Last week AFL icon, Joe Namath, celebrated his 70th birthday. As the old saying goes, where has the time gone? In honor of Namath’s big day, Athletes Quarterly ran a great interview with the former New York Jets legend. Namath talks about his early years, going to play football at Alabama, his time with the [...]
Don Maynard or Joe Namath?
June 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
I read an interesting couple of articles on The Bleacher Report the other day. Phillip Schawillie, a featured columnist, took a look through the history of the New York Jets franchise and made his case for the 25 Greatest Players in New York Jets’ History. Schawillie took into account a player’s longitivity and statistics, while [...]
October, 2011 – Gerry Philbin Inucted into New York Jets Ring of Honor
May 29, 2013 By 5 Comments
While the Pro Football Hall of Fame has sadly overlooked many AFL players who are deserving of induction, some teams have been honoring those players with inclusion in their own team halls of fame. In October 2011, New York Jets defensive end, Gerry Philbin, was recognized by the Jets when they added his name into [...]
Jets’ Receiver George Sauer Passes Away
May 10, 2013 By 8 Comments
Booing Joe Namath at Shea in 1968 – My Only Regular Season AFL Game
April 15, 2013 By 4 Comments
Most of Dave Steidel’s articles are wonderful research-based pieces on AFL games, players or events. This one is a bit different, as it is more of a personal recollections. However, as with all of his pieces, this one is great! It was August, 1968 and I was ready to begin my freshman year of college. [...]
A Hall of Fame Comparison – WINSTON HILL
April 4, 2013 By 4 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 [...]
The Bachelor’s III Ordeal – by Dave Steidel
February 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
Joe Namath’s playboy-like image was built in-part by his situation with the Bachelor’s III. Dave Steidel recalls Namath, Suzy Storm, and Bachelor’s III. In the spring of 1969 he was at it again! Nine years after then LA Rams GM Pete Rozelle fought, and lost, the AFL over the signing of LSU star Billy Cannon, [...]
The Only AFL Team to Beat the Oakland Raiders in 1967
December 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
When the AFL began in 1960, the Raiders and Titans (later Jets), were two of the most feeble franchises in the league. However, by the late 1960s, both teams had been completely overhauled, and were among the AFL powerhouses. Dave Steidel takes a look at how these two teams fared against each other in 1967. [...]
A Hall of Fame Comparison – BOB TALAMINI
December 7, 2012 By 5 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 [...]
Edwin Shrake’s Crystal Ball – A Champagne Party for Joe and Weeb
November 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Guest blogger Dave Steidel takes a stroll down memory lane, recalling life, Sports Illustrated and the AFL! In 1966 my parents gave me one of the best birthday presents I ever received, a subscription to Sport Illustrated. I have been a subscriber ever since. The first issue I received was the Sportsman of the Year [...]
