You have to wonder what the NFL would look like if the AFL didn't start up. Would their be teams in Dallas, Houston, Denver, Minnesota, Atlanta by now? It is hard to say.
Lamar Hunt was the driving force behind the new league. When the NFL wouldn't sell him the Chicago Cardinals, (he wanted to relocate them to Dallas) he decide to contact the other potential owners to created their own league.
The American Football League stands as the only Professional Football league to successfully compete against the NFL. When the two leagues merged in 1970, all ten AFL franchises and their statistics became part of the new NFL.
Lamar Hunt's Franchise was based in Dallas Texas, the NFL decide to an expansion franchise to Dallas named the Cowboys. In 1963 Lamar cut his losses and moved to Kansas City.
The Chiefs represented the AFL in the first Super Bowl. The lost to the Packers, however the continued to improve as did the rest of the AFL and in 1969 (well 1970) the Chiefs won Super Bowl IV beating the Minnesota Vikings. That's in part to their great defense, lead by Bobby Bell and Buck Buchanan.
Facts about Buck Buchanan
• Born Junious "Buck" Buchanan in Gainesville, Alabama September 10, 1940 – July 16, 1992)
• 6×AFL All-Star selection ( 1964 , 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
• 2×Pro Bowl selection (1970, 1971)
• Has an Award named after him, which is awarded annually to the most outstanding defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA)
• Buchanan was the first black number one draft choice in Professional Football.
• NY Giants Drafted him 265th Overall.
Why I like this card?
• The afro, moustache and side burns scream 1970’s
• The Red Background, with the Red uniforms.
Beckett value is $0.75 to $2.00.
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