National Football League season 1950s
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The National Football League seasons of the 1950s were a formative decade in American professional football, marked by growing popularity, landmark rule changes, and the emergence of many future Hall of Fame players.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period in American football
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sports league season era ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emergence of future Pro Football Hall of Fame players
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growing popularity of professional football ⓘ landmark rule changes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1959 ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Bobby Layne
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Bednarik NERFINISHED ⓘ Gino Marchetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Unitas NERFINISHED ⓘ Norm Van Brocklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Y. A. Tittle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Baltimore Colts
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Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Football League season 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
1950 NFL season
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1951 NFL season ⓘ 1952 NFL season ⓘ 1953 NFL season ⓘ 1954 NFL season ⓘ 1955 NFL season ⓘ 1956 NFL season ⓘ 1957 NFL season ⓘ 1958 NFL season ⓘ 1959 NFL season ⓘ |
| includedTeam |
Baltimore Colts
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1950 merger with All-America Football Conference ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1958 NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGameNickname | The Greatest Game Ever Played NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Football League history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Football League season 1940s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleChange | liberalization of passing rules compared to earlier decades ⓘ |
| sawIntroductionOf | sudden death overtime in championship game ⓘ |
| significance | helped establish NFL as major American sports league ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| trend |
greater emphasis on passing offense
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increasing television coverage of NFL games ⓘ rising game attendance ⓘ |
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