RevWarRifleman Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 whoa! i thought i knew everything .. but you may have me on that one! if you give me the initials , i may get it! All I can recall is, it was in the first 2-3 years of the league. He played on one of the teams out west, KC, Houston maybe. We're talking about 55 years ago. Our family was over to our grandmother's house for Sunday dinner. Had the game on & the play by play guy mentioned it during the game. That's all I can remember. The reason was, that he used it for motivation, because teacher's salary was so low. It MUST have been low ! Because those players didn't get squat for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I've told this story before... My family lived in Ormond Beach in the '60's. When I was in 3rd grade ('65-'66) our elementary school PE teacher was a guy named John Stofa. One day, he was gone. My mother showed me an article in the newspaper that said he was picked up by the expansion Dolphins to play QB. I think it was their second season of existence. He played in Miami (back up QB mostly) for a few years, and then he bounced around the AFL for a few more years. An ok career. I googled him a while back and it turns out he was playing semi-pro football in the Daytona Beach area and was an elementary school PE teacher to make enough money to live on. He was not a fun PE teacher. Very strict and serious. Wasn't he from UB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Wasn't he from UB? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Honestly did not read the rest of the comments nor did I look around the internet for it: Denver Broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) All I can recall is, it was in the first 2-3 years of the league. He played on one of the teams out west, KC, Houston maybe. We're talking about 55 years ago. Our family was over to our grandmother's house for Sunday dinner. Had the game on & the play by play guy mentioned it during the game. That's all I can remember. The reason was, that he used it for motivation, because teacher's salary was so low. It MUST have been low ! Because those players didn't get squat for money. Houston Oilers WR Charlie Hennigan: "During his first training camp, Hennigan had taken the stub from his final paltry paycheck as a teacher and taped it inside his helmet as a reminder of where he'd been — and where he didn't want to return." http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Hennigan-Groman-pivotal-to-Oilers-two-AFL-titles-1608991.php Edited October 15, 2017 by ExWNYer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty McFly Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I loved the old AFL, maybe it was because i was so young but the NFL was boring as heck tome, pound and ground and then you had high flying QBs like Hadl, Namath, Lamonica that loved long bombs. Games with 3 or 4 long bomb TDs along with 4 ints were not uncommon. By the time i watched football the NFL was the only game in town. Any old AFL bills games worth watching? With high flying offenses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Balt.. cleveland and the steelers. Yup. Too easy I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 By the time i watched football the NFL was the only game in town. Any old AFL bills games worth watching? With high flying offenses? The AFL championship teams were strong defensively. Go back and watch the 64 game and Stratton's Hit Heard Round The World. I was there to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 without google, I believe it would be Denver. The AFL expanded from the original teams that included Cincinnati and Miami. So if you include the expansion AFL, there would be 4. Buffalo, Denver, Miami, and Cinci. New York Titans Ah, Cincinnati and Miami, two teams I could do without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Houston Oilers WR Charlie Hennigan: "During his first training camp, Hennigan had taken the stub from his final paltry paycheck as a teacher and taped it inside his helmet as a reminder of where he'd been — and where he didn't want to return." http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Hennigan-Groman-pivotal-to-Oilers-two-AFL-titles-1608991.php Ex, thanks a lot! That's who it was. I remember now. It's amazing because I have'nt talked about that in decades, mainly because I forgot about it all these years. It was only during this thread did it come to mind. But anyway, thanks for doing the research Ex. Some more great stuff about the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Ex, thanks a lot! That's who it was. I remember now. It's amazing because I have'nt talked about that in decades, mainly because I forgot about it all these years. It was only during this thread did it come to mind. But anyway, thanks for doing the research Ex. Some more great stuff about the league. thank you! love these kind of posts.. topics..refreshing change from alotta of the other stuff on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty McFly Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Houston Oilers WR Charlie Hennigan: "During his first training camp, Hennigan had taken the stub from his final paltry paycheck as a teacher and taped it inside his helmet as a reminder of where he'd been — and where he didn't want to return."[/size] http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Hennigan-Groman-pivotal-to-Oilers-two-AFL-titles-1608991.php Thats a really cool story. If i ever make it out of the circus my life has become, ill do same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 thank you! love these kind of posts.. topics..refreshing change from alotta of the other stuff on here. It is a refreshing change of pace. Your welcome. If anybody else knows some AFL war stories, please share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I've shared this before, but when I was a kid my dad used to get asked to ref the charity basketball game between the Bills players and Cardinal O'Hara faculty. So I'd go with him and I'd get to hang out in the locker room with guys like Stew Barber and Ernie Warlick, Lamonica, Costa, Bemiller. All great guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Ernie worked for channel 7 if remembered after he retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I've shared this before, but when I was a kid my dad used to get asked to ref the charity basketball game between the Bills players and Cardinal O'Hara faculty. So I'd go with him and I'd get to hang out in the locker room with guys like Stew Barber and Ernie Warlick, Lamonica, Costa, Bemiller. All great guys. That brings back a memory that has made me angry for forty years. When I was in high school in Mass, the Patriots played a charity basketball game against my high school team. I was never a Patriots fan, but it would have been fun to go to the game. I couldn't go because I had a part time job as a fry cook at a crappy restaurant, and it was my turn to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Fred Arbanas the TE had one good eye if I remember too. Charlie Jones and Al Dergotis Best football cards from the era as well those 65 tall boys AFL versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Fred Arbanas the TE had one good eye if I remember too. Charlie Jones and Al Dergotis Best football cards from the era as well those 65 tall boys AFL versions Ahh, another one I've forgotten about! Arbanas and his bad eye. I think I got a related story. Babe Parelli, qp for the Pats had bad eyes, and I remember a story either in the Buffalo paper or maybe post game talk that the Bills defense figured that out, and that Parelli throws to spots on the field where the receiver is SUPPOSED to be. By watching film. the Bills knew where these spots were & they'd jump the route & intercept it. Parelli was tearing up the league prior to this. But his game tailed off after that loss to the Bills. All I can say is, take it for what it's worth. Truth? or more AFL folklore? Who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Nolan Smith, tiny kick return guy with KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Charlie Jones! great voice of the old days.. believed he moved from ABC when the rights went to NBC in 65.. he was the guy who was there for the Comeback game though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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