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1962 American Football League Statistics The American Football League did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960 but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons. American Football League player to rush for 1,000 yards (914 m) in a season: 1,096 in a 14-game schedule in 1962... MVP in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and an American Football League All-Star in 1961, 1962 and 1965... www.hadisentosa.com /football/1962-American-Football-League-Statistics.html

1960 American Football League Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The draft for the 1960 American Football League season was held in late 1959, shortly after the organization of the AFL. 1960 American Football League Draft list on Robert Phillips' site An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1960_American_Football_League_Draft

Articles - American Football League Draft The draft for the 1960 season was actually conducted in late 1959, shortly after the formation of the league. During the years in which the American Football League was in direct competition with the NFL for players (and fans), numerous star players chose to play in the AFL. The first and one of the most prominent of these was LSU All-American Billy Cannon, who went on to become an AFL All-Star both as a running back with the Houston Oilers and as a tight end with the Oakland Raiders. www.xclimbing.net /articles/American_Football_League_Draft

Encyclopedia: American Football League The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. The American Football League took advantage of the burgeoning popularity of football by locating teams in major cities that lacked NFL franchises, and by using the growing power of televised football games (bolstered with the help of major network contracts, first with ABC and later with NBC). It featured many outstanding games, such as the classic 1962 double-overtime American Football League championship game between the Dallas Texans and the defending champion Houston Oilers. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Football-League

Wildcats in the NFL The roster includes players in the National Football League (1920-), the fourth American Football League (1960-69), and the All-America Football Conference (1946-49). All-American Clarence Scott was the fourteenth selection in the 1971 draft. Larry Brown, the best running back ever to be taken in the 8th round, rushed for 888 yards in his rookie season for the Vince Lombardi-led Washington Redskins. www.kstatefootball.com /nfl.shtml

International Federation of American Football American football action in Europe will continue past the exciting NFL Europe League season, as the second IFAF World Cup of American Football comes to Germany this summer. He co-founded the American Football League Players Association in the 1960s and was elected president of the association five times. USA Football is an independent, 501 c 3 non-profit corporation conceived by and receiving initial financial support from the National Football League and the NFL Players Association. test.ifaf.info /news.html

List of American Football League players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following is a list of players that played for the 1960-1969 American Football League. Charlie Hennigan (born 1935, first professional football player to catch more than 100 passes in a season (101, 1964).) Paul Robinson (born 1944, 1968 American Football League Rookie of the Year) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_players   (402 words)

Robert's American Football 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Note: Increased the number of regular season games to 14 Rule Change: Standard "Y" goal post replaces the "H" goal posts and is set back from the goalline. rjccourt85.tripod.com /rfp1960s.html   (402 words)

Robert's American Football 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Note: Increased the number of regular season games to 14 Rule Change: Standard "Y" goal post replaces the "H" goal posts and is set back from the goalline. rjccourt85.tripod.com /rfp1960s.html   (402 words)

Houston Oilers He was a draft choice of the American Football League's Houston Oilers in 1960, the league's first year, and was selected as a defensive end on the American Football League All-Star team in 1961, 1962 and 1963. A three time American Football League All-star, Farr established an AFL record for the most touchdowns on pass interceptions in a game (2) and tied the AFL record for a season (3). But in 1960, the formation of the American Football League led to Blanda's signing by the Houston Oilers as a quarterback and kicker. www.conigliofamily.com /Oilers.htm   (402 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: NFL In 1960, the American Football League began play and introduced a balanced schedule of 14 games per team over a fifteen week season, in which each of the eight teams played each of the other teams twice, with one bye week. The next year 1969, another American Football League team, the Buffalo Bills were the first professional football team of the modern era to begin the season with a black, James Harris as their starting quarterback. Prior to the 2005-2006 football season, other NFL games were produced by competing video game publishers, such as Sega and Midway Games. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=NFL   (4468 words)

National Football League Champions The two leagues (NFL and AFL) merged in 1969 (beginning play in the 1970 season) forming the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. All Championships are NFL unless otherwise noted Abbreviations: APFA = American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) NFL = National Football League (1922-present) AFL= American Football League (1960-1965 "prior to Super Bowl play"; the league existed from 1960-1969 prior to merger with NFL) AAFC = All-American Football Conference (1946-1949, prior to merger with NFL) After 1966, the NFL Champion went on to play the AFL Champion in the Super Bowl. www.hworth.net /nfl_history/NFLchamp.html   (225 words)

Oakland Raiders - TheBestLinks.com - American Football Conference, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, American Football League, ... The Oakland Raiders were a charter member of the American Football League in 1960. The franchise tied with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the most post-season games played as an AFL team, six. In 1970, the AFL-NFL merger took place and the Raiders joined the West Division of the American Football Conference in the newly merged National Football League. www.thebestlinks.com /Oakland_Raiders.html   (966 words)

Canadian Football League Buffalo Bills in 1962, when he was the first American Football League player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, (1,096 in a 14-game schedule), earning him league MVP honors. Gilchrist was a CFL All-Star five straight years, with the Hamilton Tiger Cats in 1956 and 1957, in 1958 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and with the Toronto Argonauts in 1959 and 1960. Perennially among the AFL's top rushers, he led the league in rushing touchdowns in 1965 and was voted to the American Football League All-Star team in 1965 and 1966. www.conigliofamily.com /CanadianFootballLeague.htm   (1262 words)

National Football League Champions The two leagues (NFL and AFL) merged in 1969 (beginning play in the 1970 season) forming the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. All Championships are NFL unless otherwise noted Abbreviations: APFA = American Professional Football Association (1920-1921) NFL= National Football League (1922-present) AFL= American Football League (1960-1965 "prior to Super Bowl play"; the league existed from 1960-1969 prior to merger with NFL) AAFC = All-American Football Conference (1946-1949, prior to merger with NFL) The champion of the NFC and the AFC then play each other in the Super Bowl for the NFL Championship. www.hworth.net /nfl_history/NFLchamp.html   (225 words)

RnO -- Discount Guide To Gloryhunting Keller was an early American export to England, starting with West London’s Millwall in the Football League right out of college in 1990. Though his club wasn’t very good, Keller was considered an elite keeper and was linked with several high profile moves before opting to spend a season in Spain’s topflight with Rayo Vallecano. He moved to Leicester City in 1996, winning promotion to the Premier League. www.ussoccerplayers.com /rno/discount303.html   (1012 words)

New York Yankees - Pictures At the end of the 1900 season, the American League re-organized and, with its president Ban Johnson as the driving force, decided to assert itself as a new major league. American League pennants won (39): 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. The intention of Johnson and the American League had been to place a team in New York City, but their efforts had been stymied by the political connections that owners of the National League New York Giants had with Tammany Hall. www.greatestinfo.org /New_York_Yankees   (1012 words)

Buffalo Bills He was the first American Football League player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, 1,096 in a 14-game schedule in 1962, earning him league MVP honors. They were the first American Football League team to win 13 games in a season (1964); were one of only three teams to appear in an AFL championship game for three successive years; and the only AFL team to apear in the playoffs four straight years, 1963 through 1966. Kemp was the first 3,000 yard passer in the American Football League (1960, 14-game schedule)and the league's Most Valuable Player in 1965. www.conigliofamily.com /Bills.htm   (3064 words)

Wildcats in the NFL The roster includes players in the National Football League (1920-), the fourth American Football League (1960-69), and the All-America Football Conference (1946-49). A dash after a year, e.g.,'96-, indicates the player is on a current, regular season, 53-man roster (practice squad does not qualify for inclusion). To qualify, a player need not have played in a game, but must have been on an active roster during the regular season or the playoffs. kstatefootball.com /nfl.shtml   (1037 words)

National Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The next year 1969, another American Football League team, the Buffalo Bills were the first professional football team of the modern era to begin the season with a black, James Harris as their starting quarterback. The NFL's greatest spurt in popularity came in the 1960s and 1970s, after the 1958 NFL championship game which went into overtime, and with the merger of the rival American Football League (1960-1969) which introduced major on- and off-the-field innovations that were eventually adopted by the NFL. The league played a regular-season NFL game in Mexico City in 2005 and intends to play more such games in other countries. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Football_League   (4251 words)

Denver Broncos Tickets NFL Football Ticket - Cheap Denver Broncos Tickets Broker The Broncos won the first-ever American Football League game, over the Boston Patriots (13-10) on September 9, 1960. A charter member of the American Football League, they were a backwater small-market team that met with little success in their early years but have since become one of the elite franchises of the league after having advanced to the Super Bowl six times. For most of their history they played in Mile High Stadium, which became one of the shrines of professional football for its unbroken string of sell-outs and its famous home-field advantage percentage for the Broncos, especially during the post-season. www.ticketspecialists.com /nfl/denver_broncos_tickets.htm   (780 words)

Helmets, Helmets, Helmets New pages for the American Indoor Football League (AIFL), United Indoor Football Association (UIF), the late 1960's Continental Football League and maybe even the PSFL. Helmets, Helmets, Helmets is an on-going project by me, an artist and a football fan, to create and maintain an on-line "database" of images representing the football helmets worn by teams from professional football leagues. Added the former Intense Football league teams that joined the NIFL and a possible helmet for the Tri-Cities Fever. www.misterhabs.com /helmets_files/helmets_home.htm   (4187 words)

American Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Football League was a professional league of American football which operated from 1960 to 1969. The Canadian Football League, since the 1940s, had "wild cards" make the playoffs, and the AFL was the first American professional league to follow that format. The AFL benefited from having been formed just at a time when professional football was beginning to catch up with (and eventually, in the 1960s, overtake) baseball as the most popular spectator team sport in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Football_League   (4187 words)

Clemson University :: The Official Athletics Site Just the second ACC player in history to be named an AP All-American in three different seasons (Clemson's William Perry is the other)... played spring of 2000 for Jacksonville in the Arena Football League. Second-team, All-American by Football News who was an honorable mention choice as a junior... clemsontigers.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/all-americans.html   (6579 words)

American Football League -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article The American Football League took advantage of the burgeoning popularity of football by locating teams in major cities that lacked NFL franchises, and by using the growing power of televised football games (bolstered with the help of major network contracts, first with ABC and later with NBC). The AFL also adopted the first-ever cooperative television plan for professional football, in which the league office negotiated an ABC-TV contract, the proceeds of which were divided equally among member clubs. The AFL did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960 but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/american_football_league.htm   (2213 words)

Northeastern Ice Hockey One of the pioneers of American ice hockey, Ed Barry enjoyed a brief varsity career at Northeastern in the 1939-40 season. In the winter of 1940, he left the university to skate for the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League and captained them in 1941 and '42. He was the Team MVP two of his three varsity seasons, and still ranks as the Huskies' all-time leader in hat tricks with 11. www.gonu.com /mhockey/archives/legends.html   (789 words)

Wildcats in the NFL The roster includes players in the National Football League (1920-), the fourth American Football League (1960-69), and the All-America Football Conference (1946-49). To qualify, a player need not have played in a game, but must have been on an active roster during the regular season or the playoffs. He was the fourth player taken in the 1954 draft. kstatefootball.com /nfl.shtml   (1037 words)

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