This week join Jonathan, Andrew, and Steve for a discussion of the AFL of the 1960s and how TV allowed the AFL to come – THIS CLOSE – to toppling the NFL. Also in this lengthier episode, listen as the guys discuss the “marriage” of US football and television and what that means for how we understand the sport today.
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- Full Color Football Title Card
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- Program for 1964 AFL Thanksgiving Day game between San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills (signed by Lance Alworth)
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- Original AFL logo surrounded by the ten teams that comprised the league.
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- AFL 50th Anniversary Promotional Material featuring (from L to R): Lance Alworth; Joe Namath, and Len Dawson
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- Original Emblem for the then Los Angeles Chargers
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- Full Color Football Promotional card featuring NFL’s Dallas Cowboys versus AFL’s Dallas Texans
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- Program for 1963 AFL Eastern Division Playoff Game between the Boston Patriots and the Buffalo Bills
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- Screen Capture of Beautifully Restored AFL Broncos Game Footage from Full Color Football Documentary
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- 1961 Game Program for the AFL’s New York Titans versus Buffalo Bills
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- Cookie Gilchrist Football Card During his Time with the Buffalo Bills
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- 1963 Cover of Sports Illustrated Conceptualizing future Super Bowl as a “World Series”
All episodes of Full Color Football available at Remember the AFL.com: http://www.remembertheafl.com/FullColorFootball.htm
Or, if you’d like a taste of the first episode, watch it right here (from YouTube):
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