Today is the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl III
by ShermanOaksND (2019-01-12 13:03:56)
Edited on 2019-01-12 13:04:41
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Super Bowl LIII is still three weeks away, but the Colts will be playing today, this time in the role of underdog rather than heavy favorite.



The NFL/AFL draft was a couple of weeks later.
by domer4  (2019-01-12 16:03:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Two weeks after the Super Bowl. No time for interviews, Wonderlic, Combine, private workouts on campus, etc.

Just pick OJ at #1 and go quickly.

All 17 rounds over two days. No live tv.

The last time the NFL and AFL held separate drafts
by ShermanOaksND  (2019-01-12 16:22:03)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

was on November 27, 1965, for the 1966 season. The college season wasn't yet over. ND played at Miami that night (0-0 tie, the last scoreless game in ND history). The drafts were held in November or December from 1956-57 through 1965-66, although for the first four of those year, the NFL split its early rounds from the later rounds, which were held in January.

The 1943-1945 drafts were held in April, but after that they weren't in the spring again until 1976.