While the Super Bowl has become a worldwide cultural event, the annual league championship games had a long history even before the first Super Bowl in January, 1967. From the first American Football League's attempt to settle the league title on the gridiron in 1926 to the separate NFL and AFL championships of the 1965 season, this history offers a narrative of each game, including line-ups, box scores and team statistics.
While the Super Bowl has become a worldwide cultural event, the annual league championship games had a long history even before the first Super Bowl in January, 1967. From the first American Football League's attempt to settle the league title on the gridiron in 1926 to the separate NFL and AFL championships of the 1965 season, this history offers a narrative of each game, including line-ups, box scores and team statistics.
Joseph S. Page is a corporate learning and development professional living in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt University he was a member of the Commodore football team and also played baseball and boxed throughout high school and college.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1926 AFL-The First Championship Games 1926 AFL-The NFL Challenge 1932 NFL-In from the Snow and the Cold 1933 NFL-Number One 1934 NFL-MVP: Abe Cohen 1935 NFL-The Lions Roar 1936 NFL-The First Neutral Site 1937 NFL-Enter Sammy Baugh 1938 NFL-The Gridiron Sport at Its Primitive Best 1939 NFL-Curley's Perfect Packers 1940 NFL-The Wrath of the Bears 1941 NFL-Storm Clouds on the Horizon 1942 NFL-The Redskins' Revenge 1943 NFL-Bronko's Back! 1944 NFL-A Hidden Jewel 1945 NFL-Of Cold and Crossbars 1946 AAFC-The Browns Take Center Stage 1946 NFL-A Dark Day in Gotham 1947 AAFC-The Browns Repeat 1947 NFL-This One's for Charlie 1948 AAFC-Perfect 1948 NFL-Snowbirds 1949 AAFC-Four for Four! 1949 NFL-Are You Sure This Isn't Seattle? 1950 NFL-Look, Elmer, We've Got a Ball! 1951 NFL-How to Stop a Freight Train? 1952 NFL-The Lions' Texas Connections 1953 NFL-The Lions Repeat 1954 NFL-Goodbye, Otto 1955 NFL-Goodbye, Otto ...Again 1956 NFL-Gene Filipski's Giant Day 1957 NFL-A Long Day in Detroit 1958 NFL-Sudden Death 1959 NFL-A Brilliant Duel in Baltimore 1960 AFL-The George Blanda Show 1960 NFL-Swan Song for the Dutchman 1961 AFL-Blanda Bowl II 1961 NFL-The Pack Is Back 1962 AFL-Sudden Death II 1962 NFL-One That Got Away: Tales of the Wind and Jimmy Taylor 1963 AFL-Keith Lincoln's Big Day 1963 NFL-One More for Papa Bear 1964 AFL-Jack Kemp's Revenge 1964 NFL-Ambush by the Lake 1965 AFL-Trampled by a Thundering Herd 1965 NFL-A Win for the Walking Wounded Professional Football Champions Prior to the 1933 Title Game Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1926 AFL-The First Championship Games 1926 AFL-The NFL Challenge 1932 NFL-In from the Snow and the Cold 1933 NFL-Number One 1934 NFL-MVP: Abe Cohen 1935 NFL-The Lions Roar 1936 NFL-The First Neutral Site 1937 NFL-Enter Sammy Baugh 1938 NFL-The Gridiron Sport at Its Primitive Best 1939 NFL-Curley's Perfect Packers 1940 NFL-The Wrath of the Bears 1941 NFL-Storm Clouds on the Horizon 1942 NFL-The Redskins' Revenge 1943 NFL-Bronko's Back! 1944 NFL-A Hidden Jewel 1945 NFL-Of Cold and Crossbars 1946 AAFC-The Browns Take Center Stage 1946 NFL-A Dark Day in Gotham 1947 AAFC-The Browns Repeat 1947 NFL-This One's for Charlie 1948 AAFC-Perfect 1948 NFL-Snowbirds 1949 AAFC-Four for Four! 1949 NFL-Are You Sure This Isn't Seattle? 1950 NFL-Look, Elmer, We've Got a Ball! 1951 NFL-How to Stop a Freight Train? 1952 NFL-The Lions' Texas Connections 1953 NFL-The Lions Repeat 1954 NFL-Goodbye, Otto 1955 NFL-Goodbye, Otto ...Again 1956 NFL-Gene Filipski's Giant Day 1957 NFL-A Long Day in Detroit 1958 NFL-Sudden Death 1959 NFL-A Brilliant Duel in Baltimore 1960 AFL-The George Blanda Show 1960 NFL-Swan Song for the Dutchman 1961 AFL-Blanda Bowl II 1961 NFL-The Pack Is Back 1962 AFL-Sudden Death II 1962 NFL-One That Got Away: Tales of the Wind and Jimmy Taylor 1963 AFL-Keith Lincoln's Big Day 1963 NFL-One More for Papa Bear 1964 AFL-Jack Kemp's Revenge 1964 NFL-Ambush by the Lake 1965 AFL-Trampled by a Thundering Herd 1965 NFL-A Win for the Walking Wounded Professional Football Champions Prior to the 1933 Title Game Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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