Bell was a commissioner of the National Football League
"Carl Storck (1939-1941)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 9 Sept. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/storck.html>. Carl Storck was the 3rd Commissioner of the NFL. This helped me get a better understanding of the history of this league.
Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://sportslogos.net/index.php>. We got all of our pictures and logos and images from this website.
"CHRONOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL." NFL. National Football League, 2010. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Chronology.pdf>. This is a Chronological History of the league published by the NFL.
Cross, B. Duane. "CNNSI.com - Pro Football - The AFL: A Football Legacy -- Merging into History - Monday January 22, 2001 02:57 PM." Breaking News, Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated SI.com. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/01/22/afl_history_2/>. This website gave us valuable information, and insight on how the AFL had good competition and that the Nfl wanted the merger more than the Afl.
"Elmer Layden (1941-1946)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/layden.html>. Elmer Layden was commissioner of the NFL during the inception of the AFL in 1959
"Informative History of the NFL/AFL Merger | Bleacher Report." Bleacher Report | Entertaining Sports News, Photos and Slideshows. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/528142-informative-history-of-the-nflafl-merger>. This website gave us information on how the merger transformed football.
"Jim Thorpe (1920)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 8 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/thorpe.html>. This source discussed the importance of Jim Thorpe, one of the men who came up with the idea for the NFL as well as being its first president
"Joseph Carr (1921-1939)." The Sports E-Cyclopedia (Est. 2001)-The Ultimate Sports Resource. MMVII Tank Productions, 9 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. <http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/comish/jcarr.html>. This website was about Joseph Carr, the second President of the National Football League
"NFL and AFL Announce Merger — History.com This Day in History — 6/8/1966." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. Web. 29 Dec. 2011. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nfl-and-afl-announce-merger>. This website gave us information on the day the merger took place, and some of the behind the scenes information that many people don't know about.
"From Upstart to Big Time, How the AFL Changed the NFL - USATODAY.com." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-06-14-sw-afl-cover_N.htm>. This Article talked about first-hand accounts of the Merger
"NFL Videos: Top Ten Things That Changed the Game: AFL-NFL Merger." NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81113e47/Top-Ten-Things-that-Changed-the-Game-AFL-NFL-Merger>. This video helped me understand the implications of the NFL-AFL Merger