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As one who was around back then, Super Bowl III was when the Super Bowl became the Super Bowl. In the pregame buildup, Joe Namath said, "We're going to win. I guarantee it." The Colts were 17-18 point favorites. The Packers winning 35-10 and 33-14 over the Chiefs and Raiders in the first t...

I remember Clem Daniels for catching the long pass for TDs. You can see it on the you tube of Clem Daniels highlights. Curt Gowdy, who was the AFL TV announcer in the 60s would say, "Clem Daniels can catch the long pass for you. They like to isolate him on a linebacker." This was the kind ...

Is there any individual on the Lions defense that stood out in that 1962 Thanksgiving game against the Packers? If so they probably deserve a mention. DT Roger Brown, he sacked Bart Starr seven times, according to his Wikipedia bio, once for a safety. Another sack forced a fumble by Starr, recovere...

Larry Felser, Buffalo writer, and Sporting News columnist would mention this game often. When Walter Payton broke O.J.'s single game rushing record in 1977 with a 275 yard game against the Vikings, Felser wrote something like, "Let's see Walter Payton have a game like O.J. Simpson had against t...

Chuck Foreman and Jim Marshall are on the Senior's list again this year.

The compensation for Parks was the #1 1969 draft choice AND Kevin Hardy, who had been the Saints' #1 DC in 1968. I think this was one of the Rozelle Rule compensations where Rozelle actually determined the compensation if the teams couldn't agree. Hardy was an injured bust so it wound up not matter...

Donny Anderson punted as well as played running back for the Packers.

That's an interesting topic. Being a Lions fan, four such games come immediately to mind. All ended with a TD pass with less than a minute to play (some on final play of game): Detroit at Green Bay, Sept. 25, 1955---Rote TD pass to Knafelc, GB won 20-17 Baltimore at Detroit, Oct. 20, 1957--Layne TD...

They used the phrase "Defense Wins Championships" very often in the 6os and 70s.

North Dallas 40 has come out on Blu-Ray. It has some good special features. Unfortunately, the commentary track is about the worst I've ever heard. One of the commenters is practically inarticulate. He says "uh, ah, uh, uh, Dayle Haddon, uh, ah." The other says he's a football fan (Steeler...