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There are stories in the Chicago Tribune Archives that mention the NFL abbreviation in 1944, 45 & 46: - December 19, 1944 (page 17) - "...declaring that any N. F. L. player who plays in any other league would be suspended for five years." April 12, 1945 (page 25) - "N.F.L. Prepare...

For TimmyB (I would PM him, but can't on the new board?!), some early uniform information from the Tribune archives... 1922 Minneapolis Marines (October 23, page 25): - http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1922/10/23/page/25/article/cutting-a-swath-through-the-line 1922 Rock Island Independents (Novem...

Former Bears and Giants RB Art Best died on October 14, aged 61.

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