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Post subject: Full Color Football - A Television History of the AFL

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:50 pm

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If you have Showtime I recommend that you catch the four part history of the AFL called Full Color Football. It is a terrific documentary on the history of the AFL from its founding in 1960 until the merger with the NFL in 1970.

This is more than just a documentary about football. It puts the AFL rivalry with the NFL in a historical context, weaving in the space race, the civil rights movement, the war in Vietnam, and the counter-culture movement.

It was also great seeing the old AFL Bills, who were the one AFL team that was considered the most like those teams in the NFL - hard-nosed, smash mouth football.

There are a couple of clips on the Showtime website, but they don't really give you a feel for the program.

http://sports.sho.com/full-color-football.html

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Post subject: Re: Full Color Football - A Television History of the AFL

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:04 pm

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Shit, wish I had Showtime. I'd love to see that.

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