Chandler#81 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Documentary on the ‘65 AFL Season, our 2nd and last Championship Season.. [Edited to replace initial copy with a better one] 5 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) Edited October 24, 2021 by Tony P first image too small 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Yeah, remember that championship season very well. I believe if they had started playing the Super Bowl, of course they didn’t call it that back then, one year earlier this ‘65 Bills team could have given the NFL champ a run for their money. Definitely a better showing than KC did the following year. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bleedbuffaloblue said: Yeah, remember that championship season very well. I believe if they had started playing the Super Bowl, of course they didn’t call it that back then, one year earlier this ‘65 Bills team could have given the NFL champ a run for their money. Definitely a better showing than KC did the following year. I’m not as sure about this. We were pretty beat up on Offense all year. The ‘64 team was stronger and would have given Cleveland all they could handle. Imagine, Jim Brown vs Cookie Gilchrest for all the marbles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantankeous Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 The game that finished the season 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Remember it well! We drove to a Holiday Inn, off I-90, in Rochester, to watch the game, on maybe a 19" COLOR TV. The hotel seemed to be full of BILLS fans. I was young and foolishly thought every BILLS season would be like that. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: I’m not as sure about this. We were pretty beat up on Offense all year. The ‘64 team was stronger and would have given Cleveland all they could handle. Imagine, Jim Brown vs Cookie Gilchrest for all the marbles! Well, maybe you are right, but that ‘65 team defense was awesome. Go to SD and completely shut down their offensive machine, that was impressive. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I have been thinking about this era lately, with the Bills and Chargers on the upswing and both with a pair of great young QBs who are going to be around for a long time. Throw in the retro uniforms the Chargers are now wearing, and maybe we can rejuvenate some of the Chargers vs. Bills AFL rivalry from the '60s. I would love that! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsatthebeach Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Great video, thanks for posting! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coot Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The next season we went 9-4-1 and lost to the Chiefs in the AFL Championship game. Had we won that game we would have played against Lombardi's Packers in the inaugural AFL-NFL Championship game (later renamed the Superbowl). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 10:09 AM, Marv's Neighbor said: Remember it well! We drove to a Holiday Inn, off I-90, in Rochester, to watch the game, on maybe a 19" COLOR TV. The hotel seemed to be full of BILLS fans. I was young and foolishly thought every BILLS season would be like that. The first color TV I ever saw was in Jack Kemp’s house. I went to 3rd grade with his son and we’d walk home to his house. I don’t know if I was even aware that there was such a thing, but a billion years later I remember that moment. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Several of our defensive players were named to the All-AFL team. Best defense ever to play in the AFL. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 9:16 PM, Augie said: The first color TV I ever saw was in Jack Kemp’s house. I went to 3rd grade with his son and we’d walk home to his house. I don’t know if I was even aware that there was such a thing, but a billion years later I remember that moment. Awesome stuff man, thanks for sharing, My late Dad had a photography studio going in Buffalo before he changed professions and did some family photos of the Kemp family. Something he liked to brag about from time to time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Great video and thanks for posting. I miss the simplicity of those times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Figster said: Awesome stuff man, thanks for sharing, My late Dad had a photography studio going in Buffalo before he changed professions and did some family photos of the Kemp family. Something he liked to brag about from time to time. Awesome! he must have taken photos of all the J People! I had to look it up, but his wife was Joanne (I thought it was Judy, but apparently that was a sister), my friend was Jeff, and I remembered they were all J peeps. I knew Jeff played a decade plus in the NFL, but just learned his younger brother Jimmy was a CFL QB. A very talented crowd, those Kemps. Hope those remaining are all doing well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Augie said: Awesome! he must have taken photos of all the J People! I had to look it up, but his wife was Joanne (I thought it was Judy, but apparently that was a sister), my friend was Jeff, and I remembered they were all J peeps. I knew Jeff played a decade plus in the NFL, but just learned his younger brother Jimmy was a CFL QB. A very talented crowd, those Kemps. Hope those remaining are all doing well. He took pictures of the whole family. I was just a toddler at the time so it wasn't until many years late that I realized the significance. My Dad talked fondly of the Kemps. Yes, very talented family. Edited October 27, 2021 by Figster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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