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From the NFL Archives: The Best of the AFL 1960-1969
Take a look back at some of the best photos of the American Football League before the merger with the National Football League.

Quarterback Joe Namath, right, signs his football contract in Miami Beach, Fla. on Jan. 2, 1965 Standing next to Namath is New York Jets owner Sonny Werblin, and seated is New York Jets coach Weeb Ewbank. (Associated Press)

Head bowed, Gino Cappelltti star offensive end for the Boston Patriots, stands on sideline next to coach Mike Holovak during waning moments of the Patriots loss to the New York Jets in Shea Stadium, New York, on Dec. 17, 1966. The Jets upset Boston, 38-28, preventing the Patriots from clinching the American Football League's Eastern Division Title. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Al Davis, head coach of the American Football League's Oakland Raiders, has been named "Coach of the Year." He is shown as he talked, Dec. 18, 1963 in Oakland with his players at the team's home practice field. (AP Photo/Robert Klein)

Oakland Raiders coach John Rauch, right, celebrates with Dave Kocourek (88) after the Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 41-6 to advance to the American Football League championship on Dec. 23, 1968. (AP Photo)

George Blanda (16) of the Houston Oilers is shown in action during game against the New York Jets, Nov., 1965.The rest of the players are unidentified. (AP Photo)

The coaching staff of the Titans of New York, American Football League, line up on rooftop for cameramen in New York, April 25, 1960. In background, Titan coach Sammy Baugh, former passing star of Washington Redskins, poses as if to pass. From left on the line are: Steve Sebo, assistant coach; John Steber, assistant coach; John Dell Isola, assistant coach; club president Harry Wismer; Dick Todd, assistant coach; and Hugh Taylor, assistant coach. The Titans, whose 1960 home schedule includes seven games, open at the Polo Grounds on Sept. 11. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)

Cookie Gilchrist (34), Buffalo Bills fullback almost made a first down in this end run before being brought down by Chuck Shonta (34) of the Boston Patriots in their exhibition game at Boston University Field on Sept. 1, 1962. Boston's Dick Klein (62) and Nick Buoniconti (85) along with Mack Yoho (81) of the Bills are in on this first quarter action. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis)

Abner Haynes of the Dallas Texans, 28, runs with the ball for seventeen yards in the first quarter of the game against the Buffalo Bills, Sept. 30, 1962, evading an unidentified Bills tackler and Mack Yoho, 82. The Texans won, 41-21. (AP Photo/Carl Linde)

Fullback Keith Lincoln, (22), of the San Diego Chargers evades Dallas Texan Johnny Robinson (42) during AFL action at San Diego on Oct. 7, 1962. In pursuit is Texan Sherrill Headrick (69). Lincoln gained 85 yards in 19 carries as the Chargers won, 32-38, snapping Dallas' 3-game winning streak. (AP Photo)

Dallas Texan end Tommy Brooker waves as he rides on the shoulders of teammates following the American Football League championship game between the Texans and the Houston Oilers at Houston Sunday, December 23, 1962. Brooker kicked a 25-yard field goal to win the game 20-17. At right is back Bobby Hunt (20), the lad on the left is not identified. (AP Photo)

Denver Broncos' Billy Joe in action against the Kansas City Chiefs at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 8, 1963. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Denver Broncos' Hewritt Dixon in action against the Kansas City Chiefs at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 8, 1963. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Kansas City Chiefs' John Sklopan tackles Denver Broncos' Charley Mitchell at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 8, 1963. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Coach and general manager Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders poses today December 17, 1963 in Oakland, Calif. on practice field with six of his players who have been named to the Associated Press 1963 All-Star team of the American Football League. From left: defensive halfback Tommy Morrow and Fred Williamson, linebacker Archie Matsos, halfback Clem Daniels, center Jim Otto and end Art Powell. (AP Photo/Robert Klein)

Buffalo Bills' coach Lou Saban, left, lets out a cheer with three of his top players in the Bills' dressing room in Buffalo, N.Y. after winning the American Football League Championship in this Dec. 26, 1964 file photo. Shown are, from left, Pete Gogolak (3), Jack Kemp (15), and Wray Carlton (30). The Bills defeated the San Diego Chargers 20-27. (AP Photo)

Oakland Raiders fullback Billy Cannon (3) explodes around his right end for nine yards before he was halted in the first quarter by Houston's Pete Jaquess (47) Sept. 19, 1964 in Houston. Houston Oiler Bud McFadin just misses Cannon. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)

New York Jets' Joe Namath is shown in Peekskill, N.Y., July 15, 1965. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

Oakland Raiders' Pete Banaszak breaks Kansas City Chiefs' Johnny Robinson tackle during their game at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 14, 1967. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

New York Jets' Joe Namath (12) in action against the Kansas City Chiefs at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 15, 1968. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Kansas City Chiefs' Mike Garrett (21) hugs the ball after taking a pass from Len Dawson, but keeps his eyes on Boston's Daryl Johnson (23) coming in Fast Nov. 17, 1968 in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City won 31-17. (AP Photo)

New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath fades back to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals at Shea Stadium in New York City on Dec. 8, 1968. (AP Photo)

Kansas City Chiefs' Robert Holmes in action against the Houston Oilers at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 12, 1969. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram in action against the Houston Oilers at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 12, 1969. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Houston Oilers' Pete Beathard in action against the Kansas City Chiefs at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 12, 1969. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

San Diego Chargers' flanker back Lance Alworth (19) dives for the ball in 1963. (AP Photo)

Oakland Raiders head coach and general manager Al Davis looks on during the first AFL exhibition game of the season against the Boston Patriots at Youell Field in Oakland, Calif. on Aug. 4, 1963. (Associated Press)

Representatives of the original American Football League teams pose for a photo in New York on October 28, 1959. Front row from left are, Robert L. Howsam, Denver, Colo.; Max Winter, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Lamar Hunt, Dallas, Texas, the League's founder; and K.S. Adams. Jr., Houston, Texas. In the back row from left are, Barron Hilton, Los Angeles; Ralph C. Wilson Jr., Buffalo, N.Y.; and Harry Wismer, New York. (AP Photo)

Kansas City's Mike Garrett prepares to stiff arm Oakland's Roger Bird (21) in the second quarter of the game, Oct. 1, 1967. Oakland upset the American League champions, 23-21. (AP Photo)

The 1960 Houston Oilers sit for a team photo in Houston, Texas, 1960. The Oilers finished with a 10-4 record and won the AFL Championship. (National Football League)

Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders' quarterback, gives the victory sign after his team beat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Western Division championship in Oakland, Calif., Dec. 22, 1968. (AP Photo)

George Blanda (16) of the Houston Oilers is shown in action during game against the New York Jets, Nov., 1965.The rest of the players are unidentified. (AP Photo)

Kansas City Chiefs' Curtis McClinton in action against the Denver Broncos at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 8, 1963. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram in action against the Denver Broncos at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 8, 1963. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Kansas City Chiefs' Robert Holmes in action against the Houston Oilers at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 12, 1969. (Rich Clarkson/Rich Clarkson Associates via AP Images)

Super Bowl I ticket (of reserved seat, $10.00) for the first game of the Green Bay Packers against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on January 15, 1967. (National Football League)

Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Len Dawson (16) gets ready to release the ball during the first Super Bowl, Jan. 15, 1967, against the Green Bay Packers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Green Bay Packers won the game. (AP Photo)

Kansas City Chiefs running back Mike Garrett (21) carries the ball during Super Bowl I, a 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. (National Football League)

Program cover for the Super Bowl I game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers on January 15, 1967 (National Football League)

Program cover for the Super Bowl II game between the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders. (National Football League)

Two huge paper-mache statues symbolic of the American and National football leagues pause in a friendly handshake on the field, Jan. 14, 1968 in Miami pre-game ceremonies at Super Bowl II. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)

A ticket of Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968 at Orange Bowl where Green Bay Packers beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14. (National Football League)

Oakland's Hewritt Dixon (35) is upended trying to go over the line in the first period of the Super Bowl in Miami, Fla., Jan. 14, 1968. Green Bay defenders in white are Lionel Aldridge (82) and Ray Nitschke (66). (AP Photo)

A program cover for the Super Bowl III game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Jets. (National Football League)

A view of the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida, host of Super Bowl III when the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 on January 12, 1969 in front of 75,377 fans in attendance. (National Football League)

New York Jets wide receiver George Sauer (83) goes airborne to make a catch during Super Bowl III, a 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. (National Football League)

Pro Football Hall of Fame and New Jets wide receiver Don Maynard (13) strolling down the sidelines during the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida. (AP Photo/Vernon Biever)

Pro Football Hall of Fame and New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath (12) walks through the national media after being recognized as the game's most valuable player in the Jets 16-7 victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969. (National Football League)

New York Jets fullback Matt Snell almost loses the ball as he is hit by Colts linebacker Dennis Gaubatz in the first quarter of Super Bowl III, Jan. 12, 1969 in Miami. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)