Full Color Football celebrates the 50th season of the maverick American Football League, from its tumultuous beginnings to its unlikely merger with the rival NFL.
- Created by
- Steve Sabol
TV series
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
10/ 10· 2200960 min1 season · 5 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 5 episodes
- 1S1 E1
The New Frontier
Sep 16, 200960 min
When 26 year old Lamar Hunt's dream of owning a pro football team is road-blocked by the NFL, Hunt dreams bigger and starts a new league. The AFL's early days coincide with the dawn of a new age in America, reflected in the energy of a youn
S1 E2Times They Are A Changin'
Sep 23, 200960 min
The AFL enters its 4th season with the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the passing of the Civil Rights Movement changing the landscape of America. The ripple effects were felt in the AFL, where the Sid Gillman helped the Chargers becom
S1 E3War and Peace
Sep 30, 200960 min
Bolstered by a generous new TV contract from NBC, the AFL wages war against the NFL by outbidding and even kidnapping top college prospects to join the new league. The arrival of Joe Namath revives a sagging New York franchise, while existi
S1 E4Revolution
Oct 7, 200960 min
The AFL's quest for respectability takes another hit after the Raiders are soundly beaten in Super Bowl II. In 1968, amid the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luth
S1 E5The Final Frontier
Oct 14, 200960 min
It's 1969 and anything is possible—the Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III, Man walks on the Moon—but the AFL is still considered separate and unequal in the eyes of the NFL. The debate over how the leagues will be realigned is long and
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- How many seasons of Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League are there?
- Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League has 1 season and 5 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League?
- Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 14, 2009.
- Who stars in Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League?
- Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League stars John Madden, Peter Coyote.
