By Carla CharterBefore there was the National Football League, there was the American Professional Football Association (APFA). Among those who played in the APFA was Alf Cobb, who was born in Athol.Cobb had played football long before making it to.
North Dakotans teamed up when Roger Maris joined Ken Hunt on the New York Yankees in 1960. It happened again this year with Cordell Volson and Joe Burrow on the Cincinnati Bengals. But the first instance of North Dakota athletes sharing a team came over 100 years ago.