Interesting Facts about the NFL

As president and CEO of Randall Blum Consulting, Randy Blum provides advisory services to companies in millennial employee development. He also deals with mid-level manager training, board consultation, millennial research. Outside of his professional pursuits, Blum enjoys following the National Football League (NFL).

The NFL is a top American Football professional league that has a wide following both in attendance and television ratings. NFL’s championship, the Super Bowl, is the most-watched TV event of the year. The following are interesting facts about the NFL:

1. The NFL and the Chicago Bears both changed their names on the same day. On June 24, 1922, the American Professional Football Association was renamed to NFL, while the Chicago Staleys was renamed to Chicago Bears.

2. Besides Thanksgiving Day, it is on Super Bowl Sunday when the United States has the highest food consumption in a single day across the year.

3. Pro Football Hall of Fame is based in Canton, Ohio, because it is where the Canton Bulldogs played 25 straight games between 1921 and 1923 and never lost a game. Jim Thorpe was also a member of the Bulldogs at that time.