In the late 1940s, the NFL and AAFC competed for football talent and the nation's attention, with entrepreneurs in Buffalo and Houston seeking to attract a franchise from whichever league gave them the first opportunity.
Given McCarthy's well-earned and well-known sobriquet as "King of the Wildcatters", it seems almost certain that if the NFL owners had voted in 1950 to award him a franchise, it wouldve been called the Houston Wildcatters.
An early proposal for Yale Bowl (1914) had it also seating 100,000, which was backed down to around 72,000. It was just as well; the architect left out the restrooms, which weren't added until 1929 ..
AAFC: All-American Football Conference. When the AAFC folded, the 49ers, Browns, and the original Baltimore Colts joined the NFL for the 1950 season. The Colts soon folded and was replaced by a new Colts organization. The Browns went to 10 straight championship games, four in the AAFC and six in the NFL.
Given McCarthy's well-earned and well-known sobriquet as "King of the Wildcatters", it seems almost certain that if the NFL owners had voted in 1950 to award him a franchise, it wouldve been called the Houston Wildcatters.
An early proposal for Yale Bowl (1914) had it also seating 100,000, which was backed down to around 72,000. It was just as well; the architect left out the restrooms, which weren't added until 1929 ..
These are just guesses, but you would know if they are right:
-AAFC stood for All American Football League.
-The Cleveland Browns joined the NFL when the AAFC folded.
AAFC: All-American Football Conference. When the AAFC folded, the 49ers, Browns, and the original Baltimore Colts joined the NFL for the 1950 season. The Colts soon folded and was replaced by a new Colts organization. The Browns went to 10 straight championship games, four in the AAFC and six in the NFL.
Thank you. I wasn't aware that any of these franchises had a pre-NFL life.