Today's Superbowl was fomerly known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game .
Weeb Eubank. Eubank was head coach of the 1958 and 1959 Baltimore Colts that won the NFL championship and the 1968 New York Jets that won the AFL championship.
These days there is no difference. Once upon a time there was. The NFL championship was awarded to the winner of the league's championship game prior to 1969. Before the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1970, the leagues agreed to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later rechristened the Superbowl).
Green Bay Packers
The Vikings did not win any NFL championships prior to the first Super Bowl in 1967.
Before NFL didn't have sixteen games.
It was simply called the NFL Championship. The term Super Bowl was created for the NFL AFL merger in 1967.
The alternate name for the first Super Bowl was The First World Championship Game, AFL vs NFL.
Today's Superbowl was fomerly known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game .
2. Super Bowls I & II
Super Bowl I or NFL/AFL World Championship
Weeb Eubank. Eubank was head coach of the 1958 and 1959 Baltimore Colts that won the NFL championship and the 1968 New York Jets that won the AFL championship.
What is the value of oringinal first world championship game afl vs nfl pin
These days there is no difference. Once upon a time there was. The NFL championship was awarded to the winner of the league's championship game prior to 1969. Before the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1970, the leagues agreed to play an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later rechristened the Superbowl).
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers won the first two NFL-AFL championship games.
The Vikings did not win any NFL championships prior to the first Super Bowl in 1967.