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- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1962 AFL draft mystery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2301
Re: 1962 AFL draft mystery
And your thought about the league assigning signing rights to some stragglers sounds pretty plausible, which is what the Total Football authors were hinting at, too, even if the dates didn't make sense. Too bad Bob Carroll isn't still with us so we can bug him about it.
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1962 AFL draft mystery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2301
Re: 1962 AFL draft mystery
Yeah, the MacKinnon and Allen situations make it pretty clear that those rounds don't fit in with the official narrative. As for the 29th and 30th rounds, the Raiders "30th" round pick, Pete Nicklas, was mentioned in the November 30, 1961 story in the Oakland Tribune, along with their &quo...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:50 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: 1962 AFL draft mystery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2301
1962 AFL draft mystery
While trying to research signing dates of some Raiders players in 1962 and 1963 I ran into info about the 1962 AFL draft that doesn't match up with what's out there in the pro football encyclopedic world. Pro Football Reference simply lists 34 rounds without a draft date or further details. The Pro ...
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:13 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: "Virtual" chapter of the PFRA
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7106
Re: "Virtual" chapter of the PFRA
If it's going to meet on-line, why is there a need for geographic boundaries? The definition of a chapter in the PFRA is a sub-organization of the PFRA that serves people in a specific geographic area. A virtual chapter that is all-inclusive of PFRA members is simply the PFRA itself but virtually. ...
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:50 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Nicknames of Defensive Teams
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14588
Re: Nicknames of Defensive Teams
Eleven Angry Men - Late 1960s Raiders
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:27 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Sporting News
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18056
Re: The Sporting News
If you are logged into your SABR account, go to the "Research Resources" page ( https://profile.sabr.org/general/custom.asp?page=research-resources ) and look for the Paper of Record link. You don't need to create a Paper of Record account. Logging in through the SABR portal gets you acces...
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Sporting News
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18056
Re: The Sporting News
SABR members also get access through Paper of Record (https://paperofrecord.hypernet.ca/default.asp) with their membership.
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:56 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Death of NFL Dynasties
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19823
Re: The Death of NFL Dynasties
I also think of that loss at home to Eagles in Buddy's first year when I think of the "end" of the Raiders' late-'60s-thru-'mid-'80s run. But though I don't completely remember for sure what I was actually feeling about them as that season went on, I'd lean on me possibly having the vibe ...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:26 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Death of NFL Dynasties
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19823
Re: The Death of NFL Dynasties
The death of the Raiders dynasty can be traced to a single play. After a slow start to the 1986 season, they rebounded to post an 8-4 record going into a November 30 game against the Eagles at the Coliseum. The Eagles, who weren't very good that year, had played the Raiders tough, forcing overtime. ...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Newspaper sites
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15655
Re: Newspaper sites
Newspapers.com Extra has the Kansas City Star. Along with Houston, Denver is another problem city. Haven't been able to find a good online source for either the Denver Post or the Rocky Mountain News.