Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (2009)
Full Color Football celebrates the 50th season of the maverick American Football League, from its tumultuous beginnings to its unlikely merger with the rival NFL.
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Episodes
- 1 1. The New Frontier2009-09-16 · 1h 0mWhen 26 year old Lamar Hunt's dream of owning a pro football team is road-blocked by the NFL, Hunt dreams bigger and starts a new league. The AFL's early days coincide with the daw
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2. Times They Are A Changin'2009-09-23 · 1h 0mThe AFL enters its 4th season with the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the passing of the Civil Rights Movement changing the landscape of America. The ripple effects were felt
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3. War and Peace2009-09-30 · 1h 0mBolstered by a generous new TV contract from NBC, the AFL wages war against the NFL by outbidding and even kidnapping top college prospects to join the new league. The arrival of J
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4. Revolution2009-10-07 · 1h 0mThe AFL's quest for respectability takes another hit after the Raiders are soundly beaten in Super Bowl II. In 1968, amid the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement
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5. The Final Frontier2009-10-14 · 1h 0mIt's 1969 and anything is possible—the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III, Man walks on the Moon—but the AFL is still considered separate and unequal in the eyes of the NFL. Th
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John Madden
Peter CoyoteHimself - NarratorImages
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