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|1964||January 16, 1965 <ref name="Saturday">game played on Saturday.</ref>|| <center>West, 38-14</center>||West 4-0 || '''Offense:''' [[Keith Lincoln]], [[Running back|RB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Willie Brown (football player)|Willie Brown]], [[Defensive back|DB]], [[Denver Broncos|Broncos]]|| [[Jeppesen Stadium]], [[Houston, Texas]]||15,446 ||E:[[Lou Saban]] (Buffalo)<br>W:Sid Gillman (San Diego) ||ABC |
|1964||January 16, 1965 <ref name="Saturday">game played on Saturday.</ref>|| <center>West, 38-14</center>||West 4-0 || '''Offense:''' [[Keith Lincoln]], [[Running back|RB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Willie Brown (football player)|Willie Brown]], [[Defensive back|DB]], [[Denver Broncos|Broncos]]|| [[Jeppesen Stadium]], [[Houston, Texas]]||15,446 ||E:[[Lou Saban]] (Buffalo)<br>W:Sid Gillman (San Diego) ||ABC |
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|1965||January 15, 1966 <ref name="Saturday" />|| <center>AFL All-Stars 30, <br />Buffalo Bills 19</center> ||- ||'''Offense:''' [[Joe Namath]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[New York Jets|Jets]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Frank Buncom]], [[Linebacker|LB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]||[[ |
|1965||January 15, 1966 <ref name="Saturday" />|| <center>AFL All-Stars 30, <br />Buffalo Bills 19</center> ||- ||'''Offense:''' [[Joe Namath]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[New York Jets|Jets]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Frank Buncom]], [[Linebacker|LB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]||[[Jeppesen Stadium]], Houston|| 35,572||Buffalo:Lou Saban<br>AS:Sid Gillman (San Diego) ||[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|1966||January 21, 1967 <ref name="Saturday" />|| <center>East, 30-23</center>||West 4-1 || '''Offense:''' [[Babe Parilli]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[Boston Patriots]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Verlon Biggs]], [[Defensive end|DE]], [[New York Jets|Jets]]||[[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California]]||18,876 ||E:Mike Holovak (Boston)<br>W:[[John Rauch]] (Oakland) ||NBC |
|1966||January 21, 1967 <ref name="Saturday" />|| <center>East, 30-23</center>||West 4-1 || '''Offense:''' [[Babe Parilli]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[Boston Patriots]]<br>'''Defense:''' [[Verlon Biggs]], [[Defensive end|DE]], [[New York Jets|Jets]]||[[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California]]||18,876 ||E:Mike Holovak (Boston)<br>W:[[John Rauch]] (Oakland) ||NBC |
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The American Football League All-Star game was the annual game which featured each year's best performers in the American Football League (AFL). The game was first played in 1961 and the final AFL All-Star game occurred in 1969, prior to the AFL-NFL merger.
All-League Teams
The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season played by the American Football League, 1960 through 1969. From 1960 through 1966, the All-League team was selected by the AFL players, and from 1967 through 1969 it was selected by a consensus of The Sporting News (TSN), the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). The All-League AFL selections usually included one player at each team position on offense and on defense (i.e., one quarterback, two guards, four defensive backs, etc.).
All-Star Teams
The AFL did not have an All-star game after its first season in 1960 but from 1961 through 1969, other AFL players were added to the All-League players to form two squads, and the league held All-Star games for those seasons. After every season except 1965, the format consisted of games between All-Star teams from the Eastern and Western divisions. In 1965, the league champion Buffalo Bills played all-stars from the other teams.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Football League include AFL All-Star Games in their statistics for the Pro Bowl. After the AFL-NFL Merger of 1970, the name of the NFL's all-star game was changed to the "AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. Buffalo Bills rookie running back O.J. Simpson carried the ball on the last play in AFL history in the Houston Astrodome at the 1969 All-Star Game on January 18, 1970.
The 1965 boycott
After the 1964 season, the AFL All-Star Game had been scheduled for early 1965 in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium. After numerous black players were refused service by a number of New Orleans hotels and businesses, black and white players alike lobbied for a boycott.[1] Under the leadership of Buffalo Bills players including Cookie Gilchrist, the players put up a unified front, and the game was successfully moved to Houston's Jeppesen Stadium.[2][3]
Game history
Season | Date | Score | Series | Most Valuable Player(s) | Venue | Attendance | Head Coaches | Television |
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1961 | January 7, 1962 | West 1-0 | Cotton Davidson, QB, Texans | Balboa Stadium, San Diego | 20,973 | E:Wally Lemm (Houston) W:Sid Gillman (San Diego) |
ABC | |
1962 | January 13, 1963 | West 2-0 | Offense: Curtis McClinton, RB, Dallas Texans Defense: Earl Faison, DE, Chargers |
Balboa Stadium, San Diego | 27,641 | E:Frank Ivy (Houston) W:Hank Stram (Dallas) |
ABC | |
1963 | January 19, 1964 | West 3-0 | Offense: Keith Lincoln, RB, Chargers Defense: Archie Matsos, LB, Raiders |
Balboa Stadium, San Diego | 20,016 | E:Mike Holovak (Boston) W:Sid Gillman (San Diego) |
ABC | |
1964 | January 16, 1965 [4] | West 4-0 | Offense: Keith Lincoln, RB, Chargers Defense: Willie Brown, DB, Broncos |
Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas | 15,446 | E:Lou Saban (Buffalo) W:Sid Gillman (San Diego) |
ABC | |
1965 | January 15, 1966 [4] | Buffalo Bills 19 |
- | Offense: Joe Namath, QB, Jets Defense: Frank Buncom, LB, Chargers |
Jeppesen Stadium, Houston | 35,572 | Buffalo:Lou Saban AS:Sid Gillman (San Diego) |
NBC |
1966 | January 21, 1967 [4] | West 4-1 | Offense: Babe Parilli, QB, Boston Patriots Defense: Verlon Biggs, DE, Jets |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California | 18,876 | E:Mike Holovak (Boston) W:John Rauch (Oakland) |
NBC | |
1967 | January 21, 1968 | West 4-2 | Offense: Joe Namath, QB, Jets; and Don Maynard, F, Jets Defense: Speedy Duncan, DB/KR, Chargers |
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida | 40,103 | E: Joe Collier (Buffalo) W:Lou Saban (Denver) |
NBC | |
1968 | January 19, 1969 | West 5-2 | Offense: Len Dawson, QB, Chiefs Defense: George Webster, LB, Houston Oilers |
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida | 41,058 | E:George Wilson (Miami) W:Lou Saban (Denver) |
NBC | |
1969 | January 17, 1970 [4] | West 6-2 | John Hadl, QB, Chargers | Astrodome, Houston | 30,170 | E:George Wilson (Miami) W:Lou Saban (Denver) |
NBC |
See also
References
- ^ Thomas, Ben (January 11, 1965). "American football League calls off All-Star game set for New Orleans". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. p. 18.
- ^ "AFL All-Star game moved to Houston". Morning Record. Meriden, Connecticut. January 12, 1965. p. 5.
- ^ "New Orleans: pro grid nightmare". St. Petersburg Independent. Florida. Associated Press. January 12, 1965. p. 11A.
- ^ a b c d game played on Saturday.
External links
- The African American Registry listing of the 1965 boycott – link
- How the NFL takes credit for the AFL players' stand.