Not satisfied to control the fate of Red Grange, the greatest player in the game, C.C. “Cash and Carry” Pyle decided to form his own rival league to take on the NFL directly. He called it the AFL and poached enough players and coaches in a matter of months to challenge Carr, Halas and Mara at their own game. But with the two sides fighting on the field and against each other, it was unclear if either league would survive this deadly game of chicken.

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