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1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81
1970 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-3 1969 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25 1968 New York Jets win AFL championship 1968 New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game 1968 AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24 1967 Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game 1967 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 1967 AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals 1967 AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23 1967 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1966 NFL and AFL announce plans to become NFC and AFC in 1970 1966 NFL and AFL announce their merger 1966 AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner 1966 AFL Pro Bowl: All-Stars beats Buffalo 30-19 1965 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game 1965 AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins) 1965 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14 1964 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million 1964 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24 1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000 1963 AFL's New York Titan's become the New York Jets 1963 AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs 1963 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14 1963 San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game 1962 Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 20-17 in AFL championship game 1962 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27 1961 Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3 in AFL championship game 1961 AFL's LA Chargers move to San Diego 1961 Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL 1961 1st AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 1961 Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers 24-16 in AFL championship game 1960 AFL begins placing players names on back of their jersies 1960 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7) 1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract 1960 AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact 1960 Oakland enters AFL 1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL) 1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL 1959 AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame 1959 Boston Patriots enters AFL 1959 AFL announced with 8 teams 1959 Buffalo Bills enter AFL 1959 AFL organized with NY, Dallas, LA, Minneapolis, Denver and Houston 1955 AFL and CIO merge, with George Meany as president 1955 U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO 1952 George Meany appointed as chairman of AFL 1952 William Green, union chairman AFL 1924 - 1952, dies at 79 1947 United Mine Workers union withdrew from AFL 1941 Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raider quarterback, AFL leading passer 1967 1937 Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback, Oak, Dallas SF 1934 Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1913 Harry Wismer, born in Port Huron, Michigan, AFL owner, New York Titans 1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants 1904 Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach for the New York Giants 1896 AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City 1886 American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president 1881 American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) |
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