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