Jim Foster (American football)
American football executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Foster is the inventor of the game of Arena Football, (and US patent recipient), the founder and first commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL).[1]
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He is also a former National Football League (NFL)[2] and United States Football League (USFL) executive and was later the Managing Owner of both the Iowa Barnstormers and the AF2's Quad City Steamwheelers.