Spun Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 This writer has been around for a long time. He has some interesting takes on AFL history. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/m...-1s3nflcol.html
rockpile Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 This writer has been around for a long time. He has some interesting takes on AFL history. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/m...-1s3nflcol.html 857305[/snapback] Some great memories there! The AFL made the NFL much stronger. I like it that despite the fact that the AFL was the upstart league, before it became ALL NFL, the leagues split the "Super" Bowl 2-2.
Bob in STL Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 This writer has been around for a long time. He has some interesting takes on AFL history. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/m...-1s3nflcol.html 857305[/snapback] Nice article but I found an error in this quote ... "It also was the game in which the Bills' Tom Strattong delivered what became known as “the hit heard 'round the world,” shattering Keith Lincoln's ribs. Two weeks later, Lincoln played in an AFL All-Star game. Damn, he was tough. " The writer is referring Mike Stratton who is on the Bills Wall of Fame and is also on the All Time AFL Team (second team). There was lots to love about the AFL. That league gave opportunities to black players that were not always given in the NFL. There were so many great and exciting players, a wide open game, and most teams had really nice looking uniforms. After the merger the AFL teams were dominating the NFL for several years.
MikeH Posted December 5, 2006 Posted December 5, 2006 Nice article but I found an error 857505[/snapback] It was a good read, but, he made another error. He said it was the 1965 AFL Championship game ... it was actually in the 1964 game that "The Hit" occurred.
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