↑"General FAQ". NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
↑"Year in Review - 1959". NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved August 21, 2017. The American Football League's first organizational meeting was held in Chicago under the leadership of Lamar Hunt of Dallas. Charter franchises were granted to New York and Harry Wismer; Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston.