Tales from the American Football League
Preserving the legacy of the AFL
One of my greatest pleasures in my football dealings is connecting with fellow AFL fans and collectors. I am always interested in hearing how fellow fans connect with the AFL. Some like to collect memorabilia, while others prefer to research the league. I have also met fans who collect AFL videos, make custom AFL McFarlane figurines, [...]
One of the joys of being an AFL historian is connecting with my contemporaries across the country. Thankfully for us all, there are many fans of the American Football League who do their part to document the league’s history and make it available for us all. Jeffrey Miller is one of those men. Raised in [...]
Well, they say that once you begin to express your grief, you might as well get it all out at once. Yesterday I posted the official game summary for the 1964 AFL Championship in which the Buffalo Bills beat my beloved San Diego Chargers. I figured that I might as well continue with this line of therapy. As [...]
Despite my fondness for the early Chargers, I feel that the 1964 championship game was one of the great ones in AFL history. The game had a lot of great material – the seemingly unbeatable Chargers vs. the underdog Bills, great offense vs. great defense, a legendary tackle and upset victory. Here is the officially-distributed summary of [...]
…or so said Sports Illustrated’s Tex Maule. One of the subscribers to the Tales from the American Football League Facebook page recently brought to my attention an article written by known AFL-hater, Tex Maule, back in the November 16, 1964, issue of SI, a link to which can be found HERE. I read through the [...]
I recently sent a series of questions out to a handful of former AFL players in an attempt to get a few short, interesting interviews to post. I will publish them as they come trickling back to me. The first player to respond was former Buffalo Bills linebacker, Paul Guidry. Here is what he had [...]
Here is a great highlight video of the Raiders at Bills game from 1968. Lots of late AFL stars in this one. Among my favorite pieces in this highlight film are: Paul Maguire tackling the Raiders George Atkinson on a punt return at roughly the 2-minute mark. Best tackle by a punter (er… linebacker) I’ve [...]
