Historical Events tagged with "americanfootball"
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NFL Announces Expansion Teams for Dallas and Minneapolis-St. Paul
The National Football League unveiled plans to add two new expansion teams, with Dallas set to join the league for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St. Paul announced for 1961. This decision marked a significant step for the NFL as it expanded its reach into new markets. Dallas's team was eventually known as the Cowboys, which would come to be a significant franchise in the league’s history. Meanwhile, Minneapolis-St. Paul’s franchise was part of the planned growth of professional football in the Midwest, emphasizing the NFL’s ambition to gain a national footprint.
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