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From Grey Beard
The AFL only helped the NFL because it made them a better league and showed them that there are a lot more then just 14-16 markets in the country that could support major league, pro football. And that there were a lot more major league caliber players out there, that the AFL brought in, especially African- American players and players from small towns and small colleges that were even at one point on an NFL team, but later being cut and being picked up by the AFL.
The AFL only helped the NFL because it made them a better league and showed them that there are a lot more then just 14-16 markets in the country that could support major league, pro football. And that there were a lot more major league caliber players out there, that the AFL brought in, especially African- American players and players from small towns and small colleges that were even at one point on an NFL team, but later being cut and being picked up by the AFL.
But with most independent, renegade, startups, that are trying to be the alternative to whatever the established product or organization, the early days of the startup are going to be rough. The National Football League wasn't considered to be a major sports league, until the late 1950s with the two NFL Championships that were played between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. The NFL was almost 40 years old at that point. But the AFL was definitely a success because now it's the American Football Conference that's part of the NFL, thanks to the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
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