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5 unusual facts about 1960 NFL Championship Game


1960 NFL Championship Game

ISBN ISBN 1-58979-127-4

At the Philadelphia 22 with seconds to play, Starr threw a short pass to Jim Taylor; Chuck Bednarik, the last Eagle between Taylor and the end zone, tackled him at the Eagles' 10-yard line and remained atop Taylor as the final seconds ticked off the clock, ensuring that Taylor could not get up off the ground and that the Packers could not run another play.

Hornung came off the bench to kick the extra point, giving Green Bay a 13–10 lead.

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle convinced owners to move the league's headquarters from Philadelphia to New York City, and with Congressional passage of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 received an antitrust exemption that allowed the league to negotiate a common broadcasting network representing all of its teams, helping cement football's ascendancy as a national sport.

Happy Hundred

The Eagles won two NFL Championships while under ownership of the "Happy Hundred," in 1949 and 1960.



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