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Birth of the NFL

By Linda Tancs

First known as the American Professional Football Association, the National Football League (NFL) was born on September 17, 1920, in Canton, Ohio. The minutes from the NFL’s formation meeting are understandably among the league’s most precious documents, and you’ll find them at Canton’s Pro Football Hall of Fame. As you might expect, the museum chronicles every Super Bowl from the first to the present, and you’ll find a bronze bust of every player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Early August marks Enshrinement Week in Canton, where football’s greatest legends gather for the annual enshrinement ceremony. Visitors will also experience parades, autograph sessions, tailgating festivities and more.