Word: nfl
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Clasby, a triple threat tailback, said that he had received an offer to play with a Canadian Football League team, but he refused to disclose which one had made the offer. He also reported receiving questionnaires to fill out for every team in the NFL. However, he admitted that an American team would "be second to get my services...
Despite protests from the League's attorneys, Federal Judge Alan K. Grim held that the number of viewers of televised football was a vital consideration in the case. The NFL maintains that the trial issue is not how many people are entitled to see free televised games, but whether public interest is being harmed by a conspiracy to stifle competition...