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Help me out football historians: what was going on in football in the late 1960s?

PhillyB

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It's still the offseason so I feel comfortable posting this.

Simple question: what was going on in the NFL in the 1960s? Answers can include anything, from trivial poo between particular teams, player controversies, or whatever, or big stuff like major rule changes or team location changes. You name it. Tell me anything you got.

I'm writing a screenplay set in April 1968 and I need a group of guys to be having a conversation about football, which I will use as a way to provide exposition on their characters and situation, but I need some good anecdotes to turn into a narrative.

@Mr. Scot I'm counting on you!

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The Charlotte area got the Redskins game every Sunday, without fail, every Redskins game.

All games at 1, 2 and 4 o'clock, no Monday Night, Thursday Night or Sunday Night football.  At the end of the season, a few teams got to play on Saturday afternoon.  

Shorter season, less playoff teams,less teams period, lots of mud

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most important are details about the 1968 offseason or even draft that could've been going on in april 1968 that would've been conversation material, or even stuff about the 1967 season that would be fodder for a couple GIs stationed in vietnam

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SO it seems this league the AFL and the NFL are going to merge, What do you think of the new guys.

Don't think they can play with the NFL. Just a bunch of flashy wannabes.

 

What the hell is a super bowl. I told you the new guys couldn't hang. Starr and Lombardi ate them up.

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10 minutes ago, Kevin Greene said:

3 words.

Joe Willie Namath.

Actually no one paid attention to the Jets and Namath until they beat the Colts and Johnny Unitas in the Superbowl. Until that time  In fact 1968 was the first time that the NFL champion wasn't crowned the world champion. 

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Actually, I got into football in 68 and 69 and was a life long Vikings fan (pre dome)

Went to the Super Bowl and lost to the Chiefs.  Loved the snow games

Cannot tell you at 8 years old a lot else, sorry

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Just now, panthers55 said:

For what it is worth, if you set the scene in 1968 in New Orleans you can talk about the realignment where they moved to a different division.

it's at a GI bar in saigon but they're just talking poo about football so literally any subject is up for grabs

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1 minute ago, panthers55 said:

Actually no one paid attention to the Jets and Namath until they beat the Colts and Johnny Unitas. In fact 1968 was the first time that the NFL champion wasn't crowned the world champion. 

The Super Bowl, NFC vs AFC started in 67 but whatever.

Now you do know Namath was drafted in 67 by the Cardinals and the Jets swooped in and grabbed him instead?

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