Charles Bidwill Signed Original 1941 Document Establishing the Post of the FIRST Commissioner of the NFL appointing Elmer Layden & Signed by him, Halas, Rooney, Lambeau, & 3 Others PSA/DNA LOA Football Media Guides As a result

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Charles Bidwill Signed Original 1941 Document Establishing the Post of the FIRST Commissioner of the NFL appointing Elmer Layden & Signed by him, Halas, Rooney, Lambeau, & 3 Others PSA/DNA LOA Football Media Guides As a resultIn 1941 the NFL did away with the position of League President, opting instead to appoint a commissioner. The man the owners picked for the job was none other than Elmer Layden, the head football coach of Notre Dame and one of the university's fabled "Four Horsemen."Offered is the very document appointing Layden as the first Commissioner of the NFL. The four page legal document between Layden and a majority representation of the owners, is dated