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Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
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Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

10.0 / 10
2009
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

Full Color Football celebrates the 50th season of the maverick American Football League, from its tumultuous beginnings to its unlikely merger with the rival NFL.

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Cast

John Madden

Peter Coyote

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The New Frontier

    16-09-200960m

    When 26 year old Lamar Hunt's dream of owning a pro football team is road-blocked by the NFL, Hunt dreams bigger and starts a new league. The AFL's early days coincide with the daw...

  • Times They Are A Changin'

    2.Times They Are A Changin'

    10.0
    23-09-200960m

    The AFL enters its 4th season with the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the passing of the Civil Rights Movement changing the landscape of America. The ripple effects were felt...

  • War and Peace

    3.War and Peace

    10.0
    30-09-200960m

    Bolstered by a generous new TV contract from NBC, the AFL wages war against the NFL by outbidding and even kidnapping top college prospects to join the new league. The arrival of J...

  • Revolution

    4.Revolution

    10.0
    07-10-200960m

    The AFL's quest for respectability takes another hit after the Raiders are soundly beaten in Super Bowl II. In 1968, amid the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement...

  • The Final Frontier

    5.The Final Frontier

    14-10-200960m

    It's 1969 and anything is possible—the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III, Man walks on the Moon—but the AFL is still considered separate and unequal in the eyes of the NFL. Th...

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