1950 Event San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17 1950 Event Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10) 1949 Event Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game 1949 Event NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco '49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC 1948 Event Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game 1947 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game 1946 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game 1946 Event San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7 1930 Birthday Dante Lavelli, AAFC/NFL end for the Cleveland Browns 1927 Birthday Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts 1926 Birthday Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL quarterback, Baltimore, SF, New York Giants, MVP 1963 1924 Birthday Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker for the Cleveland Browns 1923 Birthday Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, AAFC, NFL halfback, end, Los Angeles Rams 1923 Birthday Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle, New York Yankees, Giants 1921 Birthday Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns 1921 Birthday Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard for the Cleveland Browns 1920 Birthday Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh 1920 Birthday Marion Motley, NFL running back, all-time leading AAFC rusher 1914 Birthday Frank, Bruiser, Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle, Bkln, New York Yankees 1904 Birthday Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach for the New York Giants