In 1959, The formation of the American Football League is announced in Chicago. Play will begin in 1960 with franchises in six cities with the probability of adding two more teams.

Abner Haynes was one of the original stars of the American Football League. He was the MVP in 1960. The great running back died on Thursday in Dallas at the age of 86. Haynes played college ...

The Chiefs were originally formed as the Dallas Texans as part of owner Lamar Hunt's upstart American Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl.

A college All-American, he led the San Diego Chargers to an American Football League title and later steered the N.F.L.’s Rams into the playoffs. By Richard Goldstein Len Dawson, Who Took Kansas ...

Otto joined the Raiders for their inaugural season in the American Football League in 1960 and was a fixture on the team for the next 15 years. He never missed a game because of injuries, ...