Houston Oilers 1967 Yearbook "A Dream Come True"

[@jamesnorton1117]

What a blast from the past! My dad, Jim Norton #43 was an original Oiler from 1960-69. He passed in 2007. I was 3-4yo in this season but there’s something still alive from these memories. Thanks for posting!❤

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

I remember your father when he was playing. He was the heart and soul of the Oilers' secondary.

[@mrtnt3462]

I loved those silver helmet/pants of the Oilers Columbia blue, red, silver, and white

[@James-hb6ee]

Thanks for uploading this. I remember my heartbreak after that Oakland title game loss. I had seen them win the first AFL title game in Houston in 60 and then was also there for the longest game (at that time) in the loss to the Dallas Texans. I still miss the Oilers. My Dad took us to every Oilers home game for the first three seasons. Those were the days!

[@steveswangler6373]

I was never an Oilers fan, but I miss the teams I grew up with that aren't around anymmore. like the Oilers, OAKLAND Raiders, BALTIMORE Colts. I really wish the Texans had revived the Oiler name. I dont know why the Titans would retire it, if they don't want it anymore, pass it on, like the Ravens did with the Browns name.

[@67marlins81]

@@steveswangler6373 Unfortunately, greedy Oilers owner bud Adams somehow got the NFL to retire the Oilers name, logo and colors as part of his theft of them from Houston to Tennessee- ( if ever there was a place that didn't need a team)

[@robertsprouse9282]

Having been born out of state with most of my relatives in Tex., and a Dad who worked in Houston, after I lived with my paternal Grandma for three years in between my Dad's marriages, I moved to HOU., and as a young kid rooted for HOU- AFL, AND DAL. -NFL..In 1967, the two were one win away from SUPE 2. I stayed with the OILERS- AFC, DAL.-NFC IN THE NFL until it dawned on me that they would never win anything great with ADAMS as the owner. At that point in 1972, I switched to perennial loser Denver who looked like they were on the verge of breaking thru with a fairly young team although in my first yr., DEN had 5 wins only and DON HORN at qback. CHARLIE JOHNSON AT QB changed all of that in 1973.. I made the right choice. I also liked their reddish orange at that time, unis with the royal blue helmet, twas different than any other team. In 1974, growing tired with a COWBOYS team that had grown complacent with 10 wins or so a season, but only turned it on when they had to, and still thought they were entitled to win, I dropped them and made DEN MY NFL team, which despite the last few seasons, they are my fave.. TO THIS DAY..51 YEARS, 51 SEASONS..later.

[@btay2165]

Walt Suggs #76, a great player and a great person. Thank you for sharing.

[@ebntje]

Nice film. Great Oiler uniforms. The only AFL game I saw was the Joe Namath game saving tackle (after he threw an interception) to preserve the tie. Clip gave me goosebumps.

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

The game you saw - that was a great old school AFL game. Wouldn't it be great to be able to watch it? But I guess a tape of the game was never saved.

[@CMUBrent]

I enjoy hearing the narrator say the name "Hoyle Granger".

[@Classicrocker6119]

Great footage and background music here. Awesome voiceover by Chariie Jones. It is unfortunate the Oilers were never able to capture a championship title during their time in Houston. I became a fan in 1979 and am really interested in learning more about their seasons spent on the AFL. Thanks for sharing this footage!

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

The Oilers won the AFL championship in '60 and '61. Those were the only two.

[@69FOSTER]

Thanks for posting this video. In 1967, I first started following Pro Football and my NFL team was my hometown L.A. Rams, my AFL team was no doubt the Houston Oilers. I watched the Oilers on TV a few times and became enamored. I wish the team was still in Houston playing as the Oilers and I miss the old AFL.

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

Many of us feel the exact same way!

[@1977raider]

Thanks for sharing this film enjoyed it

[@MultiMM68]

Nice history video of the Oilers

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Woody Campbell #35! Thank you for this post!

[@jamesfields2916]

Loved him as a kid.

[@67marlins81]

Love this- thanks for posting. I grew up as a Steelers and Dolphins fan as a little kid, but am gaining a lot of respect for the Houston Oilers the more of their history I watch & read.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Damn Ken Houston was a great safety. No wonder he is in the HOF

[@polotrey]

Great that we have video to see it. He's definitely underrated when it comes to being mentioned on the greatest safety list

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

The Oilers should have never let him leave their team.

[@jamesnorton1117]

He was a real good dude too. I met him at the Oiler/Titan HOF induction game in 2003 I think. All those guys knew us kids but Kenny made a point to tell me about it. Class act.

[@johnshields6852]

I was 8 years old and already knew the ins and outs because my dad was a player and a coach. I loved watching and learning from him.

[@jamesthomas788]

Wally Lemm was a very good coach and under rated he believe in keeping things simple and stressed sound fundementals.

[@Tommy-76]

Beginning in 1968, NFL Films filmed AFL games and provided team highlight films to all AFL teams as part of the merger agreement

[@rockvilleraven]

But when they covered AFL games, they had to wear their red "AFL Films" jackets because although most of the merger had been phased in, there was still some animosity between the two leagues.

[@ktcarl]

I was at that Boston Patriot game at Rice Stadium. It was the first Oiler game that I attended. I believe the next season they moved to the Astrodome.

[@billsav57]

Ken Houston was such a great player. And so was Miller Farr and, briefly, Hoyle Granger. But what the heck was Namath doing in that game in NY? Wouldn’t have been close if he wasn’t throwing INTs all day. I guess he could brag about his game-saving tackle, though. (BTW I like Joe, and think he had one of the great passing arms of all time).

[@ebntje]

That game was the only AFL game I saw live.

[@stevegosselin4069]

it's a shame that Tel Ra didn't do more of the AFL highlight films, as they were excellent. The 1967 Bills crashed and burned to a 3-10-1 record, but film was first rate, especially action at Fenway, beating the Patriots 44-23. Many of the production folks, along with Charlie Jones joined NFL films in 1968.

[@sludge4125]

Check joe’s record against his peers. He was nothing special most of the time.

[@jerryferko8309]

joe made 3 tackles off his interceptions , webster , Houston , granger , farr , the names ….. terrific memories

[@stewartberger7734]

One of the truly great teams

[@jamesfields2916]

Last season playing at Rice Stadium.

[@jerryashlock5519]

The Texans should be the Oilers as a tribute and should be wearing these colors from '67 .... great times, great team

[@steveswangler6373]

Jerry Ashlock I agree unfortunately, the Titans retired the name and own the rights to it.

[@jamesfields2916]

Houston Cougars are using the Oilers old Royal blue color scheme. Titans threatened to sue them. UH said eat sh*t.

[@gregsells8549]

@@steveswangler6373 And the Titans played an Oilers tribute game last season.

[@HighRail62]

The Greater Days of the game. When it was more heart that than maybe athleticism and love for the game than of the money. Comradery was the policy. The Glory years. It was about the team,not the individual that was important.. Wonderful video. Thank You!

[@drdonwhill]

'67 could have (should have) been a Dallas/Houston Super Bowel. In any event, the '66-'71Oiler uniforms were the best!

[@steveswangler6373]

don hill how can you say "should have" ? they both lost their respective league championships. the two teams (Green Bay and Oakland ) that should have been there were in Super Bowl II.

[@johnmcauliffe7487]

Miller Farr, 10 interceptions...wow!

[@purplesword5536]

They got blasted twice by the raiders in the AFL playoffs.. 67 and 69..

[@devinjerry2780]

I always think about the alternative; Dallas could’ve been in the first 2 super bowls after struggling in their expansion. Buffalo and Houston could’ve been the first 2 AFL representatives. Cleveland could’ve been playing the Jets and Chiefs in III and IV. Oakland could’ve too. But “ifs” are just that.

[@markrocovich2234]

Charlie Jones doing the voiceover??

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

Could be, yes.

[@joev8658]

yes its charlie.

[@jeremythompson9122]

One of my all time favorite football announcers along with Dick Enberg and Don Criqui

[@stewartberger7734]

Ya

[@davanmani556]

There was another Campbell before Earl.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The next year they moved into the Astrodome

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

Yes '67 was their last year at Rice Stadium.

[@rcthomas6925]

WK Hicks

[@michaelleroy9281]

Denver did not wear a helmet logo for 1967

[@mikevanriel7573]

The had a helmet logo the next year. The one they wore had for their first 4 Super Bowls.

[@sludge4125]

I thought their helmets were attractive, though.

[@1977raider]

I miss the Oilers I wish the Houston Texans changed to the Oilers

[@georgeinfante1106]

W. K. Hicks. !!!!!

[@georgeinfante1106]

Miller. Farr. & ken. Houston !!!!

[@elitehb_]

Fun fact: I am joule granger’s grandson

[@alfonsecoppola5938]

short career ,what happened.he was really good

[@elitehb_]

@@alfonsecoppola5938 he just plays golf

[@hivicar]

Charlie Jones!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

One thing you notice in watching these old pro football videos, a lot more white guys.

[@sludge4125]

And there will be even less in the future. A study has shown that a white family is more likely than a black family to not allow their high school student to play football, due to CTE.

[@currysteph]

Find it interesting that the refs are in red

[@PreFabInternationalCine]

The red ref unis was an AFL thing.

[@mrtnt3462]

THE HOUSTON TEXANS ARE NOT GOING TO EVER RECLAIM THE OILERS NICKNAME SO STOP CRYBABYING ABOUT IT ALREADY...PEOPLE!!

[@michaelleroy9281]

It's property of the Tennessee Titans anyway

[@brainscott8198]

A dream come true until the nightmare of being destroyed by Oakland 40-7 in the AFL Championship...oy vey.

[@sabirabdul-lateef5352]

Those helmets where real suspect!!

[@markrocovich2234]

Art Powell later became a great asset to the recieving corps in Oakland..

[@davidcobb2693]

WRONG! Art Powell played for Oakland from 1963-66 before joining the Bills in '67, Tom Flores and Powell headed east to Buffalo and Daryle Lamonica west to Oakland.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Warren Wells was the Raiders biggest deep threat in the late 60's and Fred Biletnikoff was the possession guy

[@theprofessor8589]

Joe 'Mr. INT. Namath! So overrated!!

[@jacktheripoff1888]

After winning SB-3, Namath never won a game again against a team that had a winning record at the time of the game. When I first heard that on an NFL films show I thought that can't be right. Their following season after SB-3 they won their division with a 10-4 record. So I check Wiki for that year and sure enough all 10 wins were against teams that had losing records going into that game. Only thing I give him his credit due is that he was the only QB ever to have a 4000-yard passing season in a 14 game season (1967). It didn't happen again until 1979 when they were now 16 game seasons.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@jacktheripoff1888, Namath played on a totally deteriorated knee from 1965 forward. The doctor told him you have five years to play and that is it, after his first knee surgery and told his mother that by the time he was 40, he would have the legs of a 70 year old. What was the Baltimore Colts record in 1972 when Namath lit them up for over 400 yards and 6 passing tds, besting UNITAS in a total offense shootout of over 800 yards between the two clubs. The Colts were not over .500 when that game was played?

[@robertsprouse9282]

Secondly, you cannot compare pre receiver contact rules stats with post-contact rules...or..the defenseless receiver rules era, or head targeting ejection era, or the expansion of the neutral zone early 1990's era, or offensive linemen blocking with their arms not extended, era...or, the contracted width hashmarks era-the latter making it harder to throw to the wideside-..or, the qb throw away the ball outside the tackle box era, 14 games expanded to 16 games in 1978, etc.. IT WAS A DIFFERENT GAME, then.. Because of all that I mentioned, teams ran the ball 60-70 percent of the time before the rule changes. Namath's performance in SB3 was one of the greatest pre-rule changes games in history. He went 17-28- no picks and over 200 yds..and went through a historically great 1968 Colt defense with that quick release, audibling almost everytime up at the line of scrimmage. He read that Balty defense like no other qb did the whole year. If he had played on two good legs, he would have been one of the greats statwise..

[@robertsprouse9282]

@abe lincoln, he passed for over 300 yards, rare for anyone back then vs. the Jets.

[@davanmani556]

Jerry Philbin thought his partying cost him the AFL East Title particularly this game.