Sports History On This Day: September 9

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September 9, 1960 – It was the dawn of a whole new era of professional football. When the Denver Broncos met and defeated the Boston Patriots, 13-10 in the American Football League’s first game, it put the NFL on notice that some things were going to change.

The contest was held in front of 21,597 fans at Nickerson Field in Boston as the AFL pushed pro football to new heights in the coming decade including National TV contracts, paying players better, and an eventual merger of the two leagues creating the sports world’s greatest championship game, the Super Bowl.

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one of the many great pieces of game art produced by the AFL. Cover by Leroy Nieman of the game program for the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game, October 1, 1967
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons one of the many great pieces of game art produced by the AFL. Cover by Leroy Nieman of the game program for the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game, October 1, 1967 Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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