> At 5’11” and 225-pounds, Mack Lee Hill was a powerful fullback when he came to the Chiefs as a free agent out of Southern University in 1964. He was the Chiefs second-leading rusher in his rookie season, carrying the ball 105 times for 567 yards and four touchdowns. Hill’s success earned him a [...]
>Happy Birthday, Don Norton – An Original Charger!
March 16, 2011 By 4 Comments
> This week marks what would have been Don Norton’s 73rdbirthday. Sadly, Norton passed away in 1997, of complications from open-heart surgery. Don Norton was an original Charger, a member of the 1960 team that began in Los Angeles. A two-time Rose Bowl champion and all-america end out of the University of Iowa, Norton was [...]
>The First AFL Game
March 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
> September 9, 1960. The Denver Broncos vs. the Boston Patriots at Boston University Field. More than the announcement of a new league, the first AFL draft or the opening of training camps, the first regular season game marked the presence of fledgling American Football League. After several weeks of bar tenders, truck drivers, and [...]
>The AFL’s 10-Year Men
March 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
> During the 10-year span of the American Football League, more than 1,400 men suited up and played at least one down in a regular season AFL game. They range alphabetically from Ray Abell (Chiefs linebacker, 1966-1968) to Bob Zeman (Chargers and Broncos defensive back, 1960-1966), with John Frongillo (Oilers guard, 1962-1966) and Ray Ratkowski [...]
