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Gridiron Time line 1969 - The Battle for Respect: Super Bowl IV and the Legacy of the AFL · Sports History Network

• 0:58
  Its
• 0:58
  January
• 0:59
  5,
• 1:00
  1976
• 1:01
  days
• 1:01
  before
• 1:02
  Super
• 1:02
  Bowl
• 1:02
  4,
• 1:03
  the
• 1:03
  Kansas
• 1:03
  City
• 1:04
  Chiefs
• 1:04
  have
• 1:04
  arrived
• 1:04
  in
• 1:04
  New
• 1:05
  Orleans
• 1:05
  and
• 1:05
  their
• 1:06
  quarterback,
• 1:06
  Len
• 1:06
  Dawson,
• 1:07
  a
• 1:07
  34
• 1:08
  year
• 1:08
  old
• 1:09
  former
• 1:09
  NFL
• 1:10
  castoff
• 1:10
  who
• 1:10
  rebuilt
• 1:11
  his
• 1:11
  career
• 1:11
  in
• 1:11
  the
• 1:11
  American
• 1:12
  Football
• 1:12
  League,
• 1:12
  is
• 1:13
  preparing
• 1:13
  for
• 1:13
  the
• 1:14
  biggest
• 1:14
  game
• 1:14
  of
• 1:14
  his
• 1:14
  life.
• 1:15
  And
• 1:15
  then
• 1:15
  the
• 1:16
  phone
• 1:16
  rings.
• 1:17
  NBC
• 1:17
  News
• 1:18
  anchor
• 1:18
  David
• 1:18
  Brinkley
• 1:19
  tells
• 1:19
  America
• 1:20
  what
• 1:20
  comes
• 1:20
  next.
• 1:21
  A
• 1:21
  federal
• 1:22
  gambling
• 1:22
  investigation
• 1:23
  has
• 1:23
  swept
• 1:23
  through
• 1:24
  through
• 1:24
  Detroit.
• 1:24
  The
• 1:25
  IRS
• 1:25
  has
• 1:25
  arrested
• 1:26
  a
• 1:26
  man
• 1:26
  named
• 1:26
  Donald
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  Dawson,
• 1:28
  no
• 1:28
  relation
• 1:28
  to
• 1:29
  Len,
• 1:29
  in
• 1:29
  a
• 1:29
  hotel
• 1:30
  room
• 1:30
  confiscating
• 1:31
  gambling
• 1:32
  records
• 1:32
  and
• 1:33
  $450,000
• 1:35
  in
• 1:35
  cash.
• 1:36
  When
• 1:36
  the
• 1:36
  investigators
• 1:37
  pull
• 1:37
  the
• 1:37
  phone
• 1:37
  records,
• 1:38
  they
• 1:38
  find
• 1:38
  calls
• 1:38
  to
• 1:38
  a
• 1:39
  small
• 1:39
  group
• 1:39
  of
• 1:39
  NFL
• 1:40
  players.
• 1:40
  One
• 1:41
  of
• 1:41
  the
• 1:41
  names
• 1:41
  on
• 1:41
  that
• 1:42
  list
• 1:42
  was
• 1:42
  Len
• 1:43
  Dawson.
• 1:43
  The
• 1:44
  report
• 1:44
  falls
• 1:44
  on
• 1:44
  the
• 1:45
  chief's
• 1:45
  hotel
• 1:45
  quarters.
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  In
• 1:46
  the
• 1:46
  words
• 1:47
  of
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  Chicago
• 1:48
  Sun
• 1:48
  Times
• 1:49
  like
• 1:49
  a
• 1:49
  bottle
• 1:50
  of
• 1:50
  acid.
• 1:51
  Len
• 1:51
  Dawson
• 1:52
  has
• 1:52
  six
• 1:52
  days
• 1:53
  to
• 1:53
  clear
• 1:53
  his
• 1:53
  name
• 1:53
  and
• 1:54
  six
• 1:54
  days
• 1:54
  to
• 1:55
  prepare
• 1:55
  for
• 1:55
  the
• 1:55
  Minnesota
• 1:56
  Vikings,
• 1:56
  a
• 1:57
  team
• 1:57
  that
• 1:57
  has
• 1:57
  lost
• 1:58
  exactly
• 1:58
  two
• 1:58
  games
• 1:59
  all
• 1:59
  season,
• 2:00
  a
• 2:00
  team
• 2:00
  led
• 2:00
  by
• 2:00
  the
• 2:01
  most
• 2:01
  feared
• 2:01
  defense
• 2:02
  in
• 2:02
  professional
• 2:02
  football
• 2:03
  and
• 2:03
  a
• 2:03
  team
• 2:03
  favored
• 2:04
  by
• 2:04
  13
• 2:05
  and
• 2:05
  a
• 2:05
  half
• 2:05
  points.
• 2:06
  This
• 2:06
  is
• 2:07
  the
• 2:07
  story
• 2:07
  of
• 2:07
  Super
• 2:07
  Bowl
• 2:08
  4,
• 2:08
  the
• 2:08
  last
• 2:09
  war
• 2:09
  between
• 2:09
  the
• 2:09
  two
• 2:10
  leagues
• 2:10
  and
• 2:10
  the
• 2:11
  coach
• 2:11
  who
• 2:11
  called
• 2:11
  his
• 2:11
  own
• 2:12
  highlights
• 2:12
  and
• 2:13
  the
• 2:13
  quarterback
• 2:14
  who
• 2:14
  played
• 2:14
  for
• 2:14
  his
• 2:15
  freedom.
• 2:17
  Hello,
• 2:17
  everybody,
• 2:17
  this
• 2:18
  is
• 2:18
  Darren
• 2:18
  Hayes
• 2:18
  of
• 2:18
  pigskindispatch.com
• 2:19
  welcome
• 2:20
  once
• 2:20
  again
• 2:20
  to
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  Pig
• 2:21
  Pen,
• 2:21
  your
• 2:21
  portal
• 2:21
  to
• 2:22
  positive
• 2:22
  football
• 2:22
  history.
• 2:23
  And
• 2:23
  we
• 2:23
  are
• 2:23
  celebrating
• 2:24
  the
• 2:24
  season
• 2:25
  of
• 2:25
  1969.
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  And
• 2:27
  today
• 2:28
  we're
• 2:28
  going
• 2:28
  to
• 2:28
  talk
• 2:28
  a
• 2:29
  little
• 2:29
  bit
• 2:29
  about
• 2:29
  the
• 2:30
  trouble
• 2:30
  that
• 2:31
  happened
• 2:31
  and
• 2:31
  was
• 2:31
  Brewing
• 2:32
  before
• 2:32
  the
• 2:33
  1970
• 2:34
  Super
• 2:34
  Bowl.
• 2:34
  The
• 2:35
  January
• 2:35
  1970
• 2:35
  Super
• 2:36
  bowl,
• 2:36
  which
• 2:36
  Super
• 2:36
  Bowl?
• 2:37
  Four,
• 2:37
  the
• 2:38
  culmination
• 2:38
  of
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  1969
• 2:40
  season.
• 2:41
  Now,
• 2:41
  to
• 2:42
  understand
• 2:42
  what
• 2:42
  happened
• 2:43
  at
• 2:43
  Tulane
• 2:44
  Stadium
• 2:44
  on
• 2:44
  January
• 2:44
  11,
• 2:45
  1970,
• 2:45
  you
• 2:46
  have
• 2:46
  to
• 2:46
  understand
• 2:46
  what
• 2:47
  what
• 2:47
  was
• 2:47
  ending.
• 2:48
  The
• 2:48
  American
• 2:49
  Football
• 2:49
  League
• 2:49
  began
• 2:50
  play
• 2:50
  in
• 2:50
  1960.
• 2:51
  There's
• 2:51
  eight
• 2:52
  teams
• 2:52
  and
• 2:52
  they
• 2:53
  were
• 2:53
  nicknamed
• 2:54
  the
• 2:54
  Foolish
• 2:54
  Club
• 2:55
  by
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  established
• 2:56
  NFL.
• 2:56
  Now,
• 2:57
  for
• 2:57
  six
• 2:57
  years
• 2:57
  the
• 2:57
  two
• 2:58
  leagues
• 2:58
  had
• 2:58
  fought
• 2:58
  a
• 2:59
  bitter,
• 2:59
  expensive
• 3:00
  war.
• 3:00
  They
• 3:00
  raided
• 3:01
  each
• 3:01
  other's
• 3:01
  rosters,
• 3:01
  they
• 3:02
  outbid
• 3:02
  each
• 3:02
  other
• 3:02
  for
• 3:03
  college
• 3:03
  stars.
• 3:03
  And
• 3:04
  the
• 3:04
  NFL
• 3:04
  called
• 3:04
  the
• 3:05
  AFL
• 3:05
  a
• 3:05
  Mickey
• 3:06
  Mouse
• 3:06
  league.
• 3:06
  The
• 3:07
  AFL
• 3:07
  called
• 3:07
  the
• 3:08
  NFL
• 3:08
  a
• 3:08
  monopoly.
• 3:10
  Well,
• 3:10
  on
• 3:10
  June
• 3:10
  8,
• 3:11
  1966,
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  war
• 3:12
  ended.
• 3:13
  The
• 3:13
  two
• 3:13
  leagues
• 3:13
  announced
• 3:14
  a
• 3:14
  merger
• 3:14
  and
• 3:14
  they
• 3:15
  would
• 3:15
  play
• 3:15
  a
• 3:15
  common
• 3:16
  draft.
• 3:16
  Beginning
• 3:16
  in
• 3:17
  1967,
• 3:18
  they
• 3:18
  would
• 3:18
  meet
• 3:18
  in
• 3:18
  a
• 3:18
  champion
• 3:19
  championship
• 3:19
  game,
• 3:19
  the
• 3:20
  AFL
• 3:20
  NFL
• 3:21
  World
• 3:21
  Championship
• 3:21
  Game,
• 3:22
  later
• 3:22
  renamed
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  Super
• 3:23
  Bowl.
• 3:23
  At
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  end
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  each
• 3:24
  season
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  in
• 3:25
  1970,
• 3:26
  they
• 3:26
  would
• 3:26
  become
• 3:27
  one
• 3:27
  league.
• 3:27
  The
• 3:28
  National
• 3:28
  Football
• 3:29
  Conference
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  the
• 3:30
  American
• 3:30
  Football
• 3:30
  Conference
• 3:31
  under
• 3:31
  a
• 3:31
  single
• 3:31
  banner
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  the
• 3:33
  NFL.
• 3:34
  Now,
• 3:35
  the
• 3:35
  merger
• 3:35
  was
• 3:36
  supposed
• 3:36
  to
• 3:36
  be
• 3:36
  a
• 3:37
  formality,
• 3:37
  a
• 3:38
  recognition
• 3:38
  that
• 3:38
  the
• 3:38
  NFL
• 3:39
  was
• 3:39
  a
• 3:39
  superior
• 3:40
  league,
• 3:40
  generously
• 3:41
  absorbing
• 3:42
  its
• 3:42
  little
• 3:42
  brother.
• 3:43
  Green
• 3:43
  Bay
• 3:43
  won
• 3:43
  the
• 3:44
  first
• 3:44
  two
• 3:44
  Super
• 3:44
  Bowls
• 3:44
  by
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  combined
• 3:45
  score
• 3:45
  of
• 3:46
  68
• 3:46
  to
• 3:46
  24.
• 3:47
  The
• 3:47
  narrative
• 3:48
  held
• 3:48
  still
• 3:49
  now.
• 3:49
  Then
• 3:49
  came
• 3:50
  Super
• 3:50
  Bowl
• 3:50
  3
• 3:51
  3.
• 3:51
  January
• 3:52
  of
• 3:52
  1969.
• 3:53
  Joe
• 3:53
  Namath
• 3:53
  guaranteed
• 3:54
  victory
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  the
• 3:55
  New
• 3:55
  York
• 3:55
  jets
• 3:56
  beat
• 3:56
  The
• 3:56
  Baltimore
• 3:57
  Colts
• 3:57
  16
• 3:58
  7.
• 3:59
  The
• 3:59
  AFL
• 3:59
  had
• 4:00
  won
• 4:00
  his
• 4:00
  first
• 4:00
  championship,
• 4:01
  but
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  NFL
• 4:02
  establishment
• 4:02
  called
• 4:03
  it
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  fluke.
• 4:04
  Namath
• 4:04
  got
• 4:04
  lucky.
• 4:05
  The
• 4:05
  Colts
• 4:05
  had
• 4:06
  a
• 4:06
  bad
• 4:06
  day,
• 4:06
  excuse
• 4:07
  after
• 4:07
  excuse.
• 4:08
  The
• 4:08
  real
• 4:08
  test
• 4:08
  would
• 4:08
  come
• 4:09
  the
• 4:09
  next
• 4:09
  year
• 4:09
  when
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  Vikings,
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  best
• 4:11
  team
• 4:11
  in
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  NFL
• 4:12
  had
• 4:12
  produced
• 4:13
  in
• 4:13
  over
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  decade,
• 4:14
  would
• 4:14
  face
• 4:15
  whoever
• 4:15
  survived
• 4:16
  in
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  AFL.
• 4:17
  Now
• 4:18
  that
• 4:18
  1969
• 4:19
  Minnesota
• 4:19
  Vikings
• 4:20
  team
• 4:20
  was
• 4:20
  a
• 4:20
  machine.
• 4:21
  12
• 4:22
  wins,
• 4:22
  two
• 4:22
  losses.
• 4:23
  The
• 4:23
  longest
• 4:23
  single
• 4:24
  winning
• 4:24
  streak
• 4:24
  in
• 4:24
  the
• 4:25
  35
• 4:25
  years.
• 4:26
  12
• 4:27
  straight
• 4:27
  they
• 4:28
  had
• 4:28
  led
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  NFL
• 4:29
  in
• 4:29
  points,
• 4:29
  scored
• 4:30
  379,
• 4:31
  the
• 4:32
  fewest
• 4:32
  points,
• 4:32
  allowed
• 4:33
  just
• 4:33
  133.
• 4:35
  And
• 4:35
  they
• 4:35
  scored
• 4:36
  50
• 4:36
  or
• 4:36
  more
• 4:37
  points
• 4:37
  in
• 4:37
  three
• 4:37
  different
• 4:38
  games.
• 4:38
  Now
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  defense
• 4:39
  was
• 4:39
  anchored
• 4:39
  by
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  line
• 4:40
  they
• 4:40
  called
• 4:40
  the
• 4:41
  Purple
• 4:41
  People
• 4:41
  Eaters.
• 4:42
  Alan
• 4:42
  Page,
• 4:43
  Carl
• 4:43
  Eller,
• 4:44
  Jim
• 4:44
  Marshall
• 4:44
  and
• 4:45
  Gary
• 4:45
  Larson.
• 4:45
  The
• 4:46
  second
• 4:47
  featured
• 4:47
  Paul
• 4:47
  Krause,
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  future
• 4:49
  all
• 4:49
  time
• 4:49
  interceptions
• 4:50
  leader,
• 4:50
  and
• 4:51
  Bobby
• 4:51
  Bryant,
• 4:51
  who
• 4:52
  had
• 4:52
  picked
• 4:52
  off
• 4:52
  eight
• 4:52
  passes
• 4:53
  just
• 4:53
  that
• 4:53
  season.
• 4:54
  It
• 4:54
  was
• 4:54
  not
• 4:55
  just
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  good
• 4:55
  defense,
• 4:56
  it
• 4:56
  was
• 4:56
  a
• 4:56
  defense
• 4:56
  people
• 4:57
  were
• 4:57
  afraid
• 4:57
  to
• 4:57
  play
• 4:57
  against.
• 4:58
  The
• 4:58
  quarterback
• 4:59
  was
• 4:59
  Joe
• 4:59
  Cap,
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  unlike
• 5:01
  anyone
• 5:01
  in
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  league,
• 5:02
  he
• 5:02
  didn't
• 5:02
  slide.
• 5:03
  He
• 5:03
  lowered
• 5:03
  his
• 5:04
  shoulder.
• 5:04
  And
• 5:04
  when
• 5:04
  he
• 5:04
  was
• 5:05
  voted
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  Vikings
• 5:05
  most
• 5:06
  valuable
• 5:06
  player,
• 5:07
  Cap
• 5:07
  said,
• 5:07
  There
• 5:08
  is
• 5:08
  no
• 5:08
  one
• 5:09
  most
• 5:09
  valuable
• 5:09
  Viking.
• 5:10
  There
• 5:10
  are
• 5:11
  40
• 5:11
  most
• 5:11
  valuable
• 5:12
  Vikings
• 5:13
  now.
• 5:13
  The
• 5:13
  Chiefs,
• 5:13
  by
• 5:14
  contrast,
• 5:14
  had
• 5:14
  limped
• 5:15
  into
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  playoffs.
• 5:15
  Their
• 5:16
  quarterback
• 5:16
  had
• 5:16
  missed
• 5:16
  six
• 5:17
  games
• 5:17
  with
• 5:17
  a
• 5:17
  knee
• 5:18
  injury.
• 5:18
  Their
• 5:18
  backup
• 5:19
  quarterback
• 5:19
  had
• 5:20
  broken
• 5:20
  his
• 5:20
  ankle
• 5:20
  in
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  very
• 5:21
  next
• 5:21
  week.
• 5:21
  And
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  third
• 5:22
  string
• 5:22
  quarterback,
• 5:23
  a
• 5:23
  kid
• 5:23
  named
• 5:23
  Mike
• 5:24
  Livingston,
• 5:24
  won
• 5:25
  five
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  his
• 5:25
  next
• 5:26
  six
• 5:26
  starts
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  keep
• 5:27
  that
• 5:27
  season
• 5:27
  alive.
• 5:28
  They
• 5:28
  finished
• 5:28
  11
• 5:29
  and
• 5:29
  three
• 5:29
  second
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  the
• 5:30
  AFL
• 5:30
  west
• 5:30
  behind
• 5:31
  the
• 5:31
  121
• 5:32
  and
• 5:32
  1
• 5:32
  Oakland
• 5:32
  Raiders.
• 5:33
  The
• 5:34
  new
• 5:34
  playoff
• 5:34
  format
• 5:35
  expanded
• 5:35
  to
• 5:36
  four
• 5:36
  teams
• 5:36
  in
• 5:36
  its
• 5:37
  first
• 5:37
  and
• 5:37
  only
• 5:37
  year
• 5:38
  before
• 5:38
  the
• 5:38
  merger
• 5:39
  sent
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  Chiefs
• 5:39
  on
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  road.
• 5:40
  They
• 5:40
  beat
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  defending
• 5:41
  champion
• 5:42
  Jeps
• 5:42
  in
• 5:42
  New
• 5:43
  York
• 5:43
  13
• 5:43
  6.
• 5:44
  Then
• 5:44
  they
• 5:45
  went
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  Oakland
• 5:45
  to
• 5:46
  face
• 5:46
  a
• 5:46
  Raiders
• 5:46
  team
• 5:47
  that
• 5:47
  had
• 5:47
  beaten
• 5:47
  them
• 5:48
  seven
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  the
• 5:49
  last
• 5:49
  eight
• 5:49
  meetings.
• 5:51
  In
• 5:51
  this
• 5:51
  contest,
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  Chiefs
• 5:52
  won
• 5:53
  17
• 5:53
  7.
• 5:53
  They
• 5:54
  were
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  champions
• 5:55
  of
• 5:55
  the
• 5:55
  American
• 5:55
  Football
• 5:56
  League.
• 5:56
  And
• 5:56
  for
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  last
• 5:57
  time.
• 5:57
  As
• 5:58
  it
• 5:58
  turned
• 5:58
  out,
• 5:58
  the
• 5:58
  AFL
• 5:59
  championship
• 5:59
  game
• 6:00
  would
• 6:00
  never
• 6:00
  be
• 6:01
  played
• 6:01
  again.
• 6:01
  And
• 6:02
  waiting
• 6:02
  for
• 6:02
  them
• 6:02
  in
• 6:02
  New
• 6:02
  Orleans,
• 6:03
  the
• 6:03
  Minnesota
• 6:04
  Vikings,
• 6:05
  13
• 6:05
  and
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  half
• 6:06
  point
• 6:06
  favorites,
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  best
• 6:07
  team
• 6:07
  in
• 6:08
  football,
• 6:08
  the
• 6:08
  NFL's
• 6:09
  chosen
• 6:10
  champion.
• 6:12
  Now,
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  understand
• 6:12
  why
• 6:13
  Super
• 6:13
  Bowl
• 6:13
  4
• 6:14
  mattered
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  way
• 6:14
  it
• 6:14
  did,
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  have
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  understand.
• 6:16
  The
• 6:16
  man
• 6:16
  who
• 6:16
  played
• 6:16
  quarterback
• 6:17
  for
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  Kansas
• 6:18
  City
• 6:18
  Chiefs,
• 6:19
  Len
• 6:19
  Dawson,
• 6:20
  was
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  fifth
• 6:20
  overall
• 6:21
  pick
• 6:21
  in
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  1957
• 6:22
  NFL
• 6:23
  Draft,
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  Pittsburgh
• 6:24
  Steelers
• 6:24
  selected
• 6:25
  him
• 6:25
  out
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  Purdue,
• 6:26
  where
• 6:26
  he
• 6:26
  had
• 6:26
  led
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  nation
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  passing
• 6:28
  efficiency.
• 6:28
  And
• 6:29
  he
• 6:29
  arrived
• 6:29
  in
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  NFL
• 6:30
  as
• 6:30
  a
• 6:30
  first
• 6:30
  round
• 6:30
  talent
• 6:31
  with
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  first
• 6:32
  round
• 6:32
  arm.
• 6:33
  And
• 6:33
  then
• 6:34
  he
• 6:34
  sat.
• 6:34
  For
• 6:35
  three
• 6:35
  seasons,
• 6:35
  he
• 6:36
  sat
• 6:36
  behind
• 6:36
  Bobby
• 6:36
  Lane
• 6:37
  in
• 6:37
  Pittsburgh,
• 6:37
  throwing
• 6:38
  a
• 6:38
  total
• 6:38
  of
• 6:38
  45
• 6:39
  passes
• 6:40
  in
• 6:40
  three
• 6:40
  years.
• 6:41
  And
• 6:41
  in
• 6:41
  1960,
• 6:42
  the
• 6:42
  Steelers
• 6:43
  traded
• 6:43
  him
• 6:43
  to
• 6:43
  Cleveland.
• 6:44
  There
• 6:44
  he
• 6:44
  sat
• 6:45
  Behind
• 6:45
  Milt
• 6:46
  Plum
• 6:46
  2
• 6:47
  more
• 6:47
  seasons,
• 6:48
  17
• 6:48
  more
• 6:48
  passes,
• 6:49
  5
• 6:50
  NFL
• 6:50
  seasons,
• 6:51
  62
• 6:51
  total
• 6:52
  passes.
• 6:52
  A
• 6:53
  first
• 6:53
  round
• 6:53
  pick
• 6:54
  buried
• 6:55
  on
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  bench.
• 6:56
  In
• 6:56
  1962,
• 6:57
  a
• 6:58
  man
• 6:58
  named
• 6:58
  Hank
• 6:59
  Stram,
• 6:59
  the
• 6:59
  head
• 6:59
  coach
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  AFL's
• 7:00
  Dallas
• 7:01
  Texans,
• 7:01
  called
• 7:02
  Dawson
• 7:02
  and
• 7:03
  asked
• 7:03
  him
• 7:03
  a
• 7:03
  simple
• 7:04
  question.
• 7:05
  Do
• 7:05
  you
• 7:05
  still
• 7:05
  want
• 7:05
  to
• 7:06
  play
• 7:06
  football?
• 7:07
  Well,
• 7:07
  Dawson
• 7:08
  immediately
• 7:09
  answered
• 7:09
  yes,
• 7:09
  and
• 7:10
  instantly
• 7:11
  became
• 7:11
  one
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  the
• 7:12
  best
• 7:12
  quarterbacks
• 7:13
  in
• 7:13
  professional
• 7:13
  football.
• 7:14
  In
• 7:14
  his
• 7:14
  first
• 7:15
  season
• 7:15
  as
• 7:15
  a
• 7:15
  starter,
• 7:16
  he
• 7:16
  led
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  league
• 7:16
  in
• 7:17
  touchdown
• 7:17
  passes
• 7:17
  and
• 7:18
  yards
• 7:18
  per
• 7:18
  attempt.
• 7:19
  In
• 7:19
  1962,
• 7:20
  he
• 7:20
  led
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  Texans
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  AFL
• 7:22
  championship,
• 7:22
  an
• 7:23
  epic
• 7:23
  double
• 7:24
  overtime
• 7:24
  win
• 7:24
  over
• 7:24
  the
• 7:25
  Houston
• 7:25
  Oilers
• 7:25
  that
• 7:26
  remains
• 7:26
  one
• 7:26
  of
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  greatest
• 7:27
  games
• 7:27
  in
• 7:27
  League
• 7:27
  history.
• 7:28
  By
• 7:29
  1969,
• 7:30
  he
• 7:30
  was
• 7:30
  34
• 7:31
  years
• 7:31
  old.
• 7:31
  He'd
• 7:31
  won
• 7:31
  three
• 7:32
  AFL
• 7:32
  championships
• 7:33
  and
• 7:33
  he'd
• 7:34
  been
• 7:34
  named
• 7:34
  AFL
• 7:35
  Player
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  Year.
• 7:36
  He
• 7:36
  was
• 7:37
  building
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  Hall
• 7:38
  of
• 7:38
  Fame
• 7:38
  resume,
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  he
• 7:39
  was
• 7:39
  doing
• 7:39
  it
• 7:39
  in
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  league
• 7:40
  that
• 7:40
  the
• 7:41
  NFL
• 7:41
  still
• 7:41
  refused
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  fully
• 7:42
  respect.
• 7:44
  Now
• 7:44
  then,
• 7:44
  In
• 7:44
  November
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  1969,
• 7:46
  two
• 7:46
  months
• 7:46
  before
• 7:46
  the
• 7:47
  super
• 7:47
  bowl,
• 7:47
  the
• 7:48
  season
• 7:48
  started
• 7:48
  caving
• 7:49
  in.
• 7:49
  Dawson
• 7:50
  suffered
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  knee
• 7:50
  injury
• 7:51
  in
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  second
• 7:51
  game
• 7:51
  of
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  year,
• 7:52
  and
• 7:52
  he
• 7:52
  missed
• 7:52
  six
• 7:53
  weeks.
• 7:53
  The
• 7:54
  backup,
• 7:54
  Jackie
• 7:55
  Lee,
• 7:55
  broke
• 7:55
  his
• 7:55
  ankle
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  very
• 7:56
  next
• 7:56
  Sunday.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:57
  on
• 7:57
  November
• 7:58
  15,
• 7:58
  the
• 7:59
  day
• 7:59
  before
• 7:59
  a
• 7:59
  crucial
• 8:00
  game
• 8:00
  against
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  defending
• 8:01
  champion
• 8:01
  Jets,
• 8:02
  Dawson's
• 8:02
  father
• 8:03
  died
• 8:03
  of
• 8:03
  a
• 8:03
  heart
• 8:04
  attack.
• 8:05
  Two
• 8:05
  days
• 8:05
  later,
• 8:06
  Len
• 8:06
  Dawson
• 8:06
  took
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  field
• 8:07
  in
• 8:07
  New
• 8:07
  York
• 8:07
  and
• 8:08
  led
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  Chiefs
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  3416
• 8:10
  victory
• 8:10
  over
• 8:10
  the
• 8:11
  Jets.
• 8:11
  He
• 8:11
  threw
• 8:12
  for
• 8:12
  two
• 8:12
  touchdowns,
• 8:12
  and
• 8:13
  his
• 8:13
  teammates
• 8:13
  years
• 8:13
  later,
• 8:14
  said
• 8:14
  they
• 8:14
  couldn't
• 8:15
  believe
• 8:15
  that
• 8:15
  he
• 8:15
  even
• 8:16
  played
• 8:16
  at
• 8:16
  all.
• 8:16
  Now
• 8:17
  this
• 8:17
  is
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  man
• 8:17
  preparing
• 8:18
  for
• 8:18
  Super
• 8:18
  Bowl
• 8:18
  4.
• 8:19
  A
• 8:19
  quarterback
• 8:20
  who
• 8:20
  had
• 8:20
  been
• 8:20
  discarded
• 8:21
  by
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  NFL.
• 8:22
  A
• 8:22
  quarterback
• 8:22
  playing
• 8:23
  through
• 8:23
  grief.
• 8:24
  A
• 8:24
  quarterback
• 8:24
  who
• 8:25
  had
• 8:25
  spent
• 8:25
  his
• 8:25
  entire
• 8:26
  career
• 8:26
  fighting.
• 8:27
  The
• 8:27
  idea
• 8:27
  at
• 8:27
  the
• 8:28
  league
• 8:28
  he
• 8:28
  played
• 8:28
  in
• 8:29
  wasn't
• 8:29
  good
• 8:29
  enough.
• 8:30
  And
• 8:30
  now,
• 8:30
  six
• 8:31
  days
• 8:31
  before
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  biggest
• 8:31
  game
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  his
• 8:32
  life,
• 8:32
  the
• 8:33
  national
• 8:33
  news
• 8:33
  had
• 8:34
  just
• 8:34
  told
• 8:34
  America
• 8:35
  his
• 8:35
  name
• 8:35
  was
• 8:36
  found
• 8:36
  in
• 8:36
  a
• 8:36
  federal
• 8:37
  gambling
• 8:37
  investigation.
• 8:39
  This
• 8:39
  couldn't
• 8:39
  be
• 8:39
  good.
• 8:40
  But
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  facts
• 8:41
  of
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  investigation
• 8:42
  were
• 8:42
  straightforward.
• 8:43
  A
• 8:43
  Detroit
• 8:44
  restaurateur
• 8:45
  named
• 8:45
  Donald
• 8:46
  Dawson,
• 8:46
  nicknamed
• 8:47
  Dice,
• 8:47
  had
• 8:48
  been
• 8:48
  arrested
• 8:48
  by
• 8:48
  IRS
• 8:49
  agents
• 8:49
  in
• 8:49
  a
• 8:49
  hotel
• 8:50
  room.
• 8:50
  They
• 8:50
  had
• 8:51
  found
• 8:51
  gambling
• 8:51
  records.
• 8:52
  They
• 8:52
  found
• 8:52
  $450,000.
• 8:54
  And
• 8:54
  then
• 8:54
  they
• 8:55
  pulled
• 8:55
  his
• 8:55
  telephone
• 8:56
  records.
• 8:56
  And
• 8:56
  he
• 8:56
  found
• 8:56
  calls
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  several
• 8:57
  NFL
• 8:58
  players,
• 8:58
  all
• 8:58
  of
• 8:58
  whom
• 8:59
  had
• 8:59
  lived
• 8:59
  in
• 8:59
  Bloomfield,
• 9:00
  Michigan,
• 9:01
  at
• 9:01
  the
• 9:01
  various
• 9:02
  points.
• 9:02
  Now,
• 9:02
  one
• 9:03
  of
• 9:03
  these
• 9:03
  players
• 9:03
  was
• 9:03
  Len
• 9:04
  Dawson.
• 9:04
  The
• 9:05
  two
• 9:05
  men
• 9:05
  shared
• 9:05
  a
• 9:05
  last
• 9:06
  name,
• 9:06
  but
• 9:06
  no
• 9:06
  relation,
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  Dawson
• 9:08
  had
• 9:08
  known
• 9:09
  him
• 9:09
  as
• 9:09
  a
• 9:09
  casual
• 9:09
  acquaintance
• 9:10
  from
• 9:10
  his
• 9:10
  years
• 9:11
  in
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  Detroit
• 9:11
  area.
• 9:12
  Now,
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  calls
• 9:13
  were
• 9:13
  social,
• 9:13
  brief,
• 9:14
  inconsequential.
• 9:15
  But
• 9:15
  in
• 9:15
  the
• 9:16
  context
• 9:16
  of
• 9:16
  a
• 9:16
  federal
• 9:17
  gambling
• 9:17
  investigation,
• 9:18
  the
• 9:18
  week
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  the
• 9:19
  super
• 9:19
  bowl,
• 9:20
  the
• 9:20
  nuance
• 9:21
  didn't
• 9:21
  matter.
• 9:22
  NBC
• 9:22
  ran
• 9:23
  with
• 9:23
  the
• 9:23
  story
• 9:23
  on
• 9:24
  evening
• 9:24
  news.
• 9:24
  Every
• 9:25
  newspaper
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  country
• 9:26
  picked
• 9:26
  it
• 9:26
  up.
• 9:26
  Suddenly,
• 9:27
  the
• 9:27
  quarterback
• 9:28
  of
• 9:28
  the
• 9:28
  Kansas
• 9:28
  City
• 9:28
  Chiefs,
• 9:29
  the
• 9:29
  face
• 9:30
  of
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  AFL
• 9:31
  in
• 9:31
  its
• 9:31
  last
• 9:31
  stand,
• 9:32
  was
• 9:32
  was
• 9:32
  linked,
• 9:33
  however
• 9:33
  tenuously,
• 9:34
  to
• 9:35
  an
• 9:35
  organized
• 9:36
  gambling
• 9:36
  ring.
• 9:37
  Now,
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  NFL
• 9:37
  had
• 9:37
  been
• 9:38
  there
• 9:38
  before.
• 9:38
  In
• 9:39
  1963,
• 9:39
  Commissioner
• 9:40
  Pete
• 9:40
  Roselle
• 9:41
  suspended
• 9:41
  Paul
• 9:41
  Hornick
• 9:42
  and
• 9:42
  Alex
• 9:43
  Karras,
• 9:43
  two
• 9:43
  of
• 9:43
  its
• 9:44
  stars
• 9:44
  for
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  entire
• 9:45
  season
• 9:45
  for
• 9:46
  betting
• 9:46
  on
• 9:46
  NFL
• 9:47
  games.
• 9:47
  The
• 9:48
  league's
• 9:48
  position
• 9:48
  was
• 9:49
  absolute.
• 9:50
  Any
• 9:50
  association
• 9:51
  with
• 9:51
  gambling
• 9:52
  was
• 9:52
  existential
• 9:53
  threat
• 9:53
  to
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  integrity
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  the
• 9:55
  sport.
• 9:55
  Now,
• 9:55
  the
• 9:56
  Chiefs
• 9:56
  participation
• 9:56
  in
• 9:57
  the
• 9:57
  super
• 9:57
  bowl
• 9:57
  was
• 9:57
  reportedly
• 9:58
  discussed
• 9:58
  at
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  highest
• 9:59
  levels
• 9:59
  in
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  league
• 10:00
  of
• 10:00
  office.
• 10:02
  Dawson
• 10:02
  called
• 10:03
  a
• 10:03
  press
• 10:03
  conference.
• 10:03
  Cameras
• 10:04
  crowded
• 10:05
  in.
• 10:05
  Reporters
• 10:05
  shouted
• 10:06
  questions.
• 10:06
  And
• 10:07
  Len
• 10:07
  Dawson,
• 10:08
  this
• 10:08
  man
• 10:08
  who
• 10:08
  had
• 10:09
  sat
• 10:09
  for
• 10:09
  five
• 10:09
  years
• 10:10
  in
• 10:10
  the
• 10:10
  NFL,
• 10:10
  who
• 10:11
  had
• 10:11
  rebuilt
• 10:11
  his
• 10:11
  career
• 10:11
  in
• 10:12
  a
• 10:12
  league
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  establishment
• 10:13
  mocked,
• 10:14
  who
• 10:14
  had
• 10:14
  buried
• 10:14
  his
• 10:15
  father
• 10:15
  two
• 10:15
  months
• 10:15
  earlier
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  played
• 10:16
  through
• 10:17
  it,
• 10:17
  was
• 10:17
  now
• 10:18
  six
• 10:18
  days
• 10:18
  from
• 10:18
  the
• 10:19
  Super
• 10:19
  Bowl.
• 10:19
  With
• 10:19
  his
• 10:19
  reputation
• 10:20
  under
• 10:21
  siege,
• 10:21
  he
• 10:22
  stood
• 10:22
  at
• 10:22
  the
• 10:22
  microphone
• 10:23
  and
• 10:23
  faced
• 10:24
  them
• 10:24
  all.
• 10:25
  He
• 10:25
  told
• 10:26
  the
• 10:26
  truth.
• 10:27
  He
• 10:27
  did
• 10:27
  know
• 10:28
  Donald
• 10:28
  Dawson
• 10:28
  as
• 10:29
  a
• 10:29
  casual
• 10:29
  acquaintance,
• 10:30
  but
• 10:30
  he
• 10:30
  never
• 10:30
  discussed
• 10:31
  football
• 10:31
  with
• 10:31
  him
• 10:31
  in
• 10:32
  any
• 10:33
  appropriate
• 10:33
  way.
• 10:33
  He
• 10:34
  had
• 10:34
  never
• 10:34
  bet
• 10:34
  on
• 10:34
  a
• 10:35
  game,
• 10:35
  never
• 10:35
  provided
• 10:36
  inside
• 10:36
  information,
• 10:37
  never
• 10:37
  done
• 10:38
  anything
• 10:38
  that
• 10:38
  compromised
• 10:39
  the
• 10:39
  sport
• 10:39
  he
• 10:39
  had
• 10:40
  given
• 10:40
  his
• 10:40
  life
• 10:40
  to.
• 10:41
  He
• 10:41
  acknowledged
• 10:42
  that
• 10:42
  he
• 10:42
  had
• 10:42
  exercised
• 10:43
  poor
• 10:43
  judgment
• 10:43
  in
• 10:43
  even
• 10:44
  knowing
• 10:44
  a
• 10:44
  person
• 10:45
  like
• 10:45
  that.
• 10:46
  But
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  NFL
• 10:47
  investigated,
• 10:47
  and
• 10:48
  days
• 10:48
  later,
• 10:48
  commissioner
• 10:49
  Pete
• 10:49
  Roselle
• 10:49
  issued
• 10:50
  a
• 10:50
  statement.
• 10:51
  Lynn
• 10:51
  Dawson
• 10:52
  was
• 10:52
  fully
• 10:52
  cleared.
• 10:53
  There
• 10:53
  was
• 10:53
  no
• 10:54
  evidence
• 10:54
  of
• 10:54
  any
• 10:54
  wrongdoing
• 10:55
  and
• 10:55
  he
• 10:55
  would
• 10:56
  play
• 10:56
  in
• 10:56
  Super
• 10:56
  Bowl
• 10:57
  4.
• 10:58
  But
• 10:59
  the
• 10:59
  damage,
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  human
• 11:00
  damage,
• 11:01
  was
• 11:01
  done.
• 11:01
  Dawson
• 11:02
  later
• 11:02
  said
• 11:02
  those
• 11:03
  six
• 11:03
  days
• 11:03
  were
• 11:03
  among
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  worst
• 11:04
  of
• 11:04
  his
• 11:04
  life.
• 11:05
  Had
• 11:05
  to
• 11:05
  be
• 11:05
  agonizing
• 11:07
  for
• 11:07
  the
• 11:07
  quarterback.
• 11:08
  Now
• 11:08
  he
• 11:08
  was
• 11:09
  asked
• 11:09
  if
• 11:09
  he
• 11:09
  had
• 11:09
  ever
• 11:09
  been
• 11:10
  so
• 11:10
  angry
• 11:10
  that
• 11:10
  he
• 11:10
  couldn't
• 11:11
  sleep.
• 11:11
  He
• 11:12
  paused.
• 11:12
  And
• 11:12
  then
• 11:13
  he
• 11:13
  said,
• 11:13
  let's
• 11:13
  just
• 11:14
  say
• 11:14
  this.
• 11:15
  I
• 11:15
  didn't
• 11:15
  sleep
• 11:16
  much
• 11:16
  that
• 11:16
  week.
• 11:17
  Now,
• 11:17
  the
• 11:17
  man
• 11:18
  who
• 11:18
  would
• 11:18
  Start
• 11:18
  Super
• 11:18
  Bowl
• 11:19
  4
• 11:19
  was
• 11:19
  a
• 11:19
  man
• 11:19
  who
• 11:20
  had
• 11:20
  spent
• 11:20
  six
• 11:20
  days
• 11:21
  defending
• 11:21
  his
• 11:21
  own
• 11:21
  name
• 11:22
  and
• 11:22
  who
• 11:22
  would
• 11:22
  now
• 11:23
  spend
• 11:23
  60
• 11:23
  minutes
• 11:24
  minutes
• 11:24
  of
• 11:24
  football
• 11:24
  defending
• 11:25
  the
• 11:25
  league
• 11:25
  he
• 11:26
  had
• 11:26
  carried
• 11:26
  on
• 11:26
  his
• 11:26
  back.
• 11:27
  On
• 11:28
  January
• 11:28
  11,
• 11:28
  1970,
• 11:29
  at
• 11:29
  Tulane
• 11:30
  Stadium
• 11:30
  in
• 11:30
  New
• 11:30
  Orleans,
• 11:31
  Louisiana,
• 11:32
  80,562
• 11:34
  in
• 11:35
  attendance.
• 11:35
  The
• 11:36
  42
• 11:36
  million
• 11:37
  others
• 11:38
  watching.
• 11:38
  On
• 11:39
  CBS,
• 11:39
  a
• 11:40
  30
• 11:40
  second
• 11:40
  commercial.
• 11:41
  $78,000
• 11:43
  and
• 11:43
  a
• 11:43
  national
• 11:43
  anthem
• 11:44
  by
• 11:44
  Doc
• 11:45
  Severinson
• 11:45
  with
• 11:46
  Pat
• 11:46
  O'.
• 11:46
  Brien.
• 11:47
  And
• 11:47
  halftime,
• 11:48
  the
• 11:48
  Southern
• 11:49
  University
• 11:49
  band
• 11:50
  reenacting
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  Battle
• 11:51
  of
• 11:51
  New
• 11:51
  Orleans.
• 11:52
  Now
• 11:53
  the
• 11:53
  weather
• 11:53
  was
• 11:53
  wet,
• 11:54
  the
• 11:54
  field
• 11:54
  was
• 11:54
  slick,
• 11:55
  and
• 11:55
  from
• 11:55
  the
• 11:55
  opening
• 11:56
  kickoff,
• 11:56
  the
• 11:56
  Kansas
• 11:56
  City
• 11:57
  Chiefs
• 11:57
  played
• 11:57
  like
• 11:57
  a
• 11:57
  team
• 11:58
  that
• 11:58
  had
• 11:58
  something
• 11:59
  to
• 11:59
  prove
• 12:00
  in
• 12:00
  that
• 12:00
  game.
• 12:01
  The
• 12:01
  Chiefs
• 12:01
  took
• 12:02
  the
• 12:02
  opening
• 12:02
  possession
• 12:02
  and
• 12:03
  drove,
• 12:03
  not
• 12:03
  explosively,
• 12:04
  but
• 12:05
  methodically,
• 12:05
  eight
• 12:06
  plays,
• 12:06
  55
• 12:07
  yards.
• 12:07
  And
• 12:08
  they
• 12:08
  stalled
• 12:08
  inside
• 12:08
  the
• 12:09
  Minnesota
• 12:09
  20
• 12:10
  yard
• 12:10
  line.
• 12:10
  And
• 12:11
  Hank
• 12:11
  Stream
• 12:11
  sent
• 12:12
  out
• 12:12
  the
• 12:12
  kicker.
• 12:13
  Jan
• 12:14
  Stenroed,
• 12:14
  a
• 12:14
  Norwegian
• 12:15
  who
• 12:15
  had
• 12:15
  never
• 12:16
  seen
• 12:16
  a
• 12:16
  football
• 12:16
  game
• 12:16
  until
• 12:17
  he
• 12:17
  arrived
• 12:17
  in
• 12:17
  America
• 12:18
  on
• 12:18
  a
• 12:18
  ski
• 12:18
  jumping
• 12:19
  scholarship,
• 12:20
  drilled
• 12:20
  a
• 12:20
  48
• 12:21
  yard
• 12:21
  field
• 12:21
  goal,
• 12:22
  the
• 12:22
  longest
• 12:22
  in
• 12:22
  super
• 12:22
  bowl
• 12:23
  history
• 12:23
  at
• 12:23
  the
• 12:23
  time.
• 12:24
  And
• 12:24
  there
• 12:24
  was
• 12:25
  three
• 12:25
  to
• 12:25
  nothing.
• 12:26
  The
• 12:26
  Chiefs
• 12:26
  were
• 12:26
  up.
• 12:27
  And
• 12:27
  that
• 12:27
  48
• 12:28
  yard
• 12:28
  field
• 12:28
  goal,
• 12:29
  by
• 12:29
  the
• 12:29
  way,
• 12:29
  would
• 12:29
  stand
• 12:30
  as
• 12:30
  a
• 12:30
  record
• 12:30
  in
• 12:31
  the
• 12:31
  Super
• 12:31
  bowl
• 12:31
  for
• 12:31
  24
• 12:32
  years.
• 12:32
  Now
• 12:33
  Stenrood
• 12:33
  did
• 12:34
  it
• 12:34
  again.
• 12:34
  A
• 12:34
  32
• 12:35
  yard
• 12:35
  field
• 12:35
  goal,
• 12:36
  six
• 12:36
  to
• 12:36
  nothing.
• 12:37
  And
• 12:37
  then
• 12:37
  a
• 12:37
  25
• 12:38
  yard
• 12:38
  field
• 12:38
  goal,
• 12:39
  nine
• 12:39
  to
• 12:39
  nothing.
• 12:40
  The
• 12:40
  AFL's
• 12:40
  underdogs
• 12:41
  were
• 12:41
  up
• 12:42
  nine
• 12:42
  points
• 12:43
  on
• 12:43
  the
• 12:43
  NFL's
• 12:44
  best
• 12:44
  team,
• 12:44
  and
• 12:45
  they
• 12:45
  hadn't
• 12:45
  even
• 12:45
  scored
• 12:46
  a
• 12:46
  touchdown
• 12:46
  yet.
• 12:47
  They
• 12:47
  were
• 12:47
  moving
• 12:48
  the
• 12:48
  ball
• 12:48
  against
• 12:48
  these
• 12:49
  purple
• 12:49
  people
• 12:49
  eater
• 12:50
  defense,
• 12:51
  but
• 12:51
  they
• 12:51
  could
• 12:51
  not
• 12:52
  cross
• 12:52
  a
• 12:52
  goal
• 12:52
  line.
• 12:53
  They
• 12:53
  held.
• 12:53
  True
• 12:54
  did
• 12:54
  Minnesota
• 12:55
  when
• 12:55
  they
• 12:55
  got
• 12:56
  in
• 12:56
  the
• 12:56
  red
• 12:56
  zone.
• 12:57
  Then
• 12:57
  late
• 12:57
  in
• 12:57
  the
• 12:57
  first
• 12:58
  half,
• 12:58
  Hank
• 12:58
  Stram
• 12:59
  made
• 12:59
  the
• 12:59
  call
• 12:59
  that
• 12:59
  would
• 13:00
  become
• 13:00
  legend.
• 13:01
  NFL
• 13:01
  Films,
• 13:02
  for
• 13:02
  the
• 13:02
  first
• 13:02
  time
• 13:02
  in
• 13:03
  super
• 13:03
  bowl
• 13:03
  history,
• 13:04
  had
• 13:04
  placed
• 13:04
  a
• 13:04
  wireless
• 13:05
  microphone
• 13:06
  on
• 13:06
  the
• 13:06
  head
• 13:07
  coach.
• 13:07
  And
• 13:07
  Hank
• 13:07
  Stram,
• 13:08
  flamboyant,
• 13:09
  brilliant,
• 13:10
  cocky,
• 13:11
  wore
• 13:11
  it
• 13:11
  on
• 13:11
  the
• 13:11
  sidelines
• 13:12
  with
• 13:12
  pride.
• 13:12
  And
• 13:13
  then
• 13:13
  when
• 13:13
  he
• 13:13
  looked
• 13:14
  at
• 13:14
  the
• 13:14
  Minnesota
• 13:14
  defense
• 13:15
  and
• 13:15
  saw
• 13:15
  exactly
• 13:16
  what
• 13:16
  he
• 13:16
  wanted,
• 13:16
  he
• 13:17
  didn't
• 13:17
  just
• 13:17
  call
• 13:17
  a
• 13:17
  play
• 13:17
  into
• 13:18
  his
• 13:18
  headset,
• 13:19
  he
• 13:19
  narrated
• 13:19
  it.
• 13:22
  65
• 13:23
  toss,
• 13:24
  power
• 13:24
  trap.
• 13:24
  Stram
• 13:25
  said,
• 13:25
  calling
• 13:26
  the
• 13:26
  play
• 13:26
  just
• 13:26
  before
• 13:26
  it
• 13:27
  happened.
• 13:27
  There
• 13:28
  it
• 13:28
  is.
• 13:28
  Yeah,
• 13:29
  yeah,
• 13:29
  yeah.
• 13:30
  Mike
• 13:30
  Garrett
• 13:31
  took
• 13:31
  the
• 13:31
  handoff,
• 13:31
  followed
• 13:32
  his
• 13:32
  blockers
• 13:32
  and
• 13:33
  walked
• 13:33
  into
• 13:33
  the
• 13:34
  end
• 13:34
  zone,
• 13:34
  16
• 13:35
  to
• 13:35
  nothing.
• 13:36
  Chiefs.
• 13:37
  Stram
• 13:37
  grinned
• 13:38
  on
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  sidelines
• 13:39
  and
• 13:39
  said
• 13:39
  into
• 13:39
  the
• 13:39
  microphone
• 13:40
  the
• 13:40
  words
• 13:40
  that
• 13:41
  would
• 13:41
  define
• 13:41
  his
• 13:42
  legacy.
• 13:42
  Quote,
• 13:43
  just
• 13:43
  keep
• 13:44
  articulating
• 13:44
  the
• 13:45
  ball
• 13:45
  down
• 13:45
  the
• 13:45
  field,
• 13:46
  boys.
• 13:47
  Now
• 13:47
  that
• 13:47
  was
• 13:47
  one
• 13:48
  of
• 13:48
  the
• 13:48
  quotes
• 13:48
  that
• 13:49
  we
• 13:49
  always
• 13:50
  see
• 13:50
  legendary
• 13:51
  when
• 13:51
  the
• 13:51
  Sables
• 13:52
  play
• 13:52
  that
• 13:52
  on
• 13:52
  NFL
• 13:53
  films.
• 13:54
  Now
• 13:54
  in
• 13:54
  the
• 13:54
  third
• 13:54
  quarter,
• 13:55
  the
• 13:55
  Vikings
• 13:55
  finally
• 13:56
  broke
• 13:56
  through.
• 13:56
  Dave
• 13:57
  Osborne
• 13:57
  punched
• 13:57
  him
• 13:58
  from
• 13:58
  the
• 13:58
  four
• 13:58
  yards
• 13:58
  out.
• 13:59
  Kansas
• 13:59
  City
• 13:59
  16,
• 14:00
  Minnesota
• 14:01
  7.
• 14:01
  The
• 14:01
  NFL
• 14:02
  champions
• 14:02
  had
• 14:03
  some
• 14:03
  life.
• 14:04
  And
• 14:04
  then
• 14:04
  the
• 14:05
  Chiefs
• 14:05
  came
• 14:05
  back.
• 14:05
  They
• 14:06
  drove
• 14:06
  down
• 14:06
  the
• 14:06
  field,
• 14:06
  deep
• 14:07
  into
• 14:07
  Minnesota
• 14:07
  territory.
• 14:08
  Dawson
• 14:08
  dropped
• 14:09
  back,
• 14:09
  he
• 14:09
  looked
• 14:10
  down
• 14:10
  field
• 14:10
  and
• 14:10
  he
• 14:10
  saw
• 14:10
  Otis
• 14:11
  Taylor,
• 14:11
  the
• 14:11
  wide
• 14:12
  receiver,
• 14:12
  running
• 14:12
  a
• 14:12
  quick
• 14:13
  slant.
• 14:13
  And
• 14:14
  Dawson
• 14:14
  released
• 14:15
  the
• 14:15
  ball.
• 14:15
  Taylor
• 14:16
  caught
• 14:16
  it
• 14:16
  at
• 14:16
  the
• 14:16
  35
• 14:17
  yard
• 14:17
  line.
• 14:17
  Ursel
• 14:18
  Maccabee
• 14:18
  the
• 14:19
  Vikings
• 14:19
  defensive
• 14:20
  back
• 14:20
  lunged
• 14:21
  for
• 14:21
  the
• 14:21
  tackle
• 14:22
  and
• 14:22
  Taylor
• 14:22
  stiff
• 14:23
  armed
• 14:23
  him
• 14:23
  with
• 14:23
  a
• 14:24
  single
• 14:24
  arm,
• 14:24
  a
• 14:24
  violent
• 14:25
  shove
• 14:25
  that
• 14:25
  set
• 14:25
  Maccabee
• 14:26
  spinning
• 14:26
  to
• 14:27
  the
• 14:27
  turf.
• 14:27
  And
• 14:27
  Taylor
• 14:28
  turned
• 14:29
  up
• 14:29
  field
• 14:29
  and
• 14:29
  ran
• 14:30
  and
• 14:30
  crossed
• 14:30
  the
• 14:30
  goal
• 14:31
  line.
• 14:31
  A
• 14:32
  46
• 14:32
  yard
• 14:33
  touchdown.
• 14:33
  Kansas
• 14:34
  City
• 14:34
  had
• 14:35
  the
• 14:35
  lead
• 14:35
  23
• 14:36
  to
• 14:36
  7
• 14:37
  and
• 14:37
  the
• 14:38
  Vikings
• 14:38
  had
• 14:38
  nothing
• 14:39
  left.
• 14:39
  The
• 14:39
  defense
• 14:40
  of
• 14:40
  Purple
• 14:40
  People
• 14:41
  Eaters
• 14:41
  had
• 14:41
  been
• 14:42
  dissected.
• 14:42
  Joe
• 14:43
  Cap
• 14:43
  threw
• 14:43
  two
• 14:44
  interceptions,
• 14:44
  the
• 14:45
  Chiefs
• 14:45
  recovered
• 14:45
  two
• 14:46
  fumbles
• 14:46
  and
• 14:46
  the
• 14:47
  Vikings
• 14:47
  managed
• 14:47
  just
• 14:48
  67
• 14:48
  rushing
• 14:49
  yards
• 14:49
  all
• 14:49
  afternoon.
• 14:50
  The
• 14:50
  NFL's
• 14:51
  best
• 14:51
  offense,
• 14:51
  the
• 14:52
  most
• 14:52
  feared
• 14:53
  defense,
• 14:53
  were
• 14:54
  shut
• 14:54
  down
• 14:54
  by
• 14:55
  the
• 14:55
  AFL
• 14:55
  champions
• 14:56
  and
• 14:57
  their
• 14:57
  offense
• 14:57
  and
• 14:58
  defense.
• 14:58
  Final
• 14:58
  score
• 14:59
  was
• 14:59
  23
• 14:59
  to
• 15:00
  7
• 15:00
  and
• 15:00
  the
• 15:00
  American
• 15:00
  Football
• 15:01
  League
• 15:01
  won
• 15:01
  its
• 15:01
  second
• 15:01
  straight
• 15:02
  Super
• 15:02
  Bowl.
• 15:03
  The
• 15:03
  series
• 15:03
  was
• 15:04
  tied
• 15:04
  in
• 15:04
  a
• 15:05
  merger.
• 15:05
  The
• 15:05
  merger
• 15:06
  was
• 15:06
  supposed
• 15:06
  to
• 15:06
  be
• 15:06
  the
• 15:06
  NFL.
• 15:07
  Absorbing
• 15:07
  the
• 15:08
  inferior
• 15:08
  rival
• 15:09
  would
• 15:09
  happen
• 15:10
  on
• 15:10
  the
• 15:11
  AFL's
• 15:12
  terms.
• 15:13
  Now
• 15:13
  Len
• 15:13
  Dawson
• 15:13
  was
• 15:14
  named
• 15:14
  Super
• 15:14
  Bowl
• 15:14
  MVP
• 15:15
  of
• 15:15
  that
• 15:15
  game
• 15:15
  and
• 15:16
  he
• 15:16
  completed
• 15:16
  12
• 15:16
  of
• 15:17
  17
• 15:17
  passes
• 15:17
  for
• 15:18
  142
• 15:19
  yards
• 15:19
  and
• 15:19
  a
• 15:19
  touchdown.
• 15:20
  He
• 15:20
  was
• 15:20
  the
• 15:21
  fourth
• 15:21
  consecutive
• 15:21
  winning
• 15:22
  quarterback
• 15:22
  to
• 15:23
  win
• 15:23
  the
• 15:23
  award
• 15:23
  and
• 15:24
  he
• 15:24
  had
• 15:24
  done
• 15:24
  it
• 15:24
  in
• 15:25
  six
• 15:25
  days
• 15:25
  after
• 15:26
  his
• 15:26
  name
• 15:26
  had
• 15:26
  been
• 15:26
  dragged
• 15:27
  through
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  national
• 15:27
  news
• 15:28
  playing
• 15:28
  the
• 15:29
  game
• 15:29
  of
• 15:29
  his
• 15:29
  life.
• 15:30
  We
• 15:30
  need
• 15:30
  to
• 15:30
  have
• 15:30
  built
• 15:31
  everything
• 15:31
  and
• 15:32
  put
• 15:32
  it
• 15:32
  on
• 15:32
  the
• 15:32
  line.
• 15:33
  The
• 15:34
  1969
• 15:34
  Kansas
• 15:35
  City
• 15:35
  Chiefs
• 15:35
  sent
• 15:36
  11
• 15:36
  men
• 15:36
  to
• 15:36
  the
• 15:36
  Pro
• 15:37
  Football
• 15:37
  hall
• 15:37
  of
• 15:37
  Fame.
• 15:37
  Lynn
• 15:38
  Dawson,
• 15:38
  Hank
• 15:38
  Strahan,
• 15:39
  Bobby
• 15:39
  Bell,
• 15:40
  Buck
• 15:40
  Buchanan,
• 15:41
  Willie
• 15:41
  Lanier,
• 15:42
  Curly
• 15:42
  Culp,
• 15:43
  Johnny
• 15:43
  Robinson,
• 15:44
  John
• 15:44
  Stennerud,
• 15:45
  Emmett
• 15:45
  Thomas
• 15:46
  and
• 15:46
  owner
• 15:47
  Lamar
• 15:47
  Hunt
• 15:48
  and
• 15:48
  later
• 15:49
  kick
• 15:49
  return.
• 15:49
  And
• 15:50
  Nolan
• 15:50
  Smith's
• 15:50
  teammate
• 15:51
  Otis
• 15:51
  Taylor,
• 15:52
  who
• 15:52
  belongs
• 15:52
  in
• 15:52
  Canton
• 15:53
  and
• 15:53
  maybe
• 15:53
  still
• 15:54
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• 15:54
  day
• 15:54
  one
• 15:55
  of
• 15:55
  the
• 15:55
  greatest
• 15:55
  wide
• 15:55
  receivers
• 15:56
  in
• 15:56
  AFL
• 15:56
  history.
• 15:57
  Now
• 15:57
  the
• 15:57
  Chiefs
• 15:58
  could
• 15:58
  not
• 15:59
  win
• 15:59
  or
• 15:59
  appeared
• 16:00
  in
• 16:00
  another
• 16:00
  Super
• 16:01
  bowl
• 16:01
  for
• 16:01
  50
• 16:02
  years
• 16:02
  until
• 16:03
  2020
• 16:03
  when
• 16:03
  Patrick
• 16:04
  Mahomes
• 16:04
  led
• 16:05
  them
• 16:05
  back
• 16:05
  to
• 16:05
  the
• 16:05
  summit.
• 16:06
  Now
• 16:06
  Jan
• 16:06
  Steiner
• 16:07
  became
• 16:07
  the
• 16:07
  first
• 16:08
  pure
• 16:08
  place
• 16:08
  kicker
• 16:09
  inducted
• 16:09
  in
• 16:09
  Pro
• 16:09
  Football
• 16:10
  hall
• 16:10
  of
• 16:10
  fame
• 16:10
  in
• 16:10
  1991
• 16:11
  as
• 16:12
  a
• 16:12
  distinction
• 16:12
  he
• 16:13
  had
• 16:13
  held
• 16:13
  alone
• 16:14
  for
• 16:14
  more
• 16:15
  than
• 16:15
  two
• 16:15
  decades.
• 16:15
  And
• 16:16
  Norwegian
• 16:17
  ski
• 16:17
  jumper
• 16:18
  who
• 16:18
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• 16:18
  never
• 16:18
  seen
• 16:18
  a
• 16:19
  football
• 16:19
  game
• 16:19
  retired
• 16:20
  with
• 16:20
  1699
• 16:21
  points
• 16:22
  and
• 16:22
  the
• 16:22
  respect
• 16:23
  of
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  entire
• 16:23
  sport.
• 16:24
  Scoring
• 16:25
  those
• 16:25
  first
• 16:25
  nine
• 16:26
  points
• 16:26
  to
• 16:26
  put
• 16:26
  the
• 16:26
  Chiefs
• 16:27
  up
• 16:27
  was
• 16:27
  very
• 16:27
  helpful.
• 16:28
  Hank
• 16:28
  Strahm
• 16:29
  waited
• 16:29
  26
• 16:30
  years
• 16:30
  for
• 16:30
  his
• 16:31
  hall
• 16:31
  of
• 16:31
  Fame
• 16:31
  induction.
• 16:32
  Coach
• 16:32
  Strahm
• 16:33
  finally
• 16:33
  was
• 16:34
  enshrined
• 16:34
  in
• 16:34
  2003.
• 16:35
  Miked
• 16:36
  up
• 16:36
  footage
• 16:36
  from
• 16:36
  the
• 16:36
  Super
• 16:37
  Bowl
• 16:37
  4
• 16:38
  having
• 16:38
  become
• 16:38
  the
• 16:38
  most
• 16:39
  iconic
• 16:39
  piece
• 16:39
  of
• 16:40
  NFL
• 16:40
  films
• 16:41
  audio
• 16:41
  ever
• 16:42
  recorded
• 16:42
  up
• 16:43
  to
• 16:43
  that
• 16:43
  point.
• 16:43
  And
• 16:44
  Len
• 16:44
  Dawson,
• 16:45
  he
• 16:45
  retired
• 16:45
  in
• 16:45
  1975
• 16:46
  and
• 16:47
  entered
• 16:47
  into
• 16:47
  the
• 16:47
  hall
• 16:47
  of
• 16:47
  Fame
• 16:48
  in
• 16:48
  1987.
• 16:49
  He
• 16:49
  spent
• 16:50
  decades
• 16:50
  as
• 16:50
  one
• 16:50
  of
• 16:50
  the
• 16:51
  most
• 16:51
  beloved
• 16:51
  broadcasters
• 16:52
  in
• 16:52
  football,
• 16:52
  calling
• 16:53
  Chiefs
• 16:53
  games,
• 16:54
  hosting
• 16:54
  HBO's
• 16:55
  Inside
• 16:55
  the
• 16:55
  NFL
• 16:56
  and
• 16:56
  becoming
• 16:56
  the
• 16:56
  voice
• 16:57
  of
• 16:57
  a
• 16:57
  franchise.
• 16:58
  He
• 16:58
  passed
• 16:59
  away
• 16:59
  August
• 16:59
  24,
• 17:00
  2022,
• 17:01
  at
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  age
• 17:01
  of
• 17:01
  87
• 17:02
  years
• 17:02
  old.
• 17:03
  Super
• 17:04
  Bowl
• 17:04
  4
• 17:04
  was
• 17:04
  the
• 17:05
  last
• 17:05
  game
• 17:05
  of
• 17:05
  the
• 17:06
  American
• 17:06
  Football
• 17:06
  League.
• 17:07
  The
• 17:07
  merger
• 17:07
  took
• 17:07
  effect
• 17:08
  the
• 17:08
  following
• 17:08
  season
• 17:09
  and
• 17:09
  the
• 17:09
  AFL's
• 17:10
  teams
• 17:11
  becoming
• 17:11
  the
• 17:11
  American
• 17:12
  Football
• 17:12
  Conference
• 17:13
  of
• 17:13
  a
• 17:13
  single
• 17:14
  national
• 17:14
  Football
• 17:15
  League.
• 17:15
  The
• 17:15
  super
• 17:15
  bowl,
• 17:16
  once
• 17:16
  a
• 17:17
  grudging
• 17:17
  compromise
• 17:18
  between
• 17:18
  warring
• 17:19
  leagues,
• 17:19
  became
• 17:20
  the
• 17:20
  single
• 17:20
  biggest
• 17:21
  annual
• 17:21
  event
• 17:21
  in
• 17:21
  American
• 17:22
  sports.
• 17:23
  And
• 17:23
  at
• 17:23
  the
• 17:23
  center
• 17:24
  of
• 17:24
  it,
• 17:24
  a
• 17:25
  quarterback
• 17:25
  who'd
• 17:26
  been
• 17:26
  cut
• 17:26
  by
• 17:26
  the
• 17:26
  NFL,
• 17:27
  buried
• 17:28
  on
• 17:28
  the
• 17:28
  depth
• 17:28
  charts
• 17:28
  for
• 17:29
  five
• 17:29
  years,
• 17:29
  told
• 17:30
  he
• 17:30
  wasn't
• 17:30
  good
• 17:30
  enough,
• 17:31
  a
• 17:31
  quarterback
• 17:31
  who
• 17:32
  lost
• 17:32
  his
• 17:32
  father
• 17:33
  two
• 17:33
  months
• 17:33
  before
• 17:33
  the
• 17:33
  super
• 17:33
  bowl
• 17:34
  and
• 17:34
  played
• 17:34
  anyway,
• 17:35
  and
• 17:35
  a
• 17:35
  quarterback
• 17:36
  who
• 17:36
  had
• 17:36
  six
• 17:37
  days
• 17:37
  to
• 17:37
  clear
• 17:37
  his
• 17:38
  name
• 17:38
  and
• 17:38
  60
• 17:39
  minutes
• 17:39
  to
• 17:40
  prove
• 17:40
  to
• 17:40
  a
• 17:40
  league
• 17:41
  that
• 17:41
  he
• 17:41
  belonged.
• 17:42
  He
• 17:42
  did
• 17:42
  both.
• 17:43
  He
• 17:43
  walked
• 17:43
  into
• 17:44
  Tulane
• 17:44
  Stadium
• 17:45
  under
• 17:45
  a
• 17:45
  cloud.
• 17:45
  He
• 17:46
  walked
• 17:46
  out
• 17:46
  with
• 17:46
  a
• 17:46
  championship,
• 17:47
  an
• 17:48
  MVP
• 17:48
  trophy,
• 17:49
  and
• 17:49
  a
• 17:49
  place
• 17:49
  in
• 17:49
  history
• 17:50
  that
• 17:50
  no
• 17:50
  investigation,
• 17:51
  no
• 17:51
  narrative,
• 17:52
  and
• 17:52
  no
• 17:52
  league
• 17:53
  establishment
• 17:54
  could
• 17:54
  take
• 17:54
  from
• 17:54
  him.
• 17:55
  Len
• 17:55
  Dawson,
• 17:56
  the
• 17:56
  man
• 17:56
  who
• 17:56
  kept
• 17:57
  playing
• 17:57
  for
• 17:57
  his
• 17:57
  name
• 17:58
  in
• 17:58
  the
• 17:58
  last
• 17:58
  war
• 17:59
  the
• 17:59
  AFL
• 18:00
  ever
• 18:00
  had
• 18:00
  to
• 18:01
  fight.
• 18:02
  Now
• 18:02
  next
• 18:03
  time
• 18:03
  on
• 18:03
  the
• 18:03
  Gridiron
• 18:04
  Timeline,
• 18:04
  we
• 18:04
  are
• 18:04
  going
• 18:04
  to
• 18:05
  Travel
• 18:05
  back
• 18:05
  to
• 18:06
  1983.
• 18:07
  What
• 18:07
  a
• 18:07
  year
• 18:08
  that
• 18:08
  was.
• 18:10
  We
• 18:10
  have
• 18:10
  some
• 18:11
  great
• 18:11
  guests
• 18:12
  coming
• 18:12
  on.
• 18:12
  We're
• 18:13
  going
• 18:13
  to
• 18:13
  be
• 18:13
  talking
• 18:13
  about
• 18:14
  many
• 18:14
  of
• 18:14
  the
• 18:14
  quarterbacks,
• 18:15
  as
• 18:15
  you
• 18:15
  can
• 18:15
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• 18:16
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• 18:16
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• 18:16
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• 18:16
  big
• 18:16
  games
• 18:17
  in
• 18:17
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• 18:17
  and
• 18:18
  in
• 18:18
  the
• 18:18
  NFL,
• 18:19
  just
• 18:19
  like
• 18:19
  we
• 18:19
  are
• 18:20
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• 18:20
  rest
• 18:20
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• 18:20
  this
• 18:20
  week.
• 18:21
  This
• 18:21
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• 18:22
  we're
• 18:22
  celebrating
• 18:22
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• 18:24
  but
• 18:24
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• 18:24
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• 18:24
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• 18:25
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• 18:25
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• 18:26
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• 18:26
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• 18:27
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• 18:27
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• 18:27
  up.
• 18:27
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• 18:28
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• 18:28
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• 18:28
  releasing
• 18:28
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• 18:29
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• 18:29
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• 18:29
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• 18:29
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• 18:30
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• 18:30
  going
• 18:30
  chronologically.
• 18:31
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• 18:32
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• 18:32
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• 18:32
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• 18:32
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• 18:46
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  and
• 18:47
  many
• 18:47
  of
• 18:47
  our
• 18:48
  articles
• 18:48
  are
• 18:48
  focused
• 18:49
  on
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  the
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  year
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  of
• 18:50
  the
• 18:50
  week,
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  on
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  the
• 18:51
  grit
• 18:52
  Gridiron
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  timeline.
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  And
• 18:53
  this
• 18:53
  year,
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  1969,
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  a
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  very
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  special
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  one
• 18:56
  indeed.
• 18:57
  Hope
• 18:57
  you
• 18:57
  enjoyed
• 18:57
  this
• 18:57
  segment
• 18:58
  on
• 18:58
  football
• 18:58
  history.
• 18:59
  Glad
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  you
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  could
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  join
• 19:00
  us.
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  Tune
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  in
• 19:01
  next
• 19:01
  time
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  as
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  we
• 19:02
  talk
• 19:02
  some
• 19:02
  more
• 19:03
  football
• 19:03
  history.
• 19:04
  Until
• 19:04
  then,
• 19:05
  everybody
• 19:05
  have
• 19:05
  a
• 19:05
  great
• 19:06
  gridiron
• 19:06
  day.