VTG 1962 AFL NFL OAKLAND retailer RADIERS @ NEW YORK TITANS FOOTBALL POLO GROUNDS PROGRAM

Product Name: VTG 1962 AFL NFL OAKLAND retailer RADIERS @ NEW YORK TITANS FOOTBALL POLO GROUNDS PROGRAM
INVREF#41 Orig 1962 AFL NFL OAKLAND RADIERS @ NEW YORK TITANS FOOTBALL POLO GROUNDS PROGRAM from week of November 4, 1962. Nice solid program with minor foxing (see pics).  American football team began in 1959 with the founding of the Titans of New York, an original member of the American Football League (AFL); they began actual play the following year. The team had little success in its early years. After playing three seasons at the Polo Grounds, the team changed its name to the New York Jets, and moved into newly built Shea Stadium in 1964. In January 1965, the Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to a then-record contract. The team showed gradual improvement in the late 1960s, posting its first winning record in 1967 and winning its only American Football League championship in 1968 By winning the title, New York earned the right to play in Super retailer Bowl III against the champions of the National Football League (NFL), the Baltimore Colts. The Jets won!.