Believe it or not, Jim Otto was not the only man to play center in the American Football League! As incredible and enduring as we was (and he was both), Jim Otto garners nearly 100% of the attention when the center position is brought up in regards to the AFL. But there were other very [...]
Former Boston Patriot Bob Yates Passes Away
April 19, 2013 By 2 Comments
Lou Saban Named Patriots Head Coach
February 27, 2013 By 4 Comments
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO : SABAN NAMED COACH – Lou Saban, 38, was named head coach Feb. 8 of the Boston entry in the new American Football League. He has been coaching at Western Illinois at Macomb, IL, for the past three seasons. 2-8-60
A Hall of Fame comparison – HOUSTON ANTWINE
February 13, 2013 By 6 Comments
There is a feeling among AFL fans that the American Football League players are consistently overlooked for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In truth there are many players, the bulk of whose careers were spent in the AFL, that deserve serious consideration, if not outright induction. In an effort to spark some [...]
In 1961 The AFL’s Grocery Bowl Outdrew the NFL’s Runner-Up Bowl
February 5, 2013 By 4 Comments
Here is a neat piece by Dave Steidel… In today’s bloated world of college bowl games you will find a plethora of events around the country in sun soaked, exotic locations that entice teams to come and participate in what is pretty much the Who Really Cares Bowl. Schools allow their 7-4 teams to play [...]
Boston Patriots End Jim Whalen Passes Away
December 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
Boston Patriots End, Jim Whalen, passed away on December 18. He was just 69 years old. Jim Whalen was a third-round draft pick of the Patriots in 1965, and played with the team through 1969. He then spent two seasons in Denver and one in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Patriots 10th Anniversary [...]
The Miracle of the Polo Grounds
December 4, 2012 By 2 Comments
Dave Steidel shares the Miracle of the Polo Grounds! In only the second week of their first season in 1960 American Football League fans were treated to the Miracle of the Polo Grounds, eighteen years before the Miracle of the Meadowlands. It happened in the Polo Grounds on September 17, as the New York Titans [...]
Champions Without A Crown or How Close the Boston Patriots Came To Being an AFL Dynasty
November 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
Guest blogger Dave Steidel takes a look back at the early near successes of the Boston Patriots As the old saying goes, ‘close’ only counts in horse shoes. So if their place in history were to be determined by the rules of scoring in horse shoes, that is, close counts, then Boston Patriots place in [...]
Former Titan and Patriot Dick Felt Passes Away
November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Former New York Titans and Boston Patriots defensive back, Dick Felt, has passed away. He was 79 years old. Felt was an original member of the Titans, and played two seasons in New York. He joined the Patriots in 1962, and remained with the team through 1966. Felt had 18 career interceptions, one of which [...]
November 28, 1965… I Remember the Patriots Beating the Jets 27-2
November 12, 2012 By 4 Comments
Guest blogger Bob Swick has been collecting football cards since 1965. He has written about football cards and memorabilia since 1990 for many sports collecting publications. He is the Publisher and Editor of Gridiron Greats Magazine which can be found at http://www.gridirongreatsmagazine.com/ I was seven years old in 1965, and a big football fan. I loved [...]
