In the early 1930’s, then-NFL commissioner Joe Carr wanted to get rid of the small-to-medium franchises. He wanted the league to become major league, and to do this, they needed large cities. So, he made large entry fees for the small-to-medium cities and a much smaller fee to the larger city prospective owners.
The State of Pennsylvania has a deep connection into the roots of professional football. Pennsylvania native Art Rooney had played football and baseball as a kid while his dad owned a saloon. After graduating from Temple University, he won the AAU welterweight title and was named to the 1920 USA Olympic team but did not compete in the summer Olympics in Belgium.