(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1960 1970 Boston Patriots Team Formation Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League (AFL) on November 16, 1959. The following winter, locals submitted thousands of ideas for the Boston football team’s official name. Sullivan chose “Boston Patriots,” which was suggested by 74 fans, among …
New England Patriots Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1971 1971 1994 2001 2002 2003 2004 2014 New Foxboro Stadium After bouncing around between four different Boston-area stadiums in their first 11 seasons, in 1971 the Patriots moved into a new stadium in suburban Foxborough (also known as Foxboro), on land granted by the Bay State Raceway. Prior to 2002, the Patriots played in …