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Bob Hayes, out of Florida A&M, topped the NFL in touchdown catches in both 1965 and 1966, his first two seasons in the league. 12 in 1965 and 13 in 1966.

>Bob Hayes – NFL Past Players

"If I was smart enough to be a doctor, I'd be a doctor. But I'm not. So I'm a football player" ... Professional Football Players Hall of Fame Linebacker Dick Butkus.
8 Pro Bowls, 5 All Pro Teams, Hall of Fame 1960s & 1970s Team, NFL 100 All Time Team

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From the 1966 game between the Lions and newly formed Falcons. Lions QB Milt Plum hands off to Running back Joe Don Looney as Rookie guard Bob Kowalkowski lead blocks. Falcon #74 is Karl Rubke - a former 49er who had 12 season between the NFL and AFL. Plum threw 2 TDS and Looney scored on a 24-yard run in the 28-10 Lions victory.

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Packers backup quarterback Babe Parilli is featured in the 1959 Pro Football Yearbook. Within a few years, he would emerge in Boston with the newly formed AFL, where he developed into one of the league’s top ranked passers.

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Babe Parilli – NFL Past Players

Steelers runner Franco Harris looks to head field. This classic NFL picture may be from the 1973 Steelers-Jets game at Three Rivers Stadium. Harris had 102 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown in a 26-14 Pittsburgh win. That's quarterback Terry Hanratty in the background.

>Franco Harris Images, Stats and More at NFL Past Players

The Raiders Daryle Lamonica gets a bit of heat from a couple of Jets in some late 1960s AFL gameplay. #86 is Verlon Biggs. Biggs, a Jackson State graduate, spent 10 years in Pro Ball between the AFL and NFL with the Jets and Redskins.

>Verlon Biggs – NFL Past Players

>Daryle Lamonica – NFL Past Players

With identical 10-3-1 records at the close of the 1965 NFL season, the Packers and Colts were forced into a tie-breaker game for the NFL West Division. The Pack would win 13-10 in Sudden Death Overtime. Here, Colt Tom Matte (forced to play quarterback due to injuries to both Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo) is stopped by Ray Nitschke and Lee Roy Caffey.

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Dan Fouts set a new NFL Passing Record with 4082 passing yards in 1979. He proceeded to set a new record in 1980 with 4715 yards and again in 1981 with 4802. Here he's being rushed by long-time Bengal linebacker Jim LeClair. LeClair played 12 seasons in Cincinnati going to a Pro Bowl in 1976.

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Terry Bradshaw gets some pressure from Cowboys Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Harvey Martin in Super Bowl XIII. Late in the 1st quarter, Martin forced a Terry Bradshaw fumble that was recovered by Jones. Dallas turned the turnover into a touchdown just 3 plays later. Pittsburgh would prevail in the end with a 35-31 outcome.

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Historic Dallas Cowboys game photo showing quarterback Don Meredith handing off to running back Don Perkins on a wide rushing play during the early 1960s.

>Vinny Testaverde - 21-Year Career NFL Vet - NFL Past Players

Gracing the cover of Game Day Magazine in September 1988 Vinny Testaverde played for 6 different teams (7 if you count Cleveland 1995/Baltimore 1996 as 2 different teams) over a 21-year career. He passed for 46,233 yards and 245 touchdowns. Made the Pro Bowl in 1996 and 1998.

Tobin Rote connects with End Steve Junker in a 1957 showdown with Chicago. When Bobby Layne went down with a broken ankle, Rote took over a guided the Lions through the next 3 games including a playoff win over the 49ers and a title victory over the Browns.
Lions players here Rote at quarterback, Steve Junker catching the pass, center Frank Gatski, #52 and #87 Dorne Dibble of Michigan State.
And for the Bears, some great here #81, Doug Atkins #61 Bill George #52, Wayne Hansen #82, Jack Hoffman and #31, Joe Fortunato.

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49er Great Ken Willard gets pinched between a couple of Packers (Willie Wood and Ray Nitschke, maybe?) in this 1960s NFL picture. Willard's Rushing Yards 5930 yards and 45 Rushing Touchdowns still rank #4 on the San Francisco Franchise list. #78 is vet John Thomas who played 10 seasons for the 49ers and was an All Pro in 1966.

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Some Classic 1960s Rams - Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski hands off to running back Jon Arnett. A Pro Bowler in 1961 Arnett had 609 rushing yards, 9th best in the NFL.

The Great Bobby Layne shown here as a Steeler in the late 1950s. After leading the Detroit Lions to 2 NFL Titles he was traded to Pittsburgh were he spent 5 seasons.

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3 of the top quarterbacks in Pro Football going into the 1968 NFL season - Joe Namath, Len Dawson and Johnny Unitas. Namath had just been the first QB to pass for over 4,000 yards in 1967.

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>Image Gallery of Sonny Jurgensen | NFLPastPlayers.com

Taken from a page of a 1968 Sports magazine - Sonny Jurgensen was the league's to quarterback for the 1967 NFL season. His rating of 87.3 was best too. Unfortunately, the redskins finished with a 5-6-3 record, third behind Dallas and Philadelphia.

>Roman Gabriel: Classic Images of an NFL Legend

Some classic Rams/Eagles gameplay from the mid-1960s. Ram QB Roman Gabriel gets this one away as Linebacker Mike Morgan applies some pressure.

>Lance Alworth, NFL & AFL Hall of Fame Receiver - NFL Past Players

Chargers Hall of Famer Lance Alworth makes a catch against the Miami Dolphins in 1967. Limited by injuries Alworth was active in just 11 games but still managed 52 catches and 1010 yards. It was his fifth straight 1000+ yards season (the 5th of 7). And that's Willie West of the Dolphins. West had a 9-year Pro career spending time with the Cardinals, Bills, Broncos, Jets and ending with the Dolphins. He was a 2-time AFL All Star as well.

>Art Monk – NFL Past Players

Art Monk set a new NFL record when he made his 820th catch against the Broncos in a Monday Night game in October of 1992. He would hold that record until 1995 when he retired as the NFL's #2 All-Time Leading Receiver after Jerry Rice.