The History of the American Football League - Episode 1: "The New Frontier"

Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League is a sports documentary miniseries that focuses on the American Football League (AFL, 1960-1969), recognized by many as the genesis of modern Professional Football. The 5-part series originally aired on the US pay-cable network Showtime in the fall of 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary season of both the AFL's founding and its original 8 teams. Reruns are currently airing on NFL Network.
The show traces the history of the league using game broadcasts and highlight footage (some of which have never been previously aired on national television); archived and recent interviews with AFL personalities and players including Joe Namath, Al Davis and John Madden; and commentary from football historians, authors, and AFL eyewitnesses such as Ange Coniglio, Dan Rather and Larry King, and AFL players including Ernie Warlick, Alex Kroll, and Larry Eisenhauer. The show is narrated by Peter Coyote and was produced by NFL Films.
It has not been released on DVD. Warner Home Video owns the rights as part of its output deal with NFL Films.
Episode 1: "The New Frontier" (original air date: 9/16/2009) looks at how Lamar Hunt, after the NFL turned down his attempts to purchase a franchise, arranges a group of fellow businessmen, the self-titled "Foolish Club," to start their own league. The episode examines back stories of the 8 founding owners, and spotlights the AFL's humble beginnings, from games played in mostly empty stadiums to the exciting 1962 championship game that took 2 overtimes to be resolved.
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[@marktaylor1176]

One of the greatest documentaries ever for football. Needs to be sold on DVD

[@michaelmapes4119]

No not really made by NFL films so you know there is a lot of white washing of the real truth

[@gregtaylor113]

it is on DVD since 2002...all three volumes

[@markanderson1448]

This is so great! Thank you!!!

[@darinloveland6120]

WOW. WHAT A GAME BETWEEN DALLAS AND HOUSTON DOUBLE OVERTIME!!!! Wow!!!!

[@rockvilleraven]

Hank Stram told Tommy Booker before he kicked that Field Goal, "Just keep your head down down and pump it through, baby" Booker said to Hank "Don't worry coach, I'll kick that sucker through like it had eyes on it."

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Powerful. Extremely powerful People passing gas watching this

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"I heard about your football team, and I can't let you have this sausage."

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[@chrisrailson24]

Michelle, why can't I get screen bigger? All that ESPN stuff in way.

[@JeffBrown518]

You need to speed this thing up to 1.25 because those guys are talking so slow

[@greeen890]

Mr. Hunt would be proud to see how his Chiefs turned out.