The year 1966 marked the birth of the National Football League as we know it, when owners in the NFL and the upstart American Football League agreed to an unprecedented merger, to take place at the start of the 1970 season. They also agreed to play, beginning at the end of the '66 season, a game between each league's champion--a game that came to be called The Super Bowl.
The NFL-AFL Merger and the Birth of the Super Bowl
The story behind every NFL team name
Before the AFL-NFL merger, Fleer took on sports card giant Topps to create a new pro football set - Sports Collectors Digest
New England Patriots - Wikipedia
Birth of the New NFL: How The 1966 Nfl/Afl Merger Transformed Pro Football by Larry Felser, Paperback
NFL history: 100 people who shaped the league, pro football - Sports Illustrated
The NFL, Year One: The 1970 Season and the Dawn of Modern Football: Schultz, Dr. Brad: 9781612345024: : Books
Pete Rozelle Academy of Achievement
Fred Wyant, NFL referee and line judge for 27 seasons, has passed away – Football Zebras