Welcome to Today In Football History for Saturday, June 24, 2017.

On this day in history ..

• 1922 - AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears
• 1987 - CFL's Montreal Alouettes fold

Famous birthdays for this day ..

• 1959 - Rob Delahaye, soccer player (MVV)
• 1963 - Duval Love, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
• 1967 - Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire)
• 1970 - Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots)
• 1971 - LaMonte Coleman, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
• 1972 - Jose Simon, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
• 1972 - Mitch Berger, punter (Minnesota Vikings)
• 1972 - Shawn King, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
• 1973 - Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars, Oly-bronze-98)
• 1973 - Michael Cheever, corner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1974 - Adam Treu, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)

Famous deaths for this day ..