Post by Trades on Feb 1, 2015 10:55:05 GMT -5
This is where I should have started this thread. Most of this was found on www.grayflannelsuit.net/
1960
1960
The AFL's inaugural season kicked off with the league's first-ever preseason game on July 30, 1960. The Boston Patriots trounced the Buffalo Bills, 28-7, in front of 16,474 fans at Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium.
The Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Chargers — both 10-4 at season's end — won the Eastern and Western Divisions, respectively, and faced off in the AFL championship game on New Year's Day 1961. The Oilers won in front of a home crowd at Jeppesen Stadium, 24-16, to become the AFL's first champions.
No All-Star game was played after the 1960 season.
In terms of cover graphics, the 1960 programs run the gamut from ordinary to striking to generic to just plain funny. It's little surprise that the New York Titans and Oakland Raiders, two franchises that struggled financially in their early years, opted for relatively bland covers. The Titans made a point of emphasizing that their head coach was NFL legend Sammy Baugh, but at least that was directly related to their team. The Raiders utilized standard football player illustrations that could be found on countless other pro and college publications.
Of the images I've managed to collect thus far, the AFL title game and the Chargers/Titans preseason game are my favorites.
The Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Chargers — both 10-4 at season's end — won the Eastern and Western Divisions, respectively, and faced off in the AFL championship game on New Year's Day 1961. The Oilers won in front of a home crowd at Jeppesen Stadium, 24-16, to become the AFL's first champions.
No All-Star game was played after the 1960 season.
In terms of cover graphics, the 1960 programs run the gamut from ordinary to striking to generic to just plain funny. It's little surprise that the New York Titans and Oakland Raiders, two franchises that struggled financially in their early years, opted for relatively bland covers. The Titans made a point of emphasizing that their head coach was NFL legend Sammy Baugh, but at least that was directly related to their team. The Raiders utilized standard football player illustrations that could be found on countless other pro and college publications.
Of the images I've managed to collect thus far, the AFL title game and the Chargers/Titans preseason game are my favorites.
