World Football League's Challenge to the National Football League Fails.

During 1974, the World Football League (WFL) was formed by Gary Davidson, who had already been involved with other sports leagues, including the American Basketball Association and the World Hockey Association. Davidson intended for the WFL to spread American-style football across the world. On January 14, 1974, the league held its first organizational meeting, with team owners from twelve cities in attendance. Some of the owners had connections to other professional sports, so their participation gave some credibility to the WFL. Most of the twelve cities represented at that first meeting took on WFL franchises; some teams eventually moved to different cities for financial reasons.