January 26, 1960

News

• The Oakland group led by Chet Soda and Robert Osborne and an Atlanta group led by businessman Jack Clay made their pitches to the AFL

• No decision was made because the league received late word that a San Francisco group led by George McKeon and Bernard Hagen had requested a hearing, too

• Wayne Valley, an East Bay land developer, was also in Dallas as part of the Soda/Osborne group

• Bill Jackson of the Jackson/Ed Goldie group was in Dallas, but did not make a presentation