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Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America after defeating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential elections. He gained 304 electoral votes, while Clinton scored 227.
After serving a four-year term, he lost his re-election bid to current President Joe Biden. However, his eventful presidency made him a central figure in American culture and spurred parodies like the Trump History account on Twitter (now X).
Trump History posted a fake photo of Trump as NFL founding member
The said account posted an artificial intelligence-generated photo of Trump with the caption:
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“On this day in history, Donald Trump organizes the Professional Football League at the Jordan and Hupmobile Auto Showroom in Canton, Ohio. Historians consider this as the birth of Professional American Football - August 20th, 1920”
This photo prompted a Twitter user to comment:
“We owe him so much”
Another football fan said:
“An amazing day in history”
Here are other comments regarding the fake photo of Trump “attending” the meeting that claimed to have created the National Football League.
Of course, the photo isn’t genuine because there’s no way Donald Trump could have attended a 1920 meeting, as he was born on Jun. 14, 1946.
However, there was a meeting at the Jordan and Hupmobile automotive showroom on Aug. 20, 1920, to establish the American Professional Football Conference. The following teams sent representatives to the forum: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians and Dayton Triangles.
Less than a month later, another meeting with a more significant attendance happened. This time, teams from three more states joined the discussions in creating a professional football league. Apart from the Ohio-based squads (Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Dayton), the New York-based Rochester Jeffersons also attended this meeting.
Also in attendance were representatives from the Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers from Indiana. Meanwhile, Illinois-based squads Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys and Racine (Chicago) Cardinals were also present.
After the September meeting, the league was renamed the American Professional Football Association. The league changed its name to the National Football League two years later.
Only two of the founding teams remain active as of 2023. The Decatur Staleys are now the Chicago Bears, while the Racine Cardinals are the Arizona Cardinals.
Donald Trump’s football ties
While Trump isn’t one of professional football’s founding fathers, he did have some business interests in the sport. In 1983, he bought the United States Football League franchise New Jersey Generals from J. Walter Duncan for $5 million.
The Generals finished with a 14-4 record in their first season under Trump’s ownership. However, they lost to the Philadelphia Stars in the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, the first iteration of the USFL lasted only from 1983 to 1985.
Aside from his USFL business interest, Donald Trump also expressed interest in purchasing NFL franchises like the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills.
He also attended college football National Championship games in 2018 (Alabama defeated Georgia) and 2020 (LSU beat Clemson).
