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Thanks Mr. Turney for your contributions to the awards section at the PFWA site. From 1967-1974 they list no NFL or AFL MVP/Player of the Year selections, but some local PFWA chapters announced post-season honors during those years, such as in 1969 when the New York Chapter of the PFWA named Daryle ...

I was saddened to learn that Jim Simpson passed away earlier this week at the age of 88. He was quite a versatile announcer, having called World Series games, the Olympics and other big sporting events. I put this post here because it's his play-by-play call for NBC Radio that's going to be heard w...

On the eve of the 100th Grey Cup in 2012, The Toronto Star named their top 5 CFL teams of all-time: 1) 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (14-1-1) 2) 1995 Baltimore Stallions (15-3) 3) 1997 Toronto Argonauts (15-3) 4) 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-4) 5) 1956 Edmonton Eskimos (11-5) All of those teams won Grey Cup...

A CFL game on July 24, 1974 (Hamilton @ Montreal) featured two African-American starting QB's going head-to-head in Week 1: Jimmy Jones (Montreal) 13 of 21 for 182 yards, 2 td. passes and 1 interception http://cfl-scrapbook.no-ip.org/images/Jones.Jimmy-Mtl1.JPG Chuck Ealey (Hamilton) 10 of 26 for 19...

Sonny Jurgensen and Gaylord Perry - Paunchy players with great arms on lousy teams. I remember Perry was a little paunchy when he pitched up here with the Mariners, but not so much when he pitched in the '60's and '70's. Another Jurgensen comparison could be Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel, who...

1970 - 49ers vs. Colts SB V (would love to have seen John Brodie in a Super Bowl) 1975 - Raiders vs. Cowboys SB X (Stabler vs. Staubach would have been fun) 1980 - Chargers vs. Eagles SB XV 1986 - Browns vs. N.Y. Giants SB XX1 (Cleveland fans deserved at least one Super Bowl team during the 1980's) ...

Many favorites, but these seem to stand out: 1960 Patriots - in color! 1963 Chargers - "World Champions" (b&w) 1963 & 1964 Bills 1964 Rams 1964 Redskins - awesome color 1965 Jets 1965 Packers - World Champs 1966 Chiefs - AFL Champions 1967 Raiders - AFL Champions 1969 Bills 1969 Vi...

[quote="Teo"]Something interesting that occurred in the CFL Topps cards of the 60's is that the Calgary Stampeders always had a green-colored uniform in the cards (for the record, the Stampeders always wore red unis) In the 1963 & 1964 Topps CFL sets, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were ...

[1977 seemed to be the most memorable year for that. On top of the ones mentioned, there was a missed call that nobody remembers because it didn't lead to defeat for the affected team. With about 7:00 left in the fourth quarter, and Denver up 24-21 over the Steelers in their Divisional playoff game...

Another candidate: 1969 Vikings-Rams 23-21 playoff game. One of the best games for sure, but for some reason it doesn't always get mentioned in various "Greatest Games" discussions (not the case in this forum where it's been recognized numerous times). I think King's list is missing a few...