The Week in Pro Football 1969 Week 12

All right belong to the NFL. For entertainment and preservation purposes only. Pat Summerall and Charlie Jones host the weekly highlight show.

[@blite13]

I used to watch this every week as a kid. After it was over, I would go in my backyard and play games in my head as I played. I remember one cold and rainy day, my brother dared me to go out and play on my own. Got my football and went out and made plays like these in the highlights. My brother paid me, lol. I miss being a kid in those times, nobody knew what a mess this world is at that time. It was a really good time to be alive, today, not so much.

[@muffs55mercury61]

I did that too.....nothing wrong with that.

[@muffs55mercury61]

@Mike Holzenbein For sure. Great memories.

[@Iconhulk]

Easiest money you've ever made.. 😅

[@TaborTalk]

Same here! I did the same exact thing…However, I disagree that you think it’s better then - it’s waaaaay better NOW - you can actually watch every single TWIPF episode here on KZbin and relive those incredible memories…the problem is 2 things: there’s too much i.e. too many choices & 2. The younger folks don’t appreciate it

[@bucksdiaryfan]

In the mid 70s. didnt they have huge real to real machines for their video highlights? Somehow I remember Pat Summerall going over to the machine and dramatically pushing the button when he started the highlights... maybe its a Mandela deal, but I recall loving that

[@jamesthomas788]

great fond memories this is why I fell in love with pro football

[@jamesmascia2812]

Same here.

[@osaji922]

This stuff is gold. It really is

[@muffs55mercury61]

Two classic play by play callers in Pat and Charlie. They don't make guys like that anymore for these kind of shows. I rarely missed an episode back then. The NFL films soundtrack gave a sense of drama and action. The dialogue tells it exactly how it was. And the old stadiums back then and the weather & no sissy domes. I wish VCRs were out back in '69 as no doubt some of these films are lost.

[@mikevanriel7573]

In 1969, believe it or not neither Charlie Jones nor Pat Summerall were 40 years old.

[@bufnyfan1]

Hank Stram (KC Head Coach at this time) had deeply admired the FG kicking style of Buffalo's Pete Gogolak (who was the first soccer-style kicker). After losing SB 1 to the Packers he urged his scouts to find him a kicker who kicked in this way. Ultimately the Chiefs were able to sign Jan Stenerud who was from Norway but attended the Montana State on a ski jumping scholarship. One day he was kicking a football around to loosen up when he was discovered by a trainer who told the Montana football coach about him. Stenerud made the team and during a college game in 1965 kicked a 59 yd FG and ultimately the Chiefs drafted him

[@willlocke3019]

Forever rest in peace Pat Summerall and Charlie Jones.

[@michaelfabian3036]

1,000% too right!!!!! NONE of the current guys can even compare!

[@massvt3821]

This is one of the best TWIPF broadcasts I've ever seen. Great selection.

[@1954crc]

I NEVER missed this show! Great memories!

[@bufnyfan1]

Cincinnati QB Greg Cook (48:45) was one of the most tragic stories in the history of the NFL. The late Bill Walsh was quoted as saying that Cook was by far the most talented QB to ever come out of college and was even better than HOF QB Joe Montana. In Cook's first year with the Bengals he defeated both the Raiders and Chiefs in the regular season but injured his right shoulder following a hit by KC LB Jim Lynch in the 3rd game of the 1969 season--the injury was essentially misdiagnosed and never healed properly (torn rotator cuff muscles)-orthopedic surgery in those days was not nearly as advanced as they are today and Cook never really recovered and his career ended after a few attempts at a come back. Bob Trumpy (one of his teammates on the Bengals) said Mr. Cook lived with regrets for what his career could have been for the rest of his life

[@BrotherApexx]

Trumpy also said he would have multiple rings if Cook had stayed healthy. The Bengals were that good. But Paul Brown not naming Walsh head coach over Tiger Johnson didn't help.

[@hivicar]

And Warren Wells was another story like that. He was so open on 2 of those 3 TDs! Could have been one of the best ever. R.I.P.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

@@hivicar but he was a quitter. look how he didnt ecen try to run down emmitt rhomas on his int in the afl c.g.

[@jimhresko9102]

@@graciemaemarie11jones16 you have no idea what you're talking about! Wells was anything but a quitter. He was injured during that game.

[@bufnyfan1]

the grass field at the old Municipal Stadium in Kansas City (51:15)-was looked after by groundskeeper George Toma (the "God of Sod")-Mr. Toma came up with the idea of putting the helmet decal of the Chiefs home opponent for each game (in this film the Buffalo Bills) on one side of the 50 yd line and the Chiefs helmet logo on the other side--when the NFL-AFL merger was announced in 1966 the late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle travelled to KC and was so impressed by Mr. Toma's work that he asked him to look after the Super Bowl fields for many of the Super Bowl games that followed in the 1970's and 80's

[@mycolortv1]

My favorite announcer Charlie Jones calling 4 o'clock AFL and AFC games on NBC Channel 4

[@dennismazza4233]

The "VOICES" of 1960's - 1970's AFL/AFC games : Charlie Jones, Curt Gowdy, and Don Criqui. I really miss the play-by-play those professionals did.

[@hoss73ford]

I sure remember those days. So awesome to hear their voices again.

[@bufnyfan1]

Mr. Jones was an accomplished lawyer from Houston as well--He and Curt Gowdy were huge supporters of the old AFL and resented the fact that the established NFL thought their brand of football was far superior to the upstart AFL--I don't think anyone got as much satisfaction over the Jets and Chiefs winning SB III and IV than Mr. Gowdy and Mr. Jones did

[@robertsprouse9282]

Charlie was great, and brought levity to all the seriousness. The Arkansan made a name for himself in CORPUS CHRISTI and then DALLAS.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@bufnyfan1, lawyer? I thought he was a pro broadcaster from practically beginning to end. He did the Chiefs and the Dallas Texans play by play on radio, but worked in radio and TV in Corpus Christi and Dallas, later in KC on radio after the Chiefs moved. Then, with NBC from '66 on.. He is originally from ARKANSAS.

[@jgowin66]

Great football memories. The NFL had a strange alignment in 1969 with 4 Divisions, the Capitol and the Century in the Eastern Conference, and the Central and the Coastal in the Western Conference. The NFC North teams of today were the SAME teams of the NFL Central in 1969. Of course the merger in 1970 was wildly successful for the NFL from a financial standpoint, however, it ended a classic NFL rivalry between the Browns and the Giants, two teams which had dominated the NFL Eastern Division/Conference for the previous 20 years. Our family started becoming familiar with the AFL in the mid to late 1960's, as CBS had the NFL TV contract and NBC had the AFL contract in those days before cable. Our local NBC affiliate had a much stronger signal to our part of town than our CBS affiliate had.

[@elwin38]

I love the representation of the 2 leagues....Pat Summerall for the NFL, Charlie Jones for the AFL.

[@Tommy-76]

The fact that NFL Films covered the AFL games beginning in 1968 was part of the merger agreement...The separate shows in 1968 were both shown in New York on WPIX-TV, channel 11

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

but no more jones... it became summeral and brookshier

[@robertsprouse9282]

@Matt Pizzano, AFL FILMS ran for two years. 68-69&69-70, and I imagine combining the two shows was just easier to do, especially with 1970-71 coming up. I do not know if the merger agreement in legal text called for the NFL to promote the AFL, but NFL FILMS sure did with their AFL FILMS.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@graciemaemarie11jones16 in 1970, yep.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Twelve games most weeks in 1970 till '76, had their highlights shown. MONDAY NITEs were not shown, or if the RAMS played on Saturday nites.

[@stewartberger7734]

Charlie Jones.... incredibly underrated sports broadcaster

[@jsbc1988]

Loved this era , this program and the music !

[@depaola63]

I remember these days in 69'...I was 6 years old and a huge Minnesota Viking fan!

[@elwin38]

+Nicky Depaola I was a toddler and cant remember anything about this season. >:(

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

VIKINGS? ....UMMM ...they like were like wiped out by the chiefs....ummm

[@jeffsmith2022]

I was 19 and loved the Giants and I still do...

[@jeffreyt.steptoe5306]

At least, they made to the Super Bowl(LOL).

[@kingbee1500]

Tight I Left 65 Toss Power Trap...BAM!!!

[@hersheybarblues]

I was in my early teens when this was originally aired and I recorded it onto my cassette recorder. Upon hearing Pat Summerall's NFL pick my mom exclaimed "Dallas?!" Her skepticism was well grounded as the Cowboys lost to Cleveland in their first game. Kansas city beat Minnesota in SB four 23-7.

[@Stacie45]

This is 50 years ago, half a century ago. It seems ancient compared to 2019, modern players, modern stadiums, modern media, and so on. But compare it to just 20 years before and it was ultra-modern in comparison. In 1950 NFL players wore helmets that didn't have facemasks. The U.S. military flew airplanes with propellers in 1950. 1969 is old school now, but at the time it was cutting edge compared to anything before.

[@OnTheRoadWithDan]

Now that's real football playing in the mud, snow, rain, and astroturf.

[@classicjukebox]

THANKS for posting this!!!

[@mikethomas5231]

So,so very good!!! 😉😉😉.

[@Tommy-76]

There were two separate shows in 1968: the AFL show was hosted by Charlie Jones and was a half hour. Pat Summerall hosted the NFL show which was an hour long. They combined it two shows in 1969. Charlie Jones left NFL Films replaced by Tom Brookshier for 1970. 1968 was the first year NFL Films covered AFL games as part of the merger agreement.

[@SirTechNoid]

Great stuff! Appreciate your efforts in uploading this!

[@G0Chiefs]

+SirTechNoid Thanks, glad I still have some old VHS tapes around.

[@bloww-nonattysever-shamebe7549]

+G0Chiefs excellent.....please upload all TWIPF 1969...... please!!! Pro and college football was at it's best!

[@G0Chiefs]

+Rex Kern I'm down to only 1 more and its 1970. These were all recorded fro ESPN Classic in the late 90s.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

KC 23 MINNY 7

[@davidcharles34]

harmon wages great name from the past

[@tommythomason6187]

Falcons MLB All Pro, Tommy Nobis, knocked out earlier in the season with knee injury, replaced by Don Hansen #58, who was good. But then, Hansen went out, replaced by Ron Acks, 52. Both men did a great job. Hansen played his career with Atlanta and Acks ended up a Patriot. It is Acks who blocks the Saint punt in this clip.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Head coach Norm Van Brocklin had the Falcons playing well.

[@sportshistorybuff]

The field and weather for the Bears/49ers game look similar to when Sayers scored six touchdowns against San Francisco in 1965.

[@bobscott7440]

Kezar Stadium was often a mess, especially late in the season when California's rainy season would set in. When George Allen coached the Rams, he had to coach a game there every year. He once said that Kezar Stadium was the worst stadium in pro football.

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

charlie jones had a great voice

[@markymark0417]

Came from smoking a pack a day

[@Colt-ii4qn]

Did he smoke ?

[@mrceleb2006]

Pat Summerall called the Pats' very first Super Bowl win...Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans, which was televised on Fox back in 2002! It was the last Super Bowl he would ever call!

[@willdrucker4291]

@5:03...the LEGEND himself...hard to believe that less than a year after this contest, VINCE LOMBARDI would be gone...

[@flint55]

Nice to see Larry Brown of the Redskins running at full strength as a rookie before he would ultimately succumb to injuries later on.

[@akumawani]

17:52 imagine owning all your favorite am radio hits for just $12.99... don't even think about taking these commercials out-!

[@gregb6469]

I'd rather see the original 1969 ads, not the 30-years-later ESPN ads.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

They picked Oakland and Dallas. And who won? Kansas City and Minnesota. Some things never change.

[@56077]

I remember this show was broadcasted on Friday Night on Channel 4 in Detroit. Was WWJ back then.

[@tanmaxwell4599]

THEY'LL NEVER DO FOOTBALL LIKE THIS AGAIN.

[@Stacie45]

True and it is a shame but players are so big strong and fast nowadays that if the rules were as loose as back then there would be players getting killed every week. Instead sometimes it seems like half the game gets cancelled by penalties. We want it violent but it can't be too violent. And of course the money changes everything. These guys used to have side jobs in the offseason to make ends meet.

[@yusufu9]

Gotta love those Philly fans. They once booed Santa Claus at halftime and here they have Sonny hanging from a rope and a "Who's Vince?" banner! Great stuff!

[@lavance4615]

CLASSIC

[@massvt3821]

For 1970, Tom Brookshier replaced Charlie Jones as the co-host of "This Week in Pro Football". Any combination of the three would have been fine with me, as all three ( Tom, Pat and Charlie ) were fun and well-informed..

[@howardcosell2022]

Pat and Charlie would have been like a political show with both Democrats and Republicans. It would have worked heading into the Seventies

[@theolee3851]

Man all that mud 😆 lol👍👀

[@chrisrose6014]

I wish somehow the entire 1969 season would be posted. My first season of following pro football at age 6!

[@MrZeldalove]

Green Bay was old, and it looks like the Browns were just getting tougher and tougher. Redskins should have kept those cool "arrow" burgundy helmets. Bears, always known as scrappers on defense, look horrible - slow and poor tacklers. The Falcon game was blacked out in Atlanta, but the big win over the Saints (whom they genuinely disliked in those days) was all over the morning newspaper, with lots of photos of the Harmon Wages wrecking of the pitiful Saints defense.

[@therealshemphoward1752]

and the Rams helmets had big Ram horns not the narrow peppermint stripes like today

[@norobbery]

Real football!

[@bobscott7440]

I noticed that after someone scored a TD, they just threw or handed the ball back to the ref. No ridiculous celebrations like what you see today, where these overpaid billionaires thump their chests, point to themselves when they do their jobs.

[@MrBAMAFANATIC]

Some of these players are more worth that kind of Money than some of these clowns!!!!!!!

[@oldiesgeek454]

Even in warm weather, the Rams still couldn't beat the Vikes... So much for the Rams couldn't play in the cold weather theory.

[@davidmillan6101]

Twin football was real a real game I'm like today

[@airforceveteran71]

Great stuff..half of these hits would be flagged and fined today.

[@gregb6469]

Yeah, today it's like touch football, especially with the QBs.

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@gregb6469pretty soon they'll be letting gender benders walk on then they'll protest for gender friendly bathroom facilities, smdh

[@ericm242910]

Wait this is before the merger so they're covering two different leagues here.

[@davidmillan6101]

WAS WAS A GREAT LIFE WAS GREAT DONE

[@richwood1522]

It's all about the music, lol. Bring back the music,.

[@douglasbagshaw807]

Warren wells was a dominating RAIDERS

[@bernieudo4399]

@ 1:54 ... that was a tough crowd.

[@Iconhulk]

Well Pat and Charlie... Sorry that is incorrect. Who are the 'Kansas City Chiefs' would be the correct answer Thanks for Playing

[@MrRoadkillbill]

I loved it when they played in the MUD and got their uniforms FILTHY!!!

[@MaxAmerica.Freedom]

Those were great games. Playing football outdoors in the mud and snow.

[@marktorak5578]

Always watched this back then 13 years old. In 1969 was a big Daryl Lamonica fan the mad bomber 34 touxhdowns in 1969 but also 25 interceptions. Afl player of the year in 1969. Raiders of Oakland 12.1.1. But Lamonica could never win the big one . In one Superbowl January 1968 a 33 to 14 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Raiders were 13 and 1 that year

[@spryfolII]

Someone...anyone...tell me why Harold Jackson is not in the HOF? He had a stellar career. In a time where reciever got beat up regularly. If Jackson played today, who knows what he could've done.

[@howardcosell2022]

He dominates in all these highlight films and was even better watching live

[@spryfolII]

@@howardcosell2022 One of original "ballers" at the WR position. In today's game, Jackson would be compared to another Jackson...Deshawn.

[@gregbernard7861]

I didn’t realize norm McDonald was that old.

[@kennycarlson9654]

wow ron yary dominated deacon jones

[@jimlampert2897]

It was so perfect,wth happened?I wanna cry.

[@theolee3851]

Wow thoes guys need a pair of ice ⛸ skates 😆 lol👍

[@michaelleroy9281]

This was real football conditions and all

[@michaelleroy9281]

Franklin Field is still around today

[@rossnochimson6904]

Please post more of these 1969 or 1970 TWINFL vids - sooooo! Goood! Why is Namath wearing a different Jersey than the other Jets?

[@werewolf7846]

+Ross Nochimson Because he's JOE "COOL" And cool has got to stand out from the average Joes.

[@cfoster81]

+CARL KWOLF Or his regular jersey was torn or left behind. It was commonplace in the 60's and 70's in both College and the Pros, that players had used backup jerseys for such occasions

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

NAMATH WAS A douche....

[@jimhresko9102]

looks like a practice jersey

[@howardcosell2022]

@@jimhresko9102 Jets pre-season jersey

[@hoss73ford]

Sure like that piece of soundtrack starting at 22:44 (Denver-Miami game)

[@theolee3851]

Look at thoes eagle helmets👀😁👍

[@danperry2750]

joe namath was wearing a dfferent jersey than rest of jets, kind of funny

[@imannonymous7707]

Wow vince lombardi wasnt very popular in D.c. ....kind of a revelation. They make you think hes a football god now . Time changes everything

[@Stacie45]

To me fantasy football has nothing to do with the current industry by that name. My version of fantasy football is having great teams from different eras play each other. For example how well would the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs hold up against the 2019 Cincinnati Bengals? Could the 1969 Chiefs beat 2019 Alabama?

[@walterseverin607]

@ 1:48 Imagine if fans did this nowadays for a QB they didn’t like smh... the whole country would be in shock and protests galore lol

[@lloydkline1518]

❤️ oldies NFL football 🏈: o.j Simpson; Minnesota viking & purple people eater

[@bemore1134]

What's with Namath wearing the solid white shirt? Some of those bad weather games were so interesting, watching teams having to deal with the elements. If some of the games today were played in such conditions, I might actually be interested in watching.............on second thought, nah.

[@kennycarlson9654]

wow rock hudson lee marvin at rams game

[@chrismanteris9093]

lee marvin looked cool-what a man , i think later there was jack palance also looking great

[@madbrowniac7871]

Rock Hudson and LA Rams great Roman Gabriel were in the same John Wayne Movie. "The Undefeated."B.W.

[@redbaronreborn3372]

@53:20 that would be a bigtime penalty and the chief player who clotheslined the receiver suspended in today's watered down NFL !

[@jimhresko9102]

Marsalis was always a dirty player

[@michaelleroy9281]

Great Game from week 12 Vikings 20 Rams 13

[@redbaronreborn3372]

Today's NFL is a lousy unenjoyable product compared to 1969 it's hard to believe how great football once was and how crappy it is today very few Dome stadiums quarterbacks were actually football players Tom Brady wouldn't last two seasons if he played in the 60s 70s or 80s guys actually tackled games were played mostly Outdoors instead of Domes to be honest if it wasn't for gambling I wouldn't give a s*** if the NFL folded and went out of business!

[@jamesthomas788]

#11for the 49ers none other then Steve Spurrier.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Steelers won opener then lost 13 straight

[@Iconhulk]

51:02 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Bears were awful in 1969 they could not win the coin toss that would have brought them Terry Bradshaw

[@rokyericksonroks]

Awful TD call for the Skins over the Eagles. (4:15) Crummy part time referees and no replay!

[@paulmicheldenverco1]

NFL Films/TWiPF is always about ten years behind on the music. I think they must be trying to appeal to the middle aged guy on the couch.

[@garygiampa4175]

hi the best football tv show in 1969 that when football was football

[@rokyericksonroks]

Actor Lee Marvin agrees! (43:30)

[@elwin38]

POST THE ENTIRE 1969 SEASON, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS. I LOVE THE NFL/AFL HIGHLIGHTS. This was the last year both leagues played separate schedules. From the 1966 season(after the merger agreement), until '69, the only time the NFL/AFL played each other was the preseason and the Super Bowl.

[@G0Chiefs]

+elwin38 Unfortunately I have posted all I have for TWIPF. But I have a poor quality copy of Chiefs vs Colts 1970 MNF week 2 and a U.S. Open women's tennis final from the 90s i'll get around to after I get my google fiber installed. There is a guy that posted inthe comment section of one of the TWIPF I uploaded that has several years of This Week in the NFL for trade if you're interested. Glad you liked the uploads.

[@sm1734]

i went to the jets- k c playoff game at shea stadium ,standing room only tickets ,the price was 7.50 ,thats right 7 dollars and 50 cents . it was freezing,jets lost 13- 6, dec 20 1969 ,it was a saturday ,,the monday before tickets went on sale at shea ..as i was on line i saw joe namath walking to his his car i was about 14 ,and i loved namath ,i ran over to him. he was sitting in his jaguar ,i asked him for his autograph he was more than happy to give it to me ,,he was my hero, all these years later i still have it .i love watching these games from the 60s and 70s ,playing on grass.i

[@macofalltrades6396]

Joe was, and is, a genuinely good dude. He's one of my most treasured celebrity "likes."

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

namath neefr beat a team with a winning record after sb3

[@rossnochimson6904]

unfortunately nfl films charges $50 per cd for each weeks hilites of 1969 twipf - greed at its best

[@DNSKansas]

Of the 26 head coaches this day, five are still alive as of 22 February 2020: Don Shula (BAL), Joe Schmidt (DET), Bud Grant (MIN), John Madden (OAK) and Charley Winner (STL)

[@AlbertEinsteinSpock]

As fate would have it, two months after you posted that Don Shula passed away.

[@3243_]

And Madden since then.

[@NJDevil1982]

Charley Winner is the last man standing. Just turned 100 in July of 2024.

[@bluv6]

Eagles' white helmets look very weird, but Washington needs to go back to those cool spear helmets.

[@rayoyler7382]

Al O both those helmetsare great

[@richardmorris7063]

That would really set off the politically correct.

[@davidcobb2693]

@@richardmorris7063 I liked the 1970 Redskins yellow helmets, the logo was kinda lame, just a maroon R in place of the Native American profile, I was 4 years old in 1970 and yellow was my favorite color at the time.

[@bobscott7440]

@@richardmorris7063 yes it will.

[@stewartberger7734]

How great was Larry Brown ?...wow

[@petec6727]

Larry Brown and Floyd Little would be star RB's today, and in any era.

[@ericm242910]

Charlie Jones representing the AFL and Pat Summerall representing the NFL.

[@carlkolchak4437]

I loved "the week in pro football" when I was 12 years old.

[@G0Chiefs]

And I loved your series The Night Stranlger and The Night Stalker when I was about 12 also.

[@alexlarams]

LOVE this highlights from the 1969 season. Being a HUGE Los Angeles Rams fan, it was memorable for me.

[@theskeptic2010]

The LA Rams are back!!!

[@richardmorris7063]

That 69 team was my fav.

[@larryaldama1673]

🏉🇺🇸

[@careyconley4690]

I wonder why the NFC waited until 1970 to add the names to their jerseys, rather than implementing it immediately after the 66 merger.

[@G0Chiefs]

If you're talking AFL/NFL merger that was in 1970. The Super Bowls did start in '66 though. So i'm thinking it was already being planned in '66. Both leagues had 2 expansion teams each from '66-'68. dolphins, bengals, saints and falcons.

[@careyconley4690]

@@G0Chiefs: The NFL/AFL merger was in 1966. By Super Bowl I, the two leagues had essentially become one entity joined at the head, (Pete Rozelle was named Commissioner of BOTH leagues in 66) but the leagues only maintained separate schedules until 1970 due to their existing TV contracts. Until that point, the only part of the merger that hadn't already occured, was on the field.

[@jimhresko9102]

they could have done it right away. it would have been great for the fans. but the NFL wanted to maintain their "air of superiority" over the despised AFL.

[@jvl4832]

I watched ˋthe week in pro football´ religously, even as an 11 year old. While playing two-hand touch football on the streets of New Yorkˋs little Italy, i could hear the music soundtrack in my head imagining to be in uniform and would fantasize i was one of those players. Incredible we played between traffic . Artificial turf seems harmless in comparison 😃. Brings back memories of times long gone😌

[@williamstidham]

Good-bye today to Roman Gabriel, dead at 83. Only saw the high lites on programs loke this, so thanks much.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

as a young, 11 year old k. c. chiefs' fan i watched this show every week during the 1969 season. it was a magical and wonderful year for the chiefs. but i watched and followed the nfl as well as the afl. i was a fan of dick butkus, roman gabriel and gale sayers as much as joe namath, lance alworth and willie lanier. i just loved football back then.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Eagles bring back those helmets!

[@billpartridge7571]

I’m trying to understand why there are 31 thumbs down on this video.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Joe Namath's jerseys was stolen before this game

[@hersheybarblues]

P.S. Do they make music like this any more?

[@hoss73ford]

*Unfortunately, not hardly. The music makes these old films even more enjoyable to watch.

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

I reckon during England's easy listening revival of the mid 1990s a bit of music like this was being made.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@geoffaldwinckle1096, funny you should mention that. Sam Spence the early Music guy, along with Art Spieller, for NFL FILMS was in Europe until his death a few years ago..CONDUCTING THE MUNICH ORCHESTRA. Yep, the music was and is FIRST RATE.. and you say...

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

@@robertsprouse9282 yeah i read in a book by Mike McCambridge that he was in Europe. Clearly didnt see too many NFL games eh ? Thanks for the info on his passing.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@geoffaldwinckle1096, NFL FILMS brought Sam to the NFLF studios when he was in the Music Dept at USC..He saw NFL FILMS footage, eh? As a matter of fact, STEVE SABOL suggested to SPENCE to use some ideas that STEVE had regarding childhood campsongs: ex-AS SHE RISES EARLYYY IN THE MORNING, was just one of those THAT STEVE who has seen many football games, shot many, suggested WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GAME. And, you say..?

[@jerrywade6179]

Those picks, Dallas and Oakland, was the first foyer into the Dallas/Oakland SB "dream" matchup, that lasted into the late '70s...but never was. Too bad.

[@jeffsmith2022]

#5,hustlin Harmon Wages...