Football

November 2, 1941 47

NFL Introduces Playoffs and Sudden-Death Overtime

April 3, 1941 40

Bell and Rooney traded the Eagles to Thompson for the Pirates

April 3, 1941 40

Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL

March 1, 1941 43

Art Rooney sold the Pittsburgh franchise to Alexis Thompson

December 9, 1940 44

Bears Crush Redskins 73–0: The Birth of the Modern T-Formation

December 8, 1940 43

Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship

December 8, 1940 37

The Forgotten AFL: Columbus Bullies Take the Crown

December 1, 1940 38

The 1940 NFL draf

December 9, 1939 52