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Set up in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, NFL stands for The National Football League. It is the largest professional American Football league in the world and was formed by eleven teams. The association changed its name to the National Football League in 1922 and at present comprises of 32 teams from the US. The great athlete Jim Thorpe was the man who created NFL. Thorpe was a member of the team the Canton Bulldogs. Besides him, Leo Lyons, who was owner of the Rochester Jeffersons, also co-created the League.

Due to the Pennsylvania's blue laws, the other teams from the state were barred from entering the league till 1924. In August 1920, the league was established as the American Professional Football Conference. The league consisted of the Ohio League teams at the start. Just a month later, the title American Professional Football Association was adopted for the League. The teams Buffalo and Rochester from the New York League, Detroit, Hammond were added to it. These were known as eleven founding teams who formed an agreement regarding some major rules. Later on, the size of the league expanded to 22 teams which included many New York teams. Then in June 1922, the title the National Football League was finally chosen for the league.

Unlike other institutions in US, the bias in this association against the blacks has been not that high. In 1920, the NFL's rival, the American Professional Football Association, had several negro players. Still, by 1932, NFL had only two black players and by 1934 there were none due to the decision by one of the owners of the league who forbade black athletes in his team. Currently, NFL is approximately 57-61% non-white.