Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

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  • Premiered: Sep 2009
  • Episodes: 5
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Season 1
1x1
The New Frontier
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Air date
Sep 16, 2009
When 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 dawn of a .. show full overview
1x2
Times They Are A Changin
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Sep 23, 2009
Highlights how the San Diego Chargers (powered by coach Sid Gillman's offensive schemes) and the Buffalo Bills (and their dominating defense) became the AFL's premiere teams. Societal .. show full overview
1x3
War And Peace
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Sep 30, 2009
See the AFL reach a watershed: a lucrative new TV contract with NBC, the awarding of a 9th franchise to Miami, and the launch of a player bidding war with the NFL that began with the New .. show full overview
1x4
Revolution
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Air date
Oct 07, 2009
Looks at how, amidst a backdrop of upheaval in American society, the AFL generates its own upheaval in the sports world: after its champions are soundly defeated in the first two Super .. show full overview
1x5 Show finale
The Final Frontier
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Oct 14, 2009
Profiles the league's final year, 1969, including the contentious debate on post-merger league realignment, Joe Namath's near-retirement, and innovations like the West Coast offense and .. show full overview

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