Events in Sport
- 1929-07-28 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan)
- 1929-11-06 Providence Steam Roller become first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights; lose 16-0 against the Chicago Cardinals at the Cycledrome, Providence, RI
- 1933-07-09 Philadelphia-based NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets sold; rebranded Philadelphia Eagles
- 1940-11-17 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
- 1944-12-03 Temporary merger of 2 NFL teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals, dissolves at finish of season; WWII ends before start of 1945 season, so both teams resume normal operations
- 1950-08-12 First international game by an NFL team, New York Giants beat CFL's Ottawa Roughriders, 20-6 at Ottawa's Lansdowne Stadium
- 1950-12-03 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7)
- 1952-01-24 First NFL team in Texas; Dallas Texans, formerly NY Yanks; loses 11 of 12 games
- 1967-08-05 First exhibition after AFL/NFL merger, Denver Broncos (AFL) surprise Detroit Lions (NFL), 13-7 at University of Denver
- 1972-12-16 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
- 1990-11-26 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
NFL History
2019-02-22 Robert Kraft, owner of NFL team the New England Patriots, charged with soliciting prostitution, as part of human-trafficking sting operation in Jupiter, Florida
Birthdays in Sport
- 1895-09-16 Charles Bidwill, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Chicago Cardinals 1933-46), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1947)
- 1897-10-11 George Preston Marshall, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Washington Redskins 1933-69), born in Grafton, West Virginia (d. 1969)
- 1901-01-27 Art Rooney, NFL Pittsburgh Steelers [Pirates] team founder,owner, and chairman, 1933-88, born in Coulterville, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
- 1907-03-05 Carroll Rosenbloom, American businessman and NFL team owner Baltimore Colts, LA Rams, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1979)
- 1912-06-30 Dan Reeves, American NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams), born in New York City (d. 1971)
- 1912-10-25 Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), born in Hamilton, Canada (d. 1997)
- 1923-01-03 Bud Adams Jr., American NFL team owner (Tennessee Titans), born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- 1926-12-07 Victor Kermit Kiam II, American businessman (Remington Shavers) and NFL team owner (New England Patriots, 1988–91), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2001)
Al Davis (1929-2011)
1929-07-04 American businessman and NFL executive (owner Oakland Raiders), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
- 1931-07-31 Bill Bidwill, American NFL team owner (St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals 1962-2019), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
- 1936-07-11 Jerry Richardson Sr., American businessman and NFL team owner (Carolina Panthers 1995-2018), born in Spring Hope, North Carolina (d. 2023)
- 1942-10-13 Jerry Jones, American businessman and NFL team owner (Dallas Cowboys, 1989-present), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1964-11-23 Dan Snyder, American NFL team owner (Washington Football Team), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Deaths in Sport
- 1947-04-19 Charles Bidwill, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Chicago Cardinals 1933-46), dies of pneumonia at 51
- 1979-04-02 Carroll Rosenbloom, American businessman and NFL team owner Baltimore Colts, LA Rams, dies of a heart attack at 72
- 1997-04-06 Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), dies at 84
Al Davis (1929-2011)
2011-10-08 American businessman and NFL executive (owner Oakland Raiders), dies of heart failure at 82
- 2013-10-21 Bud Adams Jr., American NFL team owner (Tennessee Titans), dies at 90
- 2019-10-02 Bill Bidwill, American NFL team owner (St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals 1962-2019), dies at 88
- 2023-03-01 Jerry Richardson Sr., American businessman and NFL team owner (Carolina Panthers 1995-2018), dies at 86