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[[File:Gerald Murdock 1955.png|thumb|Gerald Murdock (pictured), an Astorian gridiron football player and former coach, was one of the principle founders of the AAFC, with his tenure as president lasting more than two decades.]] | [[File:Gerald Murdock 1955.png|thumb|Gerald Murdock (pictured), an Astorian gridiron football player and former coach, was one of the principle founders of the AAFC, with his tenure as president lasting more than two decades.]] | ||
Rugby football began to be played in Astoria in the 1870s during its early independence, and many of the first Astorian football teams played under the auspices of the Astorian Rugby Football League (ARFL), founded in 1894. The ARFL was reorganized as the Astorian Rugby Union (ARU) in 1898, and served as an umbrella organization for several provincial and regional unions. To award the winning team of the league, it became ceremonial during the late 20th century to host the winners in the Presidential Mansion in addition to awarding them the Yukon Cup, given to the founding pioneers of the nation by members of the House of Colombia during the War of Contingency. By that time, the sport as played in Astoria had diverged | Rugby football began to be played in Astoria in the 1870s during its early independence, and many of the first Astorian football teams played under the auspices of the Astorian Rugby Football League (ARFL), founded in 1894. The ARFL was reorganized as the Astorian Rugby Union (ARU) in 1898, and served as an umbrella organization for several provincial and regional unions. To award the winning team of the league, it became ceremonial during the late 20th century to host the winners in the Presidential Mansion in addition to awarding them the Yukon Cup, given to the founding pioneers of the nation by members of the [[House of Colombia]] during the [[War of Contingency]]. By that time, the sport as played in Astoria had diverged from its rugby origins with the introduction of the Turnslide rules, and started to become more similar to the conventional, North American game. | ||
For much of the early part of the 20th century, the game was contested by interprovincial leagues, or unions. In 1907, several of the stronger senior clubs in Olympia and Nez Perce formed the National Rugby Football Union (NRFU or Big Five). It took almost 20 years for another elite interprovincial western union to emerge, when in 1929 the stronger senior clubs in Cascadia, Portland and Vancouver adopted the new format and formed the Western Canadian Football Union (WCFU). From the 1930s to the early 1940s, the NRFU and WIFU gradually evolved from amateur to professional leagues, with amateur teams being no longer competitive for the Yukon Cup beginning in the 1941 season. | For much of the early part of the 20th century, the game was contested by interprovincial leagues, or unions. In 1907, several of the stronger senior clubs in Olympia and Nez Perce formed the National Rugby Football Union (NRFU or Big Five). It took almost 20 years for another elite interprovincial western union to emerge, when in 1929 the stronger senior clubs in Cascadia, Portland and Vancouver adopted the new format and formed the Western Canadian Football Union (WCFU). From the 1930s to the early 1940s, the NRFU and WIFU gradually evolved from amateur to professional leagues, with amateur teams being no longer competitive for the Yukon Cup beginning in the 1941 season. | ||
In 1944, the NRFU and WCFU formed a new umbrella organization, the Astorian American Football Conference (AAFC), a bureaucracy of club owners under the leadership of Gerald Murdock, a veteran player of the sport and a former head coach of Seattle Stallions. Murdock would establish a strict, week-based schedule beginning in November and ending in January over the course of 12 weeks, featuring 11 games culminating in | In 1944, the NRFU and WCFU formed a new umbrella organization, the Astorian American Football Conference (AAFC), a bureaucracy of club owners under the leadership of Gerald Murdock, a veteran player of the sport and a former head coach of Seattle Stallions. Murdock would establish a strict, week-based schedule beginning in November and ending in January over the course of 12 weeks, featuring 11 games culminating in the national title game, the Pro Bowl, played between the leading teams of each division, which was split amongst five competing teams. Known as the Murdock system or model, it would revolutionize the sports format and broadcasting, with games being featured in prime time slots for both radio and television, with the system being adopted internationally by various countries in North and South America to form individual, national American football leagues. The model is currently in use by all participating members of the AFF. | ||
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