The deal, signed in June 1960 with ABC, was for five years, and it brought this new brand of football to a wider audience. Still, many were skeptical. They didn’t believe the AFL’s flash and ...

In 1960, the American Football League was formed to challenge the National Football League. The AFL never would have emerged had the greedy NFL simply sold AFL founder Lamar Hunt an expansion ...

Drafted to the AFL’s Dallas Texans in 1960, Haynes easily earned Rookie ... and career TDs (46). He played pro football for eight years — three with the Texans and another one with the Chiefs ...