(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1966 1992 1997 2002 2017 Atlanta Falcons Team Formation On June 30, 1965, the Atlanta Falcons were born. The NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership to Rankin M. Smith, Sr., the executive vice president of Life Insurance Company of Georgia. The name Falcons was suggested by Julia Elliott (1909–1990) a high school teacher from Griffin, …