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|1969||January 17, 1970<ref name="Saturday" /> || <center>West, 26–3</center>||West 6–2 || [[John Hadl]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]||[[Astrodome]], Houston||30,170 ||E:George Wilson (Miami)<br>W:Lou Saban (Denver) ||NBC |
|1969||January 17, 1970<ref name="Saturday" /> || <center>West, 26–3</center>||West 6–2 || [[John Hadl]], [[Quarterback|QB]], [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]]||[[Astrodome]], Houston||30,170 ||E:George Wilson (Miami)<br>W:Lou Saban (Denver) ||NBC |
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==Broadcasters== |
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The following is a list of the [[television network]]s and announcers that broadcast the American Football League All-Star game during its existence. |
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|[[1961 American Football League season|1961]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1225538101 1961 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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|[[American Football League on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[Jack Buck]] |
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|[[Jim McKay]] |
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|[[George Ratterman]] |
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|[[1962 American Football League season|1962]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1224414525 1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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|[[American Football League on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] and [[George Ratterman]] |
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|[[1963 American Football League season|1963]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1223731385 1963 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144654/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1223731385 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[American Football League on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] |
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|[[1964 American Football League season|1964]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1223123501 1964 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144650/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1223123501 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[American Football League on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] and [[George Ratterman]] |
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|[[1965 American Football League season|1965]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1222283375 1965 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144644/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1222283375 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] |
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|[[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]] |
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|[[1966 American Football League season|1966]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1221529501 1966 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144637/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1221529501 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] |
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|[[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]] |
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|[[1967 American Football League season|1967]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220570421 1967 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144631/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220570421 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Paul Christman]] |
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|[[1968 American Football League season|1968]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220468049 1968 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144626/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220468049 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|[[Curt Gowdy]] |
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|[[Kyle Rote]] |
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|[[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]] |
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|[[1969 American Football League season|1969]]<ref>[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220449486 1969 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211144621/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1220449486 |date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> |
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|[[NFL on NBC|NBC]] |
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|[[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]] |
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*[[List of American Football League players]] |
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*[[List of AFL All-Star Game broadcasters]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*''The African American Registry'' listing of the 1965 boycott – [http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/black-football-players-boycott-afl-all-star-game link] |
*''The African American Registry'' listing of the 1965 boycott – [http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/black-football-players-boycott-afl-all-star-game link] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090631/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1962_AFL_All-Star_Game.htm Post-1961 season] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080725032331/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1965_AFL_All-Star_Game.htm Post-1964 season] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070714033244/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1970_AFL_All-Star_Game.htm Post-1969 season] |
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Revision as of 14:44, 29 August 2020
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 league's merger with the National Football League (NFL).
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 NFL 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 |
Rice 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 |
Broadcasters
The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that broadcast the American Football League All-Star game during its existence.
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.
- ^ 1961 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1963 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1964 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1965 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1966 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1967 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1968 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1969 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The African American Registry listing of the 1965 boycott – link
- Post-1961 season
- Post-1964 season
- Post-1969 season