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An old Baltimore Colts action image of center Bill Curry and running back Tom Matte from 1970.

>Tom Matte – NFL Past Players

Run Terry Run!! Lyle Alzado gives chase to Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw. In 1979 Alzado joined the Browns after 8 seasons in Denver. He stayed in Cleveland until 1981, earning an All Pro selection in 1980. Terry Bradshaw would led Pittsburgh to their second consecutive Super Bowl in 1979.

>Lyle Alzado - NFL Defensive Legend - NFL Past Players
Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback 1970 - 1983 - NFL Past Players

Clash of the LA teams - Rams & Raiders in 1982. Marcus Allen goes up and over the score his second of three touchdowns on the day. The Raiders won 37-31.

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Marcus Allen – NFL Past Players

49er quarterback John Brodie gets this one off just in time as Redskin defenders Manny Sistrunk, Ron McDole and Myron Pottios have a little meet-up with him in this early 1970s NFL image.

>Image Gallery of AFL/NFL Legend Ron McDole - NFL Past Players
John Brodie – NFL Past Players
Myron Pottios, NFL Linebacker 1961-1973 - NFL Past Players

The 37-21 win over the Browns in the 1989 AFC Championship game was a big day for John Elway and the Broncos - 385 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.

The next game wouldn't go so good for him

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John Elway – NFL Past Players

The NFL MVP of 1969 Roman Gabriel guided the Rams to an 11-3 record along with a Coastal Divisional title. Leading the league with 24 touchdown passes he only threw 7 interceptions in 399 passing attempts.

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Roman Gabriel: Classic Images of an NFL Legend

Mark Carrier and Mike Singletary - Standout defensive players of the Chicago Bears shown here around the 1991 NFL season.

Carrier was a 1990 Rookie of the Year recipiant after leading the NFL in interceptions. Singletary was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year himself - in 1985 and 1988.

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Mike Singletary – NFL Past Players

Someone once tried to convince me Joe Kapp should be in the Hall of Fame ..... anyone agree?

>Joe Kapp - Vikings Quarterback - NFL Past Players

Billy Kilmer - 16-year NFL veteran quarterback led the Washington Redskins to a Super Bowl appearance in 1972.

>Classic Image Gallery of Billy Kilmer - NFL Past Players

From the Colts-Giants 1958 Championship game. Alan Ameche scores his first of 2 touchdowns. He would later score again in overtime to give the Colts the win and the Title. Some great names from NFL History here - Jim Patton, Sam Huff, Emlen Tunnell, Buzz Nutter and Rosey Brown can all be seen.

>Alan Ameche – NFL Past Players
Emlen Tunnell – NFL Past Players
Sam Huff – NFL Past Players
Rosey Brown – NFL Past Players

Redskin QB MC Reynolds has few options as Colts Gino Marchetti and Ordell Braase close in, probably sometime in 1960.

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Ordell Braase – NFL Past Players

Packer running back Elijah Pitts gets some support from Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer in this classic Green Bay Packers photo from the 1960s era NFL.

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Jerry Kramer – NFL Past Players

The Jets Verlon Biggs and Gerry Philbin have a meet-up with Giants Quarterback Fran Tarkenton. This is supposedly from the first-ever Jets-Giants matchup that came during the Preseason of 1969. The result was a 37-20 Jets win.

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Gerry Philbin – NFL Past Players

>Verlon Biggs – NFL Past Players

>Fran Tarkenton: Career Overview, Records & NFL Legacy

Charlie Joiner, former Oiler & Bengal whose best days were starring for the San Diego Chargers in the Air Coryell era, finished his career as the NFL’s All-time leading receiver with 750 catches. That mark was set in 1986. Today, 40 years later, he stands at #48.

>Charlie Joiner – NFL Past Players

Tommy McDonald, Eagles Hall of Famer from the 1950s & 1960s NFL era in action around 1962. The defender here is said to be Steeler (and future Jet) Johnny Sample.

>Tommy McDonald – NFL Past Players

Big Ben Pounces! I bet there's a lot of old school quarterbacks that are glad their not holding on to that football! At 6 foot 8, 275 pounds Raider Ben Davidson terrorized opposing offenses of the AFL. Named AFL All-Star 3 times and All-League once.

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Ben Davidson – NFL Past Players

Len Dawson started his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a 1st round draft pick from Purdue in 1957. Stayed there 3 seasons with very limited playing time. From there he went to Cleveland for 2 seasons and finally ended up with the Dallas Texans with former Purdue-Assistant Hank Stram.

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Len Dawson – NFL Past Players

AFL meets NFL. The 2 leagues began exhibition play against each other after it was announced there would be an official merger by 1970. Here's a shot from the August 27th Rams and Chargers match-up of 1967. Jack Pardee puts the stop on Paul Lowe as the Rams dominated this one winning 50-7. George Allen said everyone on the bench except the 52-year-old training got some playing time

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Jack Pardee - An Image Gallery of the Former NFL Linebacker
Paul Lowe – NFL Past Players

After 12 seasons with Seattle, Dave Krieg signed with the Chiefs as a free agent. He passed for 3115 yards, 15 touchdowns and led them to a 10-6 record with a wild card playoff appearance.

>Dave Krieg NFL Quarterback, 1980 to 1998 - NFL Past Players

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Another nice shot of Roger Staubach handing off to running back Calvin Hill from the early 1970s era NFL.

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Roger Staubach – NFL Past Players
Calvin Hill – NFL Past Players