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'''Morgan O'Brien''' was an engineer at the [[A. E. Staley|A. E. Staley Company]], located in [[Decatur, Illinois]], as well as a [[American football|football]] fan who assisted [[George Halas]] in managing the administrative matters of the Decatur Staleys (renamed the [[Chicago Bears]] in [[1922 NFL season|1922]]). In the fall of 1920, O'Brien and Halas traveled to [[Canton, Ohio]] via train to attend and represent Decatur at a meeting held at [[Ralph Hay|Ralph Hay's]] [[Hupmobile]] dealership, which would establish the American Professional Football Association (renamed the [[National Football League]] in 1922).

==References==
*[http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/samples/sp665908.pdf George Halas and the Birth of the NFL]
*{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rCnbhSRZpgIC | title=Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football | first=Robert W. | last=Peterson | isbn=0-19-511913-4 | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1997}}
*[http://www.buffalonian.com/history/industry/sports/buffforgotchamp1.html Buffalo's Forgotten Championship]

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