With meticulous research and a deep understanding of the game, Troup brings to life the pivotal events and characters of the 1961 NFL and AFL seasons. While his book is a reflection of a single ...

After being selected in the fourth round of the 1961 AFL Draft, Barber landed with Buffalo, and the rest was history.

The Buffalo Bills had just picked him in the second round of the 1961 AFL draft, which took place in November 1960 just after the college season ended, and he came to town and visited his new team ...

Lionel Taylor, the first player in pro football history to record 100 catches in a single season and a member of the Denver ...

In 1961 Taylor became the first player in either the AFL or NFL to record 100 catches in a season and he’s also believed to have been the first Black coordinator in NFL history.

From 1961 through 1969, Shaw never stopped rewarding the Bills for the faith they showed in him. He anchored Buffalo’s stout offensive line while playing his way into eight AFL all-star games and onto ...