American Football League

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The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.



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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
AFL All-Star
AFL Championship Game
Billy Sullivan
Broadway Joe
East Division (AFL)
Houston Oilers
Joe Namath
league
Denver Broncos–Kansas City Chiefs rivalry
Denver Broncos–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry
Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry
New England Patriots–New York Jets rivalry
beganInLeague
Cincinnati Bengals
Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry
New England Patriots
originLeague
Buffalo Bills
Kansas City Chiefs–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry
Los Angeles Chargers
formerLeague
NFL–AFL merger
Super Bowl I
league2
Buffalo Bills–New England Patriots rivalry
Kansas City Chiefs–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry
originatedInLeague
American Football League ("AFL")
alsoKnownAs
Las Vegas Raiders–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry
firstGameLeague
Lamar Hunt
founded
American Football Conference
foundedAs
East Division (AFL)
governingBody
Joe Namath
helpedLegitimize
New York Jets
joinedLeague
Weeb Ewbank
leagueCoachedIn
Don Maynard
leaguePlayedIn
AFL Championship Game
organizer
Las Vegas Raiders
originalLeague
AFC
originatedFrom
Buffalo Bills–New York Jets rivalry
originLeagueContext
East Division (AFL)
partOf
NFL–AFL merger ("American Football League (1960–1969)")
predecessorLeague
Lamar Hunt Trophy ("American Football League (historical)")
relatedLeague
AFL All-Star
relatedTo

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