National Football League season 1960s
E884550
The National Football League seasons of the 1960s were a transformative decade in American professional football marked by expansion, rising television popularity, and the emergence of iconic teams and players that helped shape the modern NFL.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period in American football
ⓘ
sports league season era ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emergence of iconic teams
ⓘ
emergence of star players ⓘ increased television coverage ⓘ league expansion ⓘ rising popularity of professional football ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Football League season 1970s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
helped establish NFL as major American sports league
ⓘ
shaped modern rules and style of play in NFL ⓘ |
| includesSeason |
1960 NFL season
ⓘ
1961 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1962 NFL season ⓘ 1963 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1964 NFL season ⓘ 1965 NFL season ⓘ 1966 NFL season ⓘ 1967 NFL season ⓘ 1968 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1969 NFL season ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Don Shula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Landry NERFINISHED ⓘ Vince Lombardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDevelopment |
NFL–AFL merger agreement in 1966
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
competition with American Football League ⓘ creation of Super Bowl ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first Super Bowl played in January 1967
ⓘ
introduction of NFL Championship Game vs AFL champion ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bart Starr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick Butkus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gale Sayers NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Unitas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Nitschke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Baltimore Colts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Football League history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Football League season 1950s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
ABC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.