When discussing a bet on the boxing match (page 626, I think), the bookie tells Jake he would be better off betting on the Bears to win the NFC. The NFL and AFL did not merge until 1968. There was no such thing as NFC in 1962.
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When discussing a bet on the boxing match (page 626, I think), the bookie tells Jake he would be better off betting on the Bears to win the NFC. The NFL and AFL did not merge until 1968. There was no such thing as NFC in 1962.