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Fri Aug-26-05 12:33 PM
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Pre-Merger NFL Appreciation Thread |
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Edited on Fri Aug-26-05 12:34 PM by gwbsamoron
Remember the league before those upstarts from the AFL moved in? Who remembers the four divisions....weren't they Capitol, Century, Central, and Coastal, or something like that? What division was your team in? My Rams were in the (very oddly configured) Coastal Division, along with the Baltimore Colts, SF 49ers, and I don't remember who else.
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Fri Aug-26-05 12:37 PM
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1. Vikes didn't enter the leauge until 1961. |
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Fri Aug-26-05 01:07 PM
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5. I hated the Vikings and Joe Kapp |
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when they beat the Rams, and Roman Gabriel, in 1969.
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Fri Aug-26-05 01:37 PM
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7. You rarely hear anyone hate the Vikings becasue they BEAT somenoe |
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They haven't won many big games.
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Fri Aug-26-05 12:38 PM
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the Steelers and the original Cleveland Browns in the league, too. I also remember the Playoff Bowl, t.n. Bert Bell Benefit Bowl (no wonder they abbreviated it.)
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Fri Aug-26-05 12:41 PM
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4. I was going to add to my post to mention the Playoff Bowl |
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I hated the Playoff Bowl, because that's where the Rams ended up in 1967.
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Fri Aug-26-05 12:41 PM
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3. Pre Merger - two words - Chuck Bednarik |
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Edited on Fri Aug-26-05 12:46 PM by BOSSHOG
The leagues last 60-minute man. Lets see TO do CB for the iggles. Then he'd have a reason to whine about his contract. http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Bednarik_Chuck.html
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Fri Aug-26-05 01:34 PM
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6. "A Sixteen-Team, Four-Division Powerhouse" |
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I remember the TV spots describing the old NFL in those terms. Now it's twice the size.
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Fri Aug-26-05 01:58 PM
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8. Did they feature the booming, god-like voice of John Facenda, |
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who narrated all those old NFL films?
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