1939 – NBC broadcasts the first-ever NFL game on network television to the approximately 1,000 sets in New York City, a contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.

Jordan was a first-round draft pick by Dallas in 1963 after a standout career at Alabama, where he played for the late Paul “Bear” Bryant.

The Oakland Raiders were pretty good during the ’60s. But 52 years ago a 5-year-old orphan girl beat them in a game that changed the way we watch pro football today.