{"id":1971,"date":"2023-09-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2023-09-02T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:22:22","slug":"mining-the-archive-mondays-ep-03-the-american-football-league-afl-of-the-1960s-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1971","title":{"rendered":"Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 03: The American Football League (AFL) of the 1960s on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8200\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1971-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1971-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/episodes\/Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_03_AFL_1960s_TV.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week join Jonathan, Andrew, and Steve for a discussion of the AFL of the 1960s and how TV allowed the AFL to come &#8211; THIS CLOSE &#8211; to toppling the NFL. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/la-chargers.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Original Emblem for the then Los Angeles Chargers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"504\" data-id=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cowboys_texans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cowboys_texans.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cowboys_texans-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cowboys_texans-624x332.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Full Color Football Promotional card featuring NFL&#8217;s Dallas Cowboys versus AFL&#8217;s Dallas 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vlcsna10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vlcsna10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vlcsna10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/vlcsna10-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screen Capture of Beautifully Restored AFL Broncos Game Footage from Full Color Football Documentary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"262\" data-id=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/index.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1961 Game Program for the AFL&#8217;s New 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