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The AFL was a football league that competed with the NFL throughout the 1960's and in doing so they ultimately changed the league forever.
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@randykendrick2351 4 жыл бұрын
I remember prior to the merger, the NFL used the excuse that adding names to jerseys meant the numbers would have to be reduced in size, making them harder to read at the games, and on television. A spurious argument, obviously.
@PongoXBongo 4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't go for the whole "that would make names/individuals more important than positions" argument.
@craytoncaswell4558 4 жыл бұрын
Eh, not a completely spurious argument. Television resolution in the 50's was terrible compared to now.
@randykendrick2351 4 жыл бұрын
Crayton Caswell, true, but I never had trouble reading names or numbers back then.
@randykendrick2351 4 жыл бұрын
Plus post-merger, the NFL adopted the AFL standard. Of course, my eyes were better years ago.
@RyTrapp0 4 жыл бұрын
The bigger point is that the numbers didn't get meaningfully smaller after they finally added names - completely fabricated argument, the NFL has always put an emphasis on 'the shield' over 'individuals', this was nothing new back then even
@leonarddillon256 4 жыл бұрын
I’m more excited to see how much of a dumpster fire or an improvement the XFL is going to be this year.
@dylanf3108 4 жыл бұрын
Leonard Dillon A lot of the markets it is targeting are good markets to target. Tampa Bay and DC haven’t had a good football team in forever and ST Louis lost its team. The renegades will definitely fail though or be moved (they should move to Birmingham).
@TheRodersAbides 4 жыл бұрын
I really hope it's one or the other. Their second chance gives the NFL some legitimate competition or it completely implodes on itself.
@neighslayer768 4 жыл бұрын
I predict the former. Vince McMahon hasn't made any moves to transition away from the WWE. He's more hands on with the product than ever before, re-writing entire show scripts himself hours before air time and always demanding the final say in anything that goes on TV. He's gonna try to run both companies, and it doesn't bode well for the XFL if the decline in ratings and live attendance is anything to go by.
@PongoXBongo 4 жыл бұрын
We'll know during the first broadcast based on whether there are any WWE-related shenanigans or not.
@TheRodersAbides 4 жыл бұрын
@@neighslayer768 I'm hoping Vince will delegate more this time. He's 74 years old now and already puts in an insane amount work for a man of his age. 20 years ago he could run both, but with age against him and NXT to at least oversee I think he'll have to be more hands off this time.
@TheInkPitOx 4 жыл бұрын
You can see the legacy of the AFL in: Los Angeles Chargers (changed to classic look, returned to Los Angeles) New York Jets (changed to classic look) Kansas City Chiefs (have had the AFL logo on their uniforms for decades)
@joeblow9657 4 жыл бұрын
They were originally only in LA for 1 season
@HotStrange 4 жыл бұрын
Joe Blow And? Their point still stands.
@abisaimagana4998 4 жыл бұрын
Chargers were in San Diego for the majority of the time in the AFL where they won a championship in 1963.
@abisaimagana4998 4 жыл бұрын
So technically they’ll always be known as the San Diego Chargers, even during their AFL days
@abisaimagana4998 4 жыл бұрын
Harry Engel same for me too
@cassandranugent2443 4 жыл бұрын
The AAFC of the 1940’s actually managed to get three teams into the NFL: the Browns, the 49ers, and the Colts. The Colts, however, eventually folded, but when a team was given to Baltimore again, they were once again named the Colts
@CandGoods 4 жыл бұрын
I had been down a Wikipedia wormhole last week about Cleveland Browns history and also leagues merging with the NFL, so I learned that fact. That original Colts team went bust after a single season in the NFL in 1950, with a new Colts team coming in 1953.
@Kylora2112 4 жыл бұрын
@@CandGoods The Baltimore Colts folded and were incorporated by the NFL into the New York Yanks/Bulldogs. The Yanks became the Dallas Texans for the 1952 season (one of the worst teams ever fielded), who again folded at the end of the season. The Texans' assets were granted to the new Baltimore Colts franchise. The Colts do not claim history of any team prior to 1953. Funner fact: The Dayton Triangles (founded in 1913 and were a charter member of the NFL in 1920) were sold in 1929 and moved to Brooklyn as the Dodgers (subsequently the Tigers). Following the 1944 season (because of player shortages due to WWII), the Tigers merged with the New York Bulldogs. So the Indianapolis Colts franchise can technically be traced back to 1913 in the Ohio League as a the Triangles and could be considered the second-oldest NFL franchise, eclipsed only be the Arizona Cardinals (founded in 1898).
@geebee6010 4 жыл бұрын
Smart women
@Kylora2112 4 жыл бұрын
Other fun fact: the Browns' utter dominance of the AAFC (they won all 4 of the league's championships) drew way more fans than the Cleveland Rams, so the Rams relocated to LA.
@geebee6010 4 жыл бұрын
Kylie McInnes I was about to mention that, even though the Cleveland Rams won the NFL championship in 1945 before relocating a year later, it was still overshadowed by the fact that the Browns were more popular and more dominant. The Browns also helped transition the NFL to a more modern era with the influence of Paul Brown. I’m a Steelers fan but you gotta give credit where it’s due.
@huntersmith4079 4 жыл бұрын
WHA vs NHL would be really cool
@hansner 4 жыл бұрын
Whats that
@primemeow 4 жыл бұрын
Hockey
@samuelwoods7832 4 жыл бұрын
Hansner WHA stands for world hockey association
@TheInkPitOx 4 жыл бұрын
@@samuelwoods7832 The league that brought us the Oilers, Whalers, Nordiques, and original Jets.
@samuelwoods7832 4 жыл бұрын
Keith Pixton yeah I know
@RossCampoli 4 жыл бұрын
AFL was a total positive for the modern NFL. Could XFL or arena make a dent in the NFL’s marketshare? In theory. But in practice, highly doubtful. NFL’s connections to city governments and ownership of existing infrastructure (mostly stadiums, and by proxy team facilities) isn’t going to be shaken by the XFL or any other startup football competitor. A more likely competitor would be an entirely different professional sport, rather than a football analog.
@TiberianFiend 4 жыл бұрын
Football's biggest competitor is going to become futbol as the percentage of America's population that's actually American continues to shrink.
@PongoXBongo 4 жыл бұрын
Plus, I think the modern NFL is more dynamic and open to change. Just look at all the throwback stuff, new gear, new rules, etc. They'd be likely to adopt suggestions from others rather than push them into creating their own alternative.
@RossCampoli 4 жыл бұрын
Beauty on a Barn Budget thank you for the clarification! I knew that there were high level government connections for lots of the stadiums but figured that couldn’t be 100%. Thanks for teaching me something!
@TheInkPitOx 4 жыл бұрын
What I like about the new XFL is they have the kickoffs placed the old way so they don't have touchbacks all the time.
@Ibhenriksen 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the XFL could merge with the NFL as a secondary season like what happened to Football Soccer.
@vipa1737 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: The Super Bowl got its name because Lamar Hunt heard about the popular bouncy ball toy the super ball and thought it would be the perfect name for the championship game.
@cmdraftbrn 4 жыл бұрын
heard that story too
@timfortune9 4 жыл бұрын
He just threw it out there as a placeholder, even saying it was "a name which could obviously be improved upon", but it stuck. And that's why we're coming up on "Super Bowl LIV" instead of "NFL(C)-AFL(C) World Championship 54" like Super Bowls I and II were officially were named. Super Bowl III was the "first" "Super Bowl".
@JudithSPratt 4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing that story. I think his daughter was playing with one. I think I might actually have a super ball!
@wahjergah4543 4 жыл бұрын
Vi Pa That and it was a pun on the college football bowl games.
@Mark-fd1pm 4 жыл бұрын
The media heard the name and used it
@Frank4SouthMiami 4 жыл бұрын
The AAFC gave us the SF 49ers, the first Baltimore Colts, and the Cleveland Browns (who won the NFL title in their first season). They did give us something.
@Kylora2112 4 жыл бұрын
Per the Colts' perspective, the AAFC incarnation of the Miami Seahawks/Baltimore Colts folded and merged with the New York Yanks/Bulldogs who then became the Dallas Texans who folded after the 1952 season. The Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts were awarded the Texans franchise for 1953, and that is where the current team views their beginning.
@MarsJenkar 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kylora2112 Not quite. The AAFC Baltimore Colts did fold in 1950, but their assets were (as far as I know) not merged with the New York Yanks. The rest of what you said is correct, however; the Yanks folded after 1951, and their assets were used to start the Dallas Texans team in 1952...who folded after that season, and their assets were used to start the modern Colts franchise. I'd call the modern Colts a spiritual successor, not a direct successor.
@dreed9838 4 жыл бұрын
Make a remake of NFL vs XFL after it debuts, cause its a whole new company now with new rules, new business methods and new ownership
@dreed9838 4 жыл бұрын
@Charles Mandracchia thats why I said after it debuts
@leonarddillon256 4 жыл бұрын
Charles Mandracchia well the company man CAN examine XFL in 2001 and then follow that up with XFL 2020 once the season ends
@dreed9838 4 жыл бұрын
@@leonarddillon256 He did the 2001 XFL vs NFL already, but this is completely different, just the same name
@dwlang001 4 жыл бұрын
Buddy Mode it’s gonna end the same way tbqh
@companyman114 4 жыл бұрын
After their first season we'll see if there's enough worth talking about.
@ThatFanBoyGuy 4 жыл бұрын
You still see that legacy in gameplay today. The AFC is still more focused on a pass game, and the NFC is still more focused on the run. It is no coincidence that big passers, like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Phillip Rivers all came from the AFC, while big running quarterbacks like Donovan McNabb, Dante Culpepper and Michael Vick all came from the NFC. Good video. I've heard the story so many times from a sports perspective. It's nice to hear it from the business perspective.
@ChrisSeltzer 4 жыл бұрын
@paula The consensus on why the NFC dominated the Super Bowls in the 80s and 90s is that the AFC got too pass heavy and come the post season could not overcome the more physically dominate run driven play of the NFC. Everything swings back and forth to counter a passing attack you need smaller faster defensive players but if you go too far in that direction then teams with big strong running back will be able to run through your defense. Likewise if you get too big and heavy on your defense then faster receivers with good QBs will tear you up.
@mikeygee4564 4 жыл бұрын
It's been one company for decades, what makes you think they operate differently now, as in passing versus rushing as a model?
@chrissolace 4 жыл бұрын
paula Like others, I think going all into one (in this case, passing) is a mistake. It makes teams too predictable and plays more easy to stop. (Same with running.) I think a blend of both is the ideal and would provide the best, most complex and entertaining games. Take this season for example. The Ravens’ QB, Lamar Jackson, is able to make so many good plays because he has the option to pass the ball, run it himself, or have someone else run it. This diverse array of options makes it harder to protect against and as we can see, they did quite well. Yes, they’re not going to the Super Bowl, but they got very close to it and they were always interesting to watch every step of the way.
@cocabrown2009 4 жыл бұрын
Dan Fouts, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, were all AFC.
@cocabrown2009 4 жыл бұрын
Dan Fouts,John Elway, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino, were all AFL.
@PACKERMAN2077 4 жыл бұрын
I could have sworn this was a re-upload then I realized that was about the XFL. Shows you how long I've been subscribed
@garyc5092 4 жыл бұрын
I thought exactly the same thing
@Markimark151 4 жыл бұрын
Hope you do an episode on USFL it was the closest threat to NFL in the 1980s, it lasted longer than the XFL!
@Markimark151 4 жыл бұрын
Rowdy Jr. that’s even more obscure than the other failed leagues!
@Markimark151 4 жыл бұрын
Harry Engel they lost a lot of money on expansion, despite the early seasons were successful, but they tried too hard to compete with NFL, it caused the NFL to not allow their networks to show USFL their games on their network!
@Kylora2112 4 жыл бұрын
@Rowdy Jr. The WFL was a complete shitshow its entire run. The USFL was pretty solid as a spring league that didn't try to directly compete with the NFL (outside of players) until Donald Trump convinced the USFL owners to move to a fall schedule to compete with the NFL and got destroyed.
@HelheimMudkip 2 жыл бұрын
I would've loved to see the Michigan Panthers in action 😭
@Markimark151 2 жыл бұрын
@@HelheimMudkip they shouldn’t have merged with Oakland Invaders, they abandoned lot of fans in Michigan.
@Jason_Voorhees. 4 жыл бұрын
I love how well spoken you are when narrating these videos, very informative and well edited. Keep up the awesome work👌👍
@pillarnexustheancientgladiator 4 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know more about when the NFL got big into merchandise: jerseys, posters, hats, all that stuff that fans buy to celebrate their team.
@Michael-pf8we 4 жыл бұрын
The Raiders
@effend446 4 жыл бұрын
What Company Man forgot to mention was also the footballs were different - the AFL used the Spalding J5V (the ends were more pointed to cut through the air better), where the NFL used the old Duke.
@robertpaige4505 4 жыл бұрын
"The greatest player the AFL ever attracted was Joe Namath." The Eli Manning of his day.
@EZR725 4 жыл бұрын
Even worse lol
@robertpaige4505 4 жыл бұрын
Liam Gallagher's Great Big Rock and Roll Star Ego All of which made him the number two AFL QB at best, behind Len Dawson. I’d argue he was third behind Dawson and Jack Kemp,
@jippitycricket 4 жыл бұрын
Liam Gallagher's Great Big Rock and Roll Star Ego Joe Namath literally did nothing better than Eli.
@jippitycricket 4 жыл бұрын
@Intellectual One So what you're saying is nothing, he has a worst W-L record than Eli, less passing yards, less touchdowns, less playoff appearances and less Super Bowls than Eli but yeah, Eli can't hold Namath's jock strap.
@jippitycricket 4 жыл бұрын
Intellectual One He played 13 seasons with 2 playoff appearances so lets not forget the whole story and who cares about the Pro Bowl?
@ausvstheagenda 4 жыл бұрын
This was so confusing cause I’m from Australia and we have AFL / Australian Football League
@nasyithrahman9594 4 жыл бұрын
Even for American it's also confusing, AFL also stands for Arena Football League
@currymuncher4090 4 жыл бұрын
No one gives a fuck about ausgaylia
@alephkasai9384 4 жыл бұрын
Is your AFL american football or normal football
@pauljarvis446 4 жыл бұрын
@@alephkasai9384 Australian football.
@the1barbarian781 4 жыл бұрын
@@alephkasai9384 different to any international game, you can look up Australian football league highlights to get and understanding if you would like
@dantean 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, as always. I was surprised to learn there had been previous competing leagues naming themselves "AFL." You'd think that would be a bad idea, naming oneself after a previously failed product, but obviously they did MORE than enough things right for it not to matter. Again, thanks, Company Man!
@you3001 4 жыл бұрын
A great example of how competition makes everyone better. Excellent video!
@joshfrajer290 4 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to do a video on the Australian AFL
@legallyblind393 4 жыл бұрын
Josh Frajer Glad I wasn’t the only one
@realcorez 4 жыл бұрын
Ikr thats why i clicked on this this vid
@currymuncher4090 4 жыл бұрын
No one gives a fuck about ausgaylia
@jillhopkins4842 4 жыл бұрын
I also thought he were going to make a video about an indie band named American Football.
@JAS0N_M00RE 4 жыл бұрын
Arena Football League
@L_Train 2 жыл бұрын
Lamar Hunts Dad was rich. When a reporter told him his son's league had lost a million dollars it's first year he said "Well at this rate he'll only be able to stay in business for another...100 years!"
@ThriftyAV 4 жыл бұрын
Great idea and very timely! Nice job, and a unique take on this topic.
@rorycraft5453 4 жыл бұрын
Along with signing Joe Namath, the AFL also mined a lot of great players from historically black colleges. Another player other than George Blanda who was cast off by the NFL was a quarterback named Len Dawson. He barely played in the NFL with the Pittsburg Steelers and Cleveland Browns for five years. He went on to have an outstanding career with the Kansas City Chiefs leading them to their first Super Bowl victory. I am sure there are many other NFL “rejects” who had the last laugh with the NFL.
@opens11 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about this! This is awesome! Already loved football now I found even more love for it.
@jamierbb 4 жыл бұрын
Really cool video. I always wondered how it went down but never cared enough to research it myself.
@bucketsofglue5512 4 жыл бұрын
Love your vids! Always watch them when I’m taking a shit !
@lukeharper2814 4 жыл бұрын
I thought this was the Australian football league
@jamieyacoub217 3 жыл бұрын
me too!
@bogdanobradovic9725 3 жыл бұрын
Nah
@shane1489 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget the year Wayne Gretzky kicked a hole in one from half-court that put the Montreal Expos up by a lap and won them the first ever Wrestlemania.
@TheRogueRockhound 4 жыл бұрын
Always kinda wondered about this because I don't really watch many sports just grew up with them. Thanks
@eboracum 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'd love to see a future video with some of the lesser alternate football leagues, including the first XFL, Arena League, and AAF (a video about the implosion of the AAF would be great). Another idea would be the origin of some of the rules in football, for example the innovations of the Carlisle Indian School football team, who really drove a lot of the early rules codifications due to their constant innovations that forced frustrated opponents to complain about the game (and they are just a fascinating story in general).
@careyconley4690 Жыл бұрын
A common error is the mention that the leagues merged in 1970. The merger was completed in 1966. The only reason they maintained separate schedules until 1970, was due to the existing TV contracts. The AFL was locked into NBC until the end of the 1969 season, and the NFL was locked into CBS until then. The TV contracts were renegotiated when they expired in 1970, with the NFL (NFC) remaining with CBS, and the AFL (AFC) remaining with NBC. That's when ABC was brought into the fold with Monday Night Football. Interconference games were played on the network of the visiting team because in those days, most home games were blacked out within a 75 mile radius of the home market, so televised games featuring the home team were exclusively road games, and this interconference TV arrangement was so that fans in each market could always find their teams' road games on the same network, meaning, for example, if you are a Detroit Lions fan, if the Lions were playing at NFC opponents Chicago or Green Bay, or they were playing at AFC opponents Buffalo or Denver, those games would all be found on CBS. Apparently, two networks airing one football game each on Sundays made it too difficult to find your team if their games could be broadcast on either network.
@calebdc4l 2 жыл бұрын
This man does his RESEARCH. KZfaqrs who do their research will have my respect (and sub)
@42NORRIS 4 жыл бұрын
God bless Lamar Hunt and Bud Adams.We could not have the game we love today with out them.
@lionelhuts875 4 жыл бұрын
Ralph Wilson, too.
@marcm9999 4 жыл бұрын
Great job!!! One of your best.
@rorycraft5453 4 жыл бұрын
The All America Football Conference (AAFC)formed in the post war USA also had an impact on the NFL. On of the AAFC teams formed in 1946 was the Cleveland Browns. The Cleveland Rams were the current NFL champs and moved to Los Angeles. The Browns dominated the AAFC and became a part of the NFL in 1950. The upstart Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 30-27 for the 1950 NFL championship. There was another team that accompanied the Browns into the NFL in 1950, the San Francisco 49ers.
@revdr13 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks @Company Man Thank you for sharing
@companyman114 4 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@gmsohandsome 4 жыл бұрын
What software do you use to record your audio @company man
@StarSpawn9477 4 жыл бұрын
XFL starts in Feb 2020,i already bought season tickets in St Louis. Theres 8 teams which could be added to the NFL as 2 new regions with 4 teams in both the NFC and AFC. They just have to show the NFL they can compete with the big boys.
@learningtoflag5410 4 жыл бұрын
Ehhhh... I don't fully know about that. The rule changes are not real good and make it less like football, and more like rugby (e.t. the kick is replaced by a scrimmage after a touchdown for the extra point) Also, Los angeles and New York would get another team (but i would be happy for san diego to have a team again.)
@jamesslick4790 3 жыл бұрын
That 3 of the "competitors" to the "NFL" were all called "AFL" makes total sense as Major league baseball had the National League and American League.
@SEJIBAQUI475 4 жыл бұрын
The AAF was a really fun startup league, with the focus being on a mobile experience where fans could not only watch a real-time gamecast (not live picture broadcast, but dots on a field representing players and the ball), but also place virtual bets on the games. I'm sad to see it go belly up before their first season was complete. Go Birmingham Iron!
@decep11206 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the refreshment ..
@robertfrost8264 4 жыл бұрын
"so early my comment doesn't make any sense and is pointless in context of this video."
@BallisticBall 4 жыл бұрын
Wow bro quite the knee slapper you got there
@LajitasRain 4 жыл бұрын
This describes most of my comments.
@christopherconard2831 4 жыл бұрын
Al Davis (Oakland Raiders) is also one of the reasons for the merger. There was a gentleman's agreement between the leagues to not poach players from either side. They could switch, but only after being cut by their existing team. Davis began openly recruiting players from anywhere. This created a fear of a bidding war that neither side wanted, or thought they could afford.
@effend446 6 ай бұрын
Technically, it was the NFL's Giants that signed kicker Pete Gogolak away from the AFL's Bills that provoked Al Davis to wage war against the NFL. Gogolak wanted more money than what the Bills were willing to offer him.
@CuriousFrog 4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one hoping he meant AFL - australian football league :P
@currymuncher4090 4 жыл бұрын
No one gives a fuck about ausgaylia
@GamerGuy51 4 жыл бұрын
Mike's my boy! Never disappoints!
@81casperflip 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your Vs. Videos. Could you do Energizer vs Duracell? And milton Bradley vs Parker Bros?
@tangydiesel1886 4 жыл бұрын
For the algorithm. Great video by the way.
@bloqk16 Жыл бұрын
Going back 30+ years ago, former NFL coach and then current football TV analyst/personality John Madden would speak up from time to time about the differences between the "American League" versus "National League" types. National League types: Are a rough-and-tumble lot in life; lacking finesse. They eat red meat. Drinks beer. Love to get their game jersey dirty with playing in the mud on the football field. Outdoor football is the way to play the game. American League types: Are refined and well-groomed; possessing finesse. Prefer to eat salads and quiches. Consumes wine. Would rather play football indoors on artificial surfaces so not to muss-up their game jersey. I feel fortunate to have lived during the era of John Madden, both as a football coach and TV personality.
@stenbak88 4 жыл бұрын
I love how Al Davis gets no credit in the beginning of the AFL
@gordonteats298 4 ай бұрын
Yes ,the names on back of the shirts was cool
@pronkb000 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I'd say "nothing" came from the AAFC--the Browns and 49ers got their start there (as well as the original Baltimore Colts, but they folded a year after joining the NFL). The Browns, after winning all 4 AAFC titles, immediately became the dominant NFL team of the 1950's. It was also the first professional league to have franchises on the West Coast, or at least the first to span the country.
@artboston4787 4 жыл бұрын
Al Davis was also instrumental in forcing a merger between the two leagues.
@Jonasdevenport858 4 жыл бұрын
First one of your videos where I didn’t learn anything. Still a great video
@dr666demento 4 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference Before the AFL the AAFC wound up merging with the NFL. One of those teams still exists - and are playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday. BTW the term "Super Bowl" was coined in 1969, the Jets-Colts game was the first one to be actually called the Super Bowl.
@MrDan708 4 жыл бұрын
As a Miami Dolphins fan, I definitely have a soft spot for the old AFL - Miami was an AFL expansion team that began playing in the 1966 season under coach George Wilson.
@xevious1538 4 жыл бұрын
let's go way back for National League vs the new American League leading to the formation of Major League Baseball in 1903
@itsjustjunk 4 жыл бұрын
Love the vids bro !
@ravenlord4 4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see the NFL and CFL work something out.
@user-vi1td7hs9h 2 ай бұрын
As a LONG TIME Kansas City Chiefs fan, I vividly remember the days of the AFL and Kansas City's Municipal Stadium as home of the Chiefs. Some of the greatest football games I've ever witnessed took place there, along with the talents of many players who eventually made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. It's my belief that if the AFL never existed, the NFL never would have seen the growth it did over the decades and the players would still be underpaid like they were back in the 1960's and even into the 1970's. I feel quite fortunate to have lived through those days and years as I treasure memories from those wonderful days of the American Football League. I personally wish the two leagues had never merged. Long Live the AFL!
@ColdHighway7 4 жыл бұрын
Kinda nice seeing this come out with the XFL debuting in 10 days. Hopefully Vince did learn from his mistakes. Im curious would you do a USFL video in the future or a general video covering the last few alternative football leagues that have come and gone? (USFL, UFL, XFL 1.0, AAF, etc)
@companyman114 4 жыл бұрын
Sure, if there's demand for this sort of video I'll be happy to talk about some of the other leagues.
@Adrian....... 4 жыл бұрын
"Take me out to the ball game"
@shane1489 4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Just hand me a racket and point me to the rink 🏆
@ADucksOpinion 3 жыл бұрын
i didnt know that at all, wow. thanks
@KingShade1 Жыл бұрын
As someone who knows nothing about American Football, this video was extremely enlightening and informational! I know understand what this whole 'NCF NFC' thing my buddies ramble about means!
@marvelfreefree4651 4 жыл бұрын
AFL is the Australian Football League thats been running for like 100 years
@farpointgamingdirect 3 жыл бұрын
My uncle played for the Browns in the old AAFC in the late 40s
@jasonmarktobin 4 жыл бұрын
Hi love the channel! Any plans on offering your wonderful content in 4K resolution? Thank you and keep up the great work!
@NickyG_vz 4 жыл бұрын
I thought it was AFL as in Australian Football League. Very informative video but slightly disappointed.
@jbedolla182 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on the Microsoft Zune
@cubbiebear6774 4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@aleronfrancois 4 жыл бұрын
AFL - Australian Rules Football
@XTrapolis942M 17 сағат бұрын
Quick memo to my lost fellow Aussies in here getting confused by the title. No. This is not the AFL you’re thinking of. This AFL was one of the Gridiron leagues: the American Football League, that operated from 1960 to 1970, during the time of which OUR league for our sport of Australian Rules Football was known back then as the VFL (Victorian Football League, i.e. there was no such thing as AFL in Australia back then). The AFL-NFL merger happened in 1970, and the VFL rebranded in 1990 to the AFL that we’re familiar with.
@jaimerioux8965 4 жыл бұрын
It is good that you are taking about the NFL in this video. Btw are you going to watch super bowl 54?
@sunnimlee 4 жыл бұрын
I like turtles but I don’t like llamas
@khomu604 4 жыл бұрын
the afl teams are the nfl teams in the afc
@thomasohaney3290 4 жыл бұрын
lol, you live in the USA?? under a rock?
@Kylefassbinderful 4 жыл бұрын
All but 3 teams of the original NFL are now in the NFC. Colts, Steelers and Browns are the only AFC teams to be original NFL teams.
@Kylefassbinderful 4 жыл бұрын
Rowdy Jr. go Seahawks for sure! Yeah I didn’t mention that cause I was really talking about the nfc teams from before the merger. But yeah Seattle is the only team to switch up conferences.
@joshds123_3 4 жыл бұрын
@Rowdy Jr. actually no the Seahawks were originally in the NFC for their 1st season. They came in the same year as the Buccaneers and the NFL decided that they wanted both Expansion teams to play every team within their 1st 2 years. So the Buccaneers were in the AFC their 1st year and the Seahawks were in the NFL their 1st year. Then in year two they swapped spots and Seattle went to the AFC and Tampa went to the NFC. It stayed that way until the 2002 division realignment when the Seahawks went back to the NFC.
@trip2439 4 жыл бұрын
I dont watch any sports, and I never knew about the AFL. But I found this all quite interesting.
@chui1976 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this story. Very similar to baseball national vs american leagues.
@Bloodhound264 4 жыл бұрын
Stabbing Westward: "I won't become the thing I hate". AFL: Hold my beer......
@DakotaRileyMedia 4 жыл бұрын
from my understanding, when the AFL was created, it was aimed to not just compete with the NFL, but to give cities who didn't have NFL representation a team, and to eventually merge with the NFL, both of which happened very quickly.
@Hoovie9596 2 жыл бұрын
6:00 can also compare to Bobby Hull signing with the WHA Winnipeg Jets in 1972 for the new upstart league vs the NHL
@captainzeppos 4 жыл бұрын
For a very detailed description of how this all happened, you may want to read "America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation". It's all in there.
@petrofor3430 4 жыл бұрын
Also worth noting that at the time deacon jones a hall of fame nfl defensive lineman among others believed that in the 1960s the nfl had an unspoken quota about the number of black players per team. That’s why a team like the Kansas City Chiefs were able to build a team of great white and black players as many young black players were overlooked by the NFL. So next time you think about the racist chiefs namesake remember they were one of the first pro football teams to field a roster with a majority of minorities giving opportunities to great players and men when others wouldn’t !
@ZhangtheGreat 4 жыл бұрын
Hate the association of "Chiefs" with Native Americans. We forget so easily that they're named "Chiefs" because "Chief" was the nickname of Kansas City's then-mayor, who gets credit for luring the Dallas Texans to Kansas City.
@petrofor3430 4 жыл бұрын
ZhangtheGreat very good history nugget there! However this was just a response to people having all this fake outrage over kc’s name for being “racist”. Ironically however yes they were named after the mayor like you said
@pippo17173 4 жыл бұрын
Not into sports but love these videos
@daveotuwa5596 Жыл бұрын
8:18 on air before the first astronaut (Buzz Aldrin/Neil Armstrong) walked on the moon
@Rootbeerninja11 4 жыл бұрын
Lacrosse is an interesting sport to watch for a similar case. You currently have the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) who has been in business for a while now, but doesn't have that accessibility of being on national TV or anything like that. Just last year, former MLL star Paul Rabil launched the Premiere Lacrosse League (PLL) which runs on a tour based model that allows it to be seen by a new city every week. They also air on NBC and are all in on social media and marketing, which has begun to shake up the field of professional lacrosse. They also did everything mentioned in the video- They've become accessible, gotten some of the best players in the world, and made new rules to add to the excitement and accessibility.
@brianmiller1077 4 жыл бұрын
I'd say ultimate frisbee has a better shot than lacrosse
@KadinNation 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting one
@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to me that out of all 8 AFL teams that started in 1960, only two of them, the Bills and my Broncos, kept their names throughout their entire franchise’s history AND never once moved cities.
@bloqk16 Жыл бұрын
A significant factor to consider with the success of the merger was Pete Rozelle being the NFL Commissioner. It is doubtful we'll ever see another commissioner with the wisdom and guidance he did for the league in its unprecedented growth in the 1960s.
@ChrisBakerauthor 5 ай бұрын
He is certainly better than the clowns who have held the job since.
@DigitalChrisfer 4 жыл бұрын
I never even got notified for this and I'm just now discovering it
@elwin38 3 жыл бұрын
@10:28....look at the NY Jets preseason uniforms against the Patriots. The old Titans became the Jets only a few months prior to preseason so the Jets played in all white uniforms with green numbers. When the regular season started(1963)is when they get their new uniforms(with the 1st Jet logo).
@jayson7136 4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting on that NHL vs WHA
@Dragracingduleist 4 жыл бұрын
Your gna be waiting awhile. Hockey isnt popular, the NHL gets fewer fans on average than the MLS. Its a very neiche sport like motorsports or lacross
@shane1489 4 жыл бұрын
Globe-trotters vs Generals after that😉
@yurte1460 4 жыл бұрын
@@Dragracingduleist It's the most popular sport in Canada by far and cities like Tampa, Detroit and Boston in the states have huge followings...
@Dragracingduleist 4 жыл бұрын
@@yurte1460 but im not in canada, im aware people care about it there but here its very meh, you rarely see hockey team logos the way you do other sports
@andrewkeller3521 4 жыл бұрын
The AAFC merged with the NFL and brought 3 franchises into the league(49ers, Browns, Colts). Colts folded after one year, and were reincarnated two years later. The new version was unaffiliated with the AAFC version, only the 49ers and Browns have AAFC ties today. It's a little more than "nothing really came of it" as the video described. Getting a deal like the AAFC was one of the goals of the AFL, they just were even more successful, and got a better deal than the AAFC.
@TheInkPitOx 4 жыл бұрын
Now-former Raider fan here after 25 years (was nine years old when they returned from Los Angeles).
@Michael-pf8we 4 жыл бұрын
Keith Pixton Same. It’s a travesty this dude made a documentary about the AFL and did not mention Al Davis.
@haleywagner613 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@Moonbeam143 4 жыл бұрын
Great video. This gets me hyped for the new XFL season. Guardians all the way.
@Thx1138sober 4 жыл бұрын
People forget about grounds keeping. Back in the AFL vs NFL days of the 1960s, grounds keeping was NOT anywhere like it is today. Especially in Northern stadiums and before the wide use of astroturf. Many of the fields were combo baseball/football fields and by the first weeks of Nov. many of the fields would be little more than dirt, spray-painted green. Add in a little rain on Sunday and they would end up playing in mud bowls, sometimes to the point that you could no longer read a player's numbers on their jersey.
@Nooolch 9 ай бұрын
anyone else think this was about australian football league v nfl
@tylerappolon6556 3 жыл бұрын
This guy should have about 100 million subscribers
@finmusic8559 4 жыл бұрын
CFL is pretty popular in Canada cause it’s the Canadian football league but even in America if you have Canadian stations you’ll probably watch them too it’s popular in areas next to the border
@victorespinoza6210 4 жыл бұрын
Great and interesting video
@robertpaige4505 4 жыл бұрын
If anyone wants a deeper dive into the AFL's history, seek out the NFL/Showtime documentary "Full Color Football."
@coreywilson6693 4 жыл бұрын
The AFL's willingness to scout and draft black players from the south might be the greatest innovation they introduced to the stodgy NFL, in my opinion. Bonus: Lamar Hunt coined the term "Super Bowl" after watching one of his kids playing with a Super Ball.
@JonConstruct 4 жыл бұрын
Racism is the greatest market inefficiency