AFL: Did you know? • Legendary Steelers coach Chuck Noll's first coaching job was defensive line coach for the L.A./San Diego Chargers (1960-61).

Haynes took home the AFL’s Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors. In 1962, he also led the AFL in total yards from scrimmage with 1,622, helping the team win the league championship.

The AFL's first two powerhouse teams, the Oilers and Chargers faced each other in the league's first two championship games. Their first championship meeting, played at the end of the 1960 season ...

The American Football League, which merged with the NFL in 1970, played its first season in 1960 with eight teams. The original eight AFL teams were the New York Jets (played as the Titans of New York ...

Former AFL MVP Abner Haynes, a star running back and returner in the 1960s, died Thursday. He was 86. ... 1960 AFL MVP, dies at 86. Field Level Media. Jul 19, 2024, 12:25 AM ET. Email; ...

Jan. 26, 1960 -- Hunt elected AFL president. June 9, 1960 -- ABC signs five-year contract to televise AFL games. July 30, 1960 -- Boston Patriots beat Buffalo Bills 28-7 in first AFL preseason game.

As the story goes, oil tycoon H.L. Hunt was asked about the financial losses his son, Lamar, had sustained as owner of the AFL’s Dallas Texans in their first season of operation in 1960. The ...

In all, eight AFL or NFL franchises have moved since the AFL started in 1960. Free Press sports writer Ryan Ford looks at the 11 previous moves made by the eight teams during that span: 1960 Cardinals ...

Abner Haynes, football ‘pioneer’ and 1960 AFL MVP, dead at 86. Story by Andrew Battifarano • 9h. Former Chiefs star running back and football icon Abner Haynes died on Thursday in Dallas.

Former AFL MVP Abner Haynes, a star running back and returner in the 1960s, died Thursday. ... Haynes played for the Dallas Texans from 1960 to 1962 before the franchise moved to Kansas City.