What are the 5 oldest teams in the NFL that still exist today?
2007-11-05 15:53:24 · 7 answers · asked by miks 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
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2007-11-05 16:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by Reese 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Arizona Cardinals are the longest running football organization dating back to 1899. They moved to Chicago, then St.Louis, then Phoenix, and re-chartered as Arizona. After that things get a little crazy because of the disorganization of professional football during the early first and second decade of the 20th century. It was the Green Bay Packers, then the Chicago Bears (Staleys until 1922), the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions (formerly the Portsmouth,OH Spartans until 1933). There were many teams to come and go, but these are the oldest organizations that are still around, even if they started in a different city.
2007-11-05 16:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
These are the twelve franchises that have been around prior to the start of the "modern era" in 1960, with the creation of the AFL and the start of NFL expansion.
Note: the NFL started in 1920.
1920 - Arizona Cardinals; Chicago Bears
1921 - Green Bay Packers
1925 - New York Giants
1930 - Detroit Lions
1932 - Washington Redskins
1933 - Philadelphia Eagles; Pittsburgh Steelers
1937 - St. Louis Rams
1950 - Cleveland Browns; San Francisco 49'ers (both absorbed from the defunct AAFC)
1953 - Indianapolis Colts
2007-11-05 16:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
oldest-the arizona cardinals and chicago bears [which were then called the Decatur Staleys] were both founded in 1919 youngest-houston texans in 2002
2016-03-14 00:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by Keyo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bears, Cards, Packers, Giants, lions?
2007-11-05 16:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by toddrick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green bay and Chicago are two.
2007-11-05 16:01:35 · answer #6 · answered by E Doc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cardinals i think is the oldest franchise
2007-11-05 15:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋