(08-05-2021, 11:26 AM)RicoTx Wrote:

(08-05-2021, 11:17 AM)Bullseye Wrote: I am in awe.

I only watched many of the AFL guys like Alworth, Maynard, Sauer, Hadl, and others through NFL Films.

My football frame of reference begins mid to late 70s- '77 to be specific.

I have some recordings of some late 60s early 70s games (SB III and VII).

But those are only snapshots of those guys careers.  I wish I could have seen them over the course of their careers.

The AFL was a fun league to watch.  I was a huge fan.  The Jets were almost always on because we were only 90 miles from NY.  So, unless somebody actually saw Namath play....  Whatever.  They're entitled to their opinions.

Probably contributing to that was the fact the the Eagles sucked when I was growing up in Philly.  Boy there were some horrible players on those Birds teams in the 60's and 70's.  You think the Jags have had bad QBs.  Hah!!  That, and they still had the stupid rule that you couldn't televise home games unless they were sold out.

There were also some great announcer teams that ending up doing NFL broadcasts eventually.