History of Football

History of Pro Football

NFL championship ring from late ‘40s added to collection


A ring acknowledging the Philadelphia Eagles’ back-to-back NFL titles in 1948 and 1949 was donated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Charles Follis: pro football's first African American player
The first African American professional football player was Charles Follis who played as early as 1902.

NFL's All-Decade Teams
The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee has been given the task over the years to pick the National Football League’s All-Decade Teams.

4,000-yard passers
A record 10 different quarterbacks threw for 4,000 yards during the 2009 NFL Regular Season. Leading the way was Houston Texans QB Matt Shaub who threw for a league-high 4,770 yards.