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The Continental Football League was an American football league that operated in North America from 1965 through 1969. The league was primarily formed by minor-league teams that had played in the United and Atlantic Coast football leagues.[1] In February 1968, the ContFL merged with the Professional Football League of America (PFLA), in order to expand into the midwestern United States.[2] In 1969, the league expanded into Texas by absorbing the Texas Football League, which also brought the first (and, to date, only) team from Mexico to play in a professional American football league, the Mexico Golden Aztecs.
- ^ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. February 15, 1965. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
MILEPOSTS—LAUNCHED: The Continental League, a 10-team professional football league to be made up mostly of bits and pieces from the Atlantic Coast and United (now defunct) Football Leagues.
- ^ "Continental, Professional Leagues Join". Chicago Tribune. February 5, 1968. p. C2.