Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League

Name: Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-09-16
Rating: 10
Cast: John Madden, Peter Coyote

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Documentary

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredSeptember 16, 2009

Last AiredOctober 14, 2009

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons1

Episodes5

TypeDocumentary

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

american football nfl (national football league)

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Last Episode

S1 E5 • 10/14/2009

The Final Frontier

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 contentious. The now predominant figure in all of pro football, Joe Namath, nearly retires under attack from the NFL establishment.