60 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestIt's 1969 and anything is possible—the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III, Man walks on the Moon—but the AFL is still considered separate and unequal in the eyes of the NFL. The debate over how the leagues will be realigned is long and contentious. The now predominant figure in all of pro football, Joe Namath, nearly retires under attack from the NFL establishment.
Full Color Football celebrates the 50th season of the maverick American Football League, from its tumultuous beginnings to its unlikely merger with the rival NFL.
Acting
John Madden unfiltered and gloriously unscripted
Production
Incredible restored AFL game footage
Direction
Peter Coyote's gravelly narration perfection
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The AFL signed 75% of the 1966 NFL draft picks, forcing the merger that the NFL swore would never happen. The 'war' was real and expensive.
Al Davis's brief AFL commissioner tenure—where he tried to poach NFL quarterbacks directly—lasted only two months before owners panicked and pushed for merger. Episode 3 captures his magnificent chaos.
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