> If a survey was done to name the most notable of the many San Diego-area athletes to ultimately achieve success in professional football, most people would nominate Junior Seau, John Lynch, Marcus Allen and Reggie Bush. Brian Sipe might get a nod from a few folks, and Stephen Neal could possibly get his name [...]
>Rick Redman, Larry Elkins and the 1965 Topps football set
October 22, 2010 By 6 Comments
> Being a collector and historian of the American Football League, I occasionally run across interesting sidebars and tidbits to the players, the league and the vast world of collectibles. One such case is the situation involving a couple of former AFL’ers and their 1965 Topps football cards. Rick Redman and Larry Elkins both began [...]
>The Original Fearsome Foursome
October 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
> When the term “Fearsome Foursome” is used by football fans, it is typically in reference to the Los Angeles Rams defensive line of the 1960s that featured Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier. That Rams’ line was a fine one indeed, but it is a common misconception that it was the [...]
>Let’s Open the Blog!
October 7, 2010 By 4 Comments
> Welcome to my new blog, Tales from the American Football League. I first became interested in the AFL in 1998, as a graduated student at the University of San Diego. While working as an intern in the archives of the San Diego Chargers, I chose to write about Sid Gillman for my masters thesis. [...]
