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	All-Baseball.com, part of MVN: 19 To 21 Archives
		It’s called the 2003 season, when he became one of the Worthless 49 by having an historically bad offensive year with a pennant-winning team (in his case, the Oakland Athletics.) Dye had a year that matched those of Don Zimmer of those 1959 Dodgers, or Ray Oyler of the 1968 Dodgers.172/.261/.253 for an OPS.
		When John McGraw retired in the middle of the 1932 season, after 30 years with the New York Giants he was a sick man, old beyond his years, with much of the fire having gone out of him so maybe he’s not a good example.
		His single season high in on base percentage is just.348, his career batting average is just.273, (low for a streaker OR a lead off man) and he’s scored more than 100 runs in just the last two seasons.
	www.all-baseball.com /archives/cat_19_to_21.html (16933 words)

	NFL
		It was announced on June 8, 1966 that the two leagues would merge over the next three years and that, starting with the 1970 season, the NFL would be one league with two conferences, the AFC and the NFC.
		The first game between AFL an NFL teams was played on January 15, 1967 between the Green Bay Packers (who had defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL championship) and the Kansas City Chiefs (who had defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFL).
		New Orleans was awarded the next NFL franchise to begin play in 1967, and the rights to the Super Bowl were sold to CBS and NBC for $9.5 million for 4 years.
	homepages.evansville.edu /jj59/nfl.htm (1454 words)

	Johnny Unitas Dead At 69 :: Louisville graduate was one of the NFL's best ever.
		For the season he set an NFL record by throwing 32 touchdown passes, and was named the league's outstanding player.
		He led Baltimore to the NFL championship in 1958 and 1959 and the Super Bowl in 1970.
		On the NFL's 50th anniversary in 1969, Unitas was voted the greatest quarterback of all time.
	www.fansonly.com /schools/lou/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091102aab.html (2589 words)

	Chicago Bears
		He was the first-team all NFL pick in 1955, 1956, 1959, and 1960 and second all-NFL in 1957 and 1961.
		When they won the NFL Western Conference championship in 1956, the Bears, with Jones as one of the key blockers, average 30 points and 206 yards rushing and scored 22 rushing touchdowns in a 12-game season.
		Although there was a host of standout guards in the NFL at the time, Stan was selected first- or second-team all-NFL by major wire services more times than any other at his position in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
	www.chicagobears.com /history/hof-jones.jsp (1848 words)

	Colts Notables
		John Unitas (32, 1959)...Manning also set NFL rookie records with 4 300+ and 4 3-TD games...Manning became the only QB in Colts history to take every snap (982 plays) during an entire seasonManning became only the 3rd Colts QB with a 3000+ season (3,
		Unitas (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970),
		Unitas — 32, 1959; 25, 1960; 24, 1957; 23, 1962, 1965; 22, 1966; 20, 1963, 1967; 3,
	www.attrition.org /mirror/attrition/1999/12/04/www.colts.com/InTheGame/PressRelease/Notables.htm (1848 words)

	Vince Lombardi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lombardi's unrelenting coaching philosophy paid off with a remarkable 105-35-6 record as a head coach, never suffering a losing season, (his 1959 team was 7-5, after taking over a 1-10-1 team from 1958, and his 1969 Redskin team was 7-5-2, coming off of a 5-9 season in 1968.
		Lombardi was not content as an assistant coach, and in January 1959, at the age of 45, he accepted the position of head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers.
		Lombardi was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, and a week after his death, the NFL's Super Bowl trophy was renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy in his honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vince_Lombardi (2049 words)

	TSN Presents - Football's 100 Greatest Players
		Berry, who retired after the 1967 season with five Pro Bowl appearances and a then-record 631 receptions for 9,275 yards and 68 touchdowns, helped the Colts win consecutive NFL championships in 1958 and 1959.
		But what you saw was not what you got from Berry, who teamed for 12 of his 13 seasons with Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas as one of the most prolific passing combinations in NFL history.
		Attention to detail is what gave Berry his edge -- and it showed with every move, every precise pass route that confounded NFL defensive backs.
	archive.sportingnews.com /nfl/100/40.html (392 words)

	NFL.com: Flashback 1960: Rams end Unitas' streak
		During the 1959 season, Unitas set a league record with 32 touchdown passes and in 1960 he became the first NFL quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season, which then lasted only 12 games.
		The Rams were struggling through a 4-7-1 season, but led by Lou Michaels, Les Richter, Gene Brito, and John Baker, Los Angeles's defense stifled Baltimore's running game and forced 3 turnovers, including an interception of Unitas.
		However, it was near the end of that season, in a December 11 game against the Rams at the Los Angeles Coliseum, that Unitas's record touchdown streak came to an end.
	www.nfl.com /ce/feature/0,3783,4675159,00.html (392 words)

	Chuck Noll Biography
		Noll retired as a player after the 1959 season and became an assistant coach with the AFL's Los Angeles (later San Diego) Chargers and the NFL's Baltimore Colts.
		Noll retired after the 1991 season with a record of 193-148-1 in regular season games and a 16-8 mark in the playoffs.
		Noll became the first coach to guide a team to three Super Bowl victories when Pittsburgh beat Dallas 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII after the 1978 season.
	www.autographedtoyou.com /Chuck-Noll-biography.htm (267 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Chuck Noll
		Noll retired as a player after the 1959 season and became an assistant coach with the AFL's Los Angeles (later San Diego) Chargers and the NFL's Baltimore Colts.
		Noll retired after the 1991 season with a record of 193-148-1 in regular season games and a 16-8 mark in the playoffs.
		Noll became the first coach to guide a team to three Super Bowl victories when Pittsburgh beat Dallas 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII after the 1978 season.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/nollchuck.shtml (267 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bud Adams
		Adams was also, like several other NFL owners, awarded the rights to operate an Arena football franchise in Nashville, to replace the former Nashville Kats, which left for Atlanta at the end of the 2001 season, and to revive the former team name.
		Adams and the other AFL owners received a tremendous boost in credibility and net worth when the merger of the AFL with and into the NFL was announced in 1966, effective with the 1970 season.
		Bud Adams was one of the charter team owners in the former American Football League, which was announced in 1959 and played its first games in 1960.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bud-Adams (267 words)

	Houston Texans a NFL Franchise
		The Houston Texans became a NFL franchise in October 1999, but started playing professional football n 2002 after filling their roster.
		With each passing season, the Texans has showed improvement in their scores with 4-12 in its first season, 5-11 in 2003, and 7-9 in 2004.
		Originally, Houston Oilers were the representative of the Houston city, but following the 1996 season the Oilers moved to Nashville leaving Houston without a pro team for the first time since 1959.
	www.angelfire.com /tx6/texansfanzz (377 words)

	ESPN Classic - Hornung excelled on the field and had fun off it
		But Hornung also is remembered for being suspended for a season because he bet on NFL games, sometimes on his own team.
		Hornung was about the only positive in a dismal season for the Fighting Irish, who went 2-8, their first losing season in 23 years.
		Hornung, the glamour boy, led the league in scoring three consecutive years (1959-61).
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Hornung_Paul.html (1366 words)

	Gary Anderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gary Anderson (born July 16, 1959 in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa) is currently the NFL's career points scoring leader.
		Anderson stayed with the Vikings until the 2003 season, when he joined the Tennessee Titans out of retirement as a replacement for the injured Joe Nedney after the first game of the season.
		After that season, Anderson again retired and turned down offers from several teams to come kick for them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gary_Anderson (460 words)

	WorldBook General Reference Encyclopedia > Recreation > Sports & Athletics > Football > Starr, Bart >
		Midway in the 1959 season, Bart Starr was coach Vince Lombardis starting quarterback.
		Starr, Bart #32;(1934-), American professional football player, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) through five NFL championships and the teams first two Super Bowl
		Bowl I Quarterback Bart Starr was the first Most Valuable Player in the first Super Bowl, a game officially known at the AFL- NFL World Championship.
	www.surfablebooks.com /worldbookgeneral/Recreation/Sports%20%26%20Athletics/Football/Starr,%20Bart/1.htm (460 words)

	Gary Anderson - Reviews on RateItAll
		Born in 1959, Gary Anderson was selected out of Syracuse in the seventh round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
		Currently a kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, Anderson is the only player in NFL history to go an entire season (1998) without missing a field goal or extra point.
		Gary is one of the most consistent NFL kickers.
	www.rateitall.com /i-20383-gary-anderson.aspx (161 words)

	Super Bowl News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XXXIX
		The highlight of the season was a touchdown reception on a pass from Johnny Unitas in the Colts' 31-16 triumph over the Giants in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.
		Before Richardson, only two other NFL owners also had performed as NFL players and played in championship games -- the Packers' Earl (Curly) Lambeau and the Bears' George Halas, both members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
		Richardson's uncanny knack for making good decisions can be traced to his dual backgrounds.
	www.superbowl.com /news/story/7049260 (161 words)

	Football Digest: Lamar Hunt a gentle giant: Lamar Hunt is a towering figure in the history of pro football, but he remains remarkably humble and grounded
		Seeing his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, play against the Green Bay Packers in the first AFL--NFL title game after the 1966 season was a tremendous high.
		Today, at the age of 69, Hunt considers the 10-year success of the old AFL and its ultimate 1970 merger with the NFL to be the crown jewel in a career that saw the founding of several sports ventures--some successful, some not.
		And so Wilson called Lamar Hunt in 1959 and asked for a meeting to discuss his participation in something Hunt would call the American Football League.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_6_31/ai_81789953 (480 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Fran Tarkenton (b. 1940)
		Tarkenton was the league's Player of the Year in 1975.
		Tarkenton was chosen in the third round (twenty-ninth overall) of the 1961 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
		In 1960, his senior season, Tarkenton was the captain of the Georgia squad, led the conference in total offense and in passing, and was named an All-American.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2015 (725 words)

	Bert Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As NFL commissioner, he merged the NFL with the All-America Football Conference, and single-handedly plotted out league schedules each season on his dining-room table using a giant checkerboard.
		Bert Bell (1895-1959) was co-founder (with Lud Wray) of the Frankford Yellowjackets in 1924 (whose name was changed to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933), and commissioner of the National Football League from 1946 until his death.
		He coined the phrase, "On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team." The Bert Bell Benefit Bowl, coloquially referred to as the Playoff Bowl and first played in 1960 (the year after Bell's death), was named for him.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bert_Bell (140 words)

	Longhorns will have throwback look in opener
		For instance, the NFL's Buffalo Bills plan to wear uniforms that honor the franchise's 1965 AFL championship team in three games this season.
		An Oklahoma spokesman said the Sooners, who wore throwbacks in 2003 to honor their 1956 national championship team, were resistant to the idea of changing from their crimson helmets to white helmets in the middle of the season.
		The word "Texas" appeared on some UT jersey tops from 1959-61 but those were for photography purposes and not for games, The 1981 team was the first to play games in uniforms with the state name on the front.
	statesman.com /horns/content/sports/stories/longhorns/08/18TEXFOOT.html (875 words)

	bengsd101801
		LeBeau and Jauron have been good friends for almost 22 years now, and their football paths have crossed before: LeBeau was a cornerback in Detroit from 1959-72; the Lions drafted Jauron as a safety in 1973.
		LeBeau became defensive backs coach in Cincinnati in 1980, working with Jauron for two seasons.
		But Jauron has a 1-0 edge over LeBeau on the football field since the two became head coaches in the NFL.
	www.cincypost.com /bengals/2001/bengsd101801.html (875 words)

	PRO FOOTBALL NOTE
		Ewbank, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978, guided the Baltimore Colts to the NFL title in 1958 and 1959.
		Heavy underdogs against the star-laden NFL champion Colts, Ewbank guided the Jets to a 16-7 upset that gave the upstart league credibility and led to a merger between the leagues one season later.
		Ewbank was a three-sport athlete at Miami of Ohio and spent 14 seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsFBP/BC-FBP-LGNS-EWBANKOBIT-R.html (711 words)

	San Diego Chargers Football Co. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		The NFL team has posted mostly dismal results in recent years, but they turned things around with a winning season and playoff berth in 2004-05.
		The team was started by Barron Hilton (the son of Conrad Hilton and now co-chairman of Hilton Hotels) in 1959 as the Los Angeles Chargers; it moved to San Diego in 1961 and won the AFL championship two years later.
		Since joining the NFL, the team has made only one trip to the Super Bowl (a 1995 loss to the San Francisco 49ers).
	hoovers.com /san-diego-chargers/--ID__46796--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (277 words)

	Andre Tippett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andre Tippett (born December 27, 1959) is a former American Football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL.
		He helped lead the Hawkeyes during the 1981 season to their first winning season, their first Big Ten title, and first Rosebowl in some two decades.
		Andre also has a black belt in a marshal art.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andre_Tippett (147 words)

	Alumni Spotlight: Wray Carlton - Buffalo Bills
		Unable to come to terms with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team that had selected him in the 1959 NFL draft, running back Wray Carlton traveled to Toronto and the CFL to play for the Argonauts.
		Carlton led the Bills in rushing during their first season with 533 yards on 137 carries.
		Carlton finished his solid eight-year career after the ‘67 season as the club’s all-time leading rusher.
	www.buffalobills.com /news/AlumniSpotlightWrayCarlton.jsp?print=yes (147 words)

	CHRONOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
		The NFL and lawyers for the players announced a settlement of various lawsuits and an agreement on the terms of a seven-year deal that included a new player system to be in place through the 1999 season, January 6.
		Players covered by the new program spent at least five years in the League and played all or part of their career prior to 1959.
		Fullback Joe Perry of the 49ers became the first player in league history to gain 1,000 yards rushing in consecutive seasons.
	www.footballinjuries.com /prohistory.htm (147 words)

	Mike Nolan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mike Nolan (born March 7, 1959 in San Francisco, California) is the son of former San Francisco 49ers head coach, Dick Nolan.
		Following his hiring by the 49ers, Nolan asked the NFL for permission to wear a suit and tie on the sidelines as a tribute to his father.
		Nolan finished the 2005 season with a 4-12 record, but he managed to field a more competitive team than the previous year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Nolan (222 words)

	Baugh, Sammy -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		born March 17, 1914, Temple, Texas, U.S. byname of Samuel Adrian Baugh first outstanding quarterback in the history of American professional gridiron football, who led the National Football League (NFL) in forward passing in 6 of his 16 seasons (1937–52) with the Washington Redskins.
		The U.S. lyricist Sammy Cahn was an enormously prolific songwriter whose catchy lyrics and precise rhyming were the hallmark of such Academy award-winning songs as “Three Coins in the Fountain” (1954), “All the Way” (1957), “High Hopes” (1959), and “Call Me Irresponsible” (1963) and helped many of his other songs become enduring standards.
		In the summer of 1998, U.S. sports fans eagerly watched as professional baseball player Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs attempted to set a new record for the most home runs in a single season.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9013811?tocId=9013811&query=punt (813 words)

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