Grew up in Escondido used to ride my bike to their pre-season training field on west side Broadway between Washington Ave . and Grant St. (now named Mission AV.).. those were the days Lance Alworth, Paul Lowe etc.
@Stacie458 жыл бұрын
+Dave Sparks Ha! I've lived in Escondido for the last 15 years. Used to live on Juniper St. just south of Washington, I know right where you are talking about. Crazy thinking that used to be where the Chargers pre-season training facility was. If they were still there I would probably go watch them now.
@omarortega31348 жыл бұрын
I was born in escondido
@kameronmw038 жыл бұрын
I used to live on Lendee Drive. That's so weird that you use to live so close, lol.
@gtrDan19639 жыл бұрын
Now THIS is football ! The 1960's Chargers were loaded with talent and they appeared in 5 of the first 6 AFL Championship games, winning it all in 1963. Coach Gillman was nothing short of a genius in the passing game and with Hadl and Alworth being an incredibly potent QB / WR combo (as well as all the other fine recievers) it amazing that they didn't win more championships. Always great to see 1960's American Football League color footage. Fantastic Post !
@villageboy258 жыл бұрын
now they suck
@Contreras-z4e5 жыл бұрын
If only we can get gillman type of coach an good owner
@Contreras-z4e5 жыл бұрын
EhiVlogs KC sucks They chocked and lost big time against the Chargers ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️😂😂😂😂😂😂
@robertsprouse92828 ай бұрын
SD BOLTS would not have beaten the ‘62 PACKERS OR ‘63 BEARS.. nor the ‘64 BROWNS OR ‘65 PACKERS. Folks that believe they were better than a great defensive group in CHITOWN under GEORGE ALLEN, or the GB PACK OR the JIMMY BROWN CLEVES.. are kidding themselves. It’s like saying that the WHA WINNIPEG JETS could beat the ‘70’s MONTREAL CANADIENS in a series for the WORLD PRO CLUBS HOCKEY title.. LOL.. Examine the rosters and pedigrees against the NFL players and you tell me ABOUT SD. No.. wouldn’t have happened.. To be thinking it would.. Well.. It’s ludicrous.
@donaldschmidt2990 Жыл бұрын
The Chargers had a cutting edge look to them. From their glorious uniforms to their high flying offense. The great coaching of Sid Gillman was another ironic twist. As a Jew, Gillman faced perpetual prejudice as a coach. After leaving the great Los Angeles Rams teams of the Fifties, he finally landed with the Chargers in the AFL. Combined with Al Davis, the two geniuses catapulted the Chargers to the top. The NFLs prejudice gave the AFL a decisive edge. In talent and in coaching.
@ScottStephens72 жыл бұрын
Sensational video of the SD Chargers in their prime.
@marcschneider4845 Жыл бұрын
I love the comment about how the Chargers met with three straight defeats.. . but on the brighter side . . . !
@robertsprouse928211 ай бұрын
GILLMAN TO HADL: What have you got for a second and 41 to go? HADL: '' 67 YARD TD PASS TO GENE FOSTER, Coach.." Incredible!
@chrisbacos10 жыл бұрын
A piece of trivia, The AFL was the first league to place last names of players on the back of jerseys.
@jckyhn73295 жыл бұрын
One year the Raiders had first & last names on their backs.
@johnperrigo64745 жыл бұрын
How trivial.
@davidcobb26934 жыл бұрын
@@jckyhn7329 The 1960 Raiders had first & last names on the back of their black & gold jerseys.
@t4texastomjohnnycat9784 жыл бұрын
It was great then. But the names should be removed from NFL uniforms today. Obviously too many "look at me" divas. Screw those bastards.🏈
@graciemaemarie11jones164 жыл бұрын
@@t4texastomjohnnycat978 agree. these punks nowdays are classless thugs...
@kingbee15008 жыл бұрын
At 16:07, the start of the Lance Alworth feature, just take note of the all-league DBs he is shredding...Willie Mitchell and Fred Williamson (KC), John Sample and Dainard Paulson (NYJ), Willie Brown and Goose Gonsoulin (DEN), John Hall (BOS)...the list goes on! BTW: The producers of this color footage, Tel Ra Films, was absorbed by Ed Sabol into the new NFL Films and its subsidiary (due to the June 1966 league merger), AFL Films for three seasons until the merger took place Jan. 20, 1970.
@armorybrunotjr.3204 Жыл бұрын
Tel Ra did films of the NFL from the 1940s until the 1950s. Narrators included Ted Husing, Harry Wismer and Jim Leaming. They did films of the AFL until Ed Sabol and NFL Films absorbed Tel Ra Films and took over the package.
@robertsprouse928211 ай бұрын
@@armorybrunotjr.3204, and early sixties, right? There was also a WINIK or WINICK PRODUCTIONS group DOING AFL HIGHLIGHTS, too. That was from 1963 up until 1968 when AFL(NFL FILMS)took over.. I believe the voiceover narrator was usually a local announcer.
@armorybrunotjr.320411 ай бұрын
@@robertsprouse9282 And possibly the early 1960s.
@3243_8 ай бұрын
And Tel Ra still exists as a production company.
@robertsprouse92828 ай бұрын
Willie Mitchell was a nickel back by the time the CHIEFS won SUPE IV.. He had a very brief career in the NFL days, too, post-‘69. Williamson was less than a journeyman in the NFL before his AFL days. Gonsoulin had a big picks season in the early days of the weaker era of the AFL, and was out of the league in just a few years. Sample had one big season himself in the NFL and then was average thereafter. He was good in the stronger days of the AFL, but quit before the 1970’s NFL era..PAULSON never was good in his very brief days in the NFL. Finally, only W. BROWN was truly great in both the AFL& post-‘69 AFC/NFL years. ALWORTH was great in the AFL, at the end of his career in the early NFL ‘70’s era he was just.. okay at ages 31-33..
@victorplayer73264 жыл бұрын
Speedy Ducon was my High school special teams coach
@videoverite77536 жыл бұрын
Fun to see the concept model of San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium. Such enthusiasm for a place with such a lousy fate.
@graciemaemarie11jones164 жыл бұрын
i loved that stadium.
@frankdenardo86843 жыл бұрын
@@graciemaemarie11jones16 Chris Berman called it The Murph. November 27th, 1988. "Niners, Chargers at The Murph"
@PatrickNthedesert10 ай бұрын
They should have built the Chargers a new stadium in the early 2000s like they did for the Padres…what a shame ….the Chargers represented San Diego way before the Padres were around
@LEFTaTIP9 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for uploading, nice vintage stuff of the Chargers
@willdrucker42918 жыл бұрын
The legendary Jim Simpson was the narrator for this piece....he also did AFL telecasts along with Curt Gowdy and Charlie Jones for NBC.
@LooseCharm4 жыл бұрын
This was narrated by Lyle Bond, the voice of the Chargers. Says so right at the end of the video.
@FATHERKNOSEBEST4 ай бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!!!
@SingleTax8 жыл бұрын
To this day Bill Walsh is often given sole credit for having created the "West Coast Offense." Although Walsh does indeed deserve a lot of credit for the contributions he made to the evolution of the passing game, the fact remains he was standing on the shoulders of two offensive maestros who aren't mentioned nearly enough when discussing the West Coast Offense -- Sid Gillman and Paul Brown.
@kirkmoore45155 жыл бұрын
Don Coryell. Aztecs. Then Chargers. Look up that coaching tree!
@chrisrose60148 ай бұрын
The Vikings were using that offense in the mid to late 70s. Check the receiving figures for Chuck Foreman, Rickey Young and Bob Tucker
@SingleTax8 ай бұрын
@@kirkmoore4515 I know all about Coryell. He was undoubtedly influenced by Gilman as much as Walsh was. The difference is that Walsh's version of Gilman's pass-oriented offense was designed with a weak-armed QB in mind, whereas Coryell's wasn't.
@AGENTARMES7 жыл бұрын
This is epic! Where did u get this?
@sidDkid872 жыл бұрын
12:56 *"United Airlines flies 8 of 9 AFL teams throughout the season"* ... I wonder who the holdout was???
@gregsells8549Ай бұрын
Likely the Oilers, since United didn't fly to Texas at the time. Same reason the Cowboys were a holdout in the NFL. Now Houston is a major United hub.
@sidDkid87Ай бұрын
@@gregsells8549 *_very interesting ... thanks for sharing!_* 🫡
@kingbee150010 жыл бұрын
A BIG AFL fan here...yes, you're right. But, I believe the first pro team was the 1960 Chicago White Sox , whose then-owner, the innovative Bill Veeck, put the names on the Sox' uniforms after seeing previews of the AFL uniforms to be used in the following fall. Also, wasn't '66 the last year of the red/white striped AFL official's gear? Looked great in the '90s throwback games between ex-AFL teams...where they even used the old Spalding J5V AFL football!
@mrtnt34624 жыл бұрын
1966 The GREATEST YEAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: THE YEAR OF MY BIRTH!!
@LEFTaTIP9 жыл бұрын
Those old Chargers actually had a great kick returner in speedy Duncan, Lance Alworth in his prime and an aging Paul Lowe but still productive RB. Pre steroid days where the OL avg. 265 lbs and now around 320 lbs. Brand new SD Stadium...unbelievable at 27 mills. compared to the Cowboys AT&T stadium over 1 billion and if the San Diego / Chargers can build a new stadium???
@Stacie458 жыл бұрын
Interesting timeline, the Chargers and the city of San Diego were arguing over a new stadium for the Chargers years ago, long before the roof of the Vikings stadium collapsed under the snow in Minneapolis. Since then the Vikings and the city of Minneapolis argued over a new stadium, settled their argument, built a new stadium, and the Vikings are now playing in a new house. Meanwhile the Chargers and the City of San Diego are still arguing.
@3243_8 ай бұрын
And now the Chargers are back in Los Angeles. But they belong in San Diego. I hope they move back one day.
@armorybrunotjr.32046 жыл бұрын
The Chargers do not belong in Los Angeles. They played their maiden season there in 1960 and drew flies in the Memorial Coliseum. About the only people there were the players families. Hoteliers Barron and Conrad Hilton decided to move the franchise to San Diego; they did not want to compete with the NFL's Rams for attention. The Chargers had a very successful run in San Diego for 56 seasons (1961-2016).
@joeanderson65985 жыл бұрын
THEY DON'T BELONG IN L.A??... WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF L.A(USC)THE CHARGERS WOULDN'T EXIST...YOUR OPINION IS IRRELEVANT.
@armorybrunotjr.3204 Жыл бұрын
My opinion is not irrelevant. Alex Spanos wanted to keep the Chargers in San Diego, but the city couldn't get him the financial resources to get him a palatial new home to build it. San Diegans were hurt.
@olympiclinic3 жыл бұрын
Balboa Stadium
@uniqueis698 жыл бұрын
Hadl on point tho his movements his throws omg
@aldelgado93435 жыл бұрын
Chargers belong in San Diego, not LA.
@timothybogans39054 жыл бұрын
Yeah i agree but they started originally in l.a.
@davidkinseth2607 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, Dean, for being so greedy, and ripping the Chargers from their rightful home. Good luck to the Spani clan in LAX; you're gonna need it.
@mrtnt34624 жыл бұрын
THEN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SHOULD'VE APPROVED THE STADIUM!!
@dickjohn26734 жыл бұрын
You're right l I bed all over la and occasionally season holder since85 sd loves football la loves the Lakers plain and simple
@kascnef8 жыл бұрын
50 Years ago....now they'll play in LA like they did in the 1980s
@Flockengruven8 жыл бұрын
The Chargers never played in LA in the 80's, the Raiders did from '82 to '94. The Chargers played in LA for one year, 1960.
@t4texastomjohnnycat9784 жыл бұрын
@@Flockengruven Justin didn't mean that the Chargers played in L.A. in the '80s. He just said they will play in L.A. when they move there like they played in S.D. in the '80s.
@mrtnt34624 жыл бұрын
@@t4texastomjohnnycat978 MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ HIS COMMENT AGAIN, IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS IN THE 1980s
@markschlesinger8 жыл бұрын
great cartoon at the start.
@trentdogg8811 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video! Where did you find this?
@chrisbacos10 жыл бұрын
$27 million in 1966. A far cry from the billion something price tag of the 21st Century.
@Stacie459 жыл бұрын
Having been to a few games at Qualcomm I would say one big problem is there are no good seats. It is due to it being designed as a multi-sport stadium. Row 20 of the lower level on the 50 yard line should be the best seat in the house, but it is a long way from the field. Compare it to seats on the 50 yard line at UNLV for the Las Vegas Bowl for example, and Qualcomm stadium sucks for watching football in comparison. I don't know why it has to take a billion $ to fix it, though.
@chrisbacos9 жыл бұрын
***** Simple: inflation, labor costs, contracting bids and bear in mind that unlike the 60s and 70s major food chains like Dairy Queen and Carl's Jr. have an interest in selling food at venues. Also Uncle Sam and Sacramento get their pieces of the pie too. Keep in mind the Chargers have to make money off turnstile revenues. Welcome to the world of the big business of professional sports.
@davidlafleche11429 жыл бұрын
Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro cost only $7.1 million.
@ricsanta18 жыл бұрын
+David Lafleche Wow-wee, is that really true? Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I've heard that old Schaefer Stadium in Foxboro, MA was notorious for its faulty toilets backing up, was it not? ;^)
@davidlafleche11428 жыл бұрын
Yes. But they added water tanks, and that fixed it. Later, they did a "super flush"--volunteers were stationed at every toilet. When a signal was given, all the toilets were flushed simultaneously. They worked.
@steveswangler63736 жыл бұрын
in the beginning of the video, the narrator states that the Bills beat the Chargers in the previous championship game, and the Chargers were "anxious to settle the score today." this is a thought that is expressed quite often when teams that faced each other in a previous year's playoff or championship game. I always think, how in the world can a win in a regular season game "settle the score" for a playoff and especially for a championship game loss? i'm sure the Chargers winning the first game of the season felt just as great as the Bills felt when they won the final game of the previous season.
@steveswangler63736 жыл бұрын
also, how were the Chargers the most successful afl team up to this point? perhaps more regular season wins, but the Oilers and Bills had both won 2 championships, and all four of those championships came at the expense of the chargers. who was more successful in the 70's? the Steelers 4 super bowl championships or the cowboys 5 super bowl appearances? how about the early 90's Bills or Cowboys? the team that wins championships.
@marcschneider4845 Жыл бұрын
Also, I believe that Buffalo had beaten the Chargers in two straight AFL championship games.
@purplesword55365 жыл бұрын
If the chargers had the chiefs defense they woulda won several more AFL titles poss played in the 1st 2 Superbowls.
@romansroad20077 жыл бұрын
Now they are in LA city yuk
@tommythomason61875 жыл бұрын
They had unreal team speed and seems to me their offense could've beaten any of the good NFL teams of the day. Joe Namath had said that John Hadl was as good as - or better - than the best NFL quarterbacks. Not lots of info on their defense, but they won titles on a consistent bssis, did they not? Speedy Duncan is everywhere. Played a gigantic role in them winning so many games. Thst sky blue and deep yellow made for one of the better uniforms.
@mitchellmelkin40785 ай бұрын
@tommythomason6187, Their long and gradual decline from the AFL/AFC West's upper echelon mainly owed to poor personnel and drafting decisions, primarily on the defensive side of the field. In '66, the Chargers' drop from title contention can be attributed to a disastrous rush defense which went from first in the League to the worst in every meaningful metric. They couldn't get off the field as opponents increasingly ran roughshod over them as the season progressed, leading to winning only 3 times in their last 10 games, despite still having a pretty potent offense. The team was a non-factor in the divisional race after late season collapses in both '67 and '68 until the Coryell era really moved into high gear a decade later.
Los Angeles Chargers Theeee only original LA football franchise that currently exists.
@PunkyPower-zm3ez9 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for my husband's team to move back to Los Angeles in 2016. The Chargers belong in Los Angeles. Classic Chargers!
@NotSoSvenn9 жыл бұрын
+PunkyPower3000 You couldn't be more wrong.. They belong where they've spent over 50 years, San Diego.. They were in LA while balboa stadium was being made and it was only 1 year. Not to mention the LA fan base hates the Chargers because they are either Rams or Raiders fans, or they simply hate them because San Diego is a rival city to LA. Rams fans have already started a boycott of the Chargers moving to LA and have over 50,000 members
@proballer55618 жыл бұрын
Nope
@Contreras-z4e5 жыл бұрын
Steph Ponsi facts
@rossbrowning71939 жыл бұрын
heahhhhhh!, Dallas TEXANS!!!!!
@rellybws9 жыл бұрын
haven't won shit still lmao
@steveswangler1909 жыл бұрын
+rellybws i'm a Raiders fan, hate to defend the Chargers, but you are wearing bengals gear in your pic, maybe you should think before commenting on what other teams have won lol