Lot # 966: 1951-1971 NFL/AFL Postseason Programs (30) Mostly Championship Games with 1958 Greatest Game

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer Auction 2024",
which ran from 7/18/2024 12:00 PM to
8/1/2024 10:00 PM



Publication pursuers romp to the collecting end zone with this incredible collection of (30) 1951-1971 NFL and AFL postseason programs. Comprised mostly with championship game souvenirs, this well-kept collection boasts fantastic condition quality, ranging (47% EX-MT to NM+, 50% VG-EX to EX, 3% VG).



Highlights are:



12/28/58 NFL Championship Game with Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants. Remembered as “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” this game was the first championship for Johnny Unitas and his Colts.



12/31/61 NFL Championship Game Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants. Billed as “The Million Dollar Game,” this contest marked Vince Lombardi’s first NFL championship as a head coach.



12/27/64 NFL Championship Game with Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts. Featuring a Jim Brown cover photo, this program is from Brown’s only championship.



AFL Championship Game programs (5) with: 1/5/64 San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, the only major championship ever for a San Diego-based team; 12/26/65 San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, last pre-Super Bowl era AFL Championship Game; 1/1/67 Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, first Super Bowl era AFL Championship Game; 12/31/67 Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, Raiders first championship; 1/4/70 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, last pre-NFL/AFL merger AFL Championship Game.



Additional highlights are:



Cleveland Browns dynasty era NFL Championship Game programs (5) with: 12/23/51 loss vs. Los Angeles Rams; 12/28/52 loss vs. Detroit Lions; 12/27/63 loss vs. Detroit Lions; 12/26/54 win vs. Detroit Lions; 12/26/55 win vs. Los Angeles Rams.



12/27/59 NFL Championship Game Baltimore Colts second win of back-to-back championships vs. New York Giants.



Green Bay Packer dynasty era NFL Championship Game programs (4) with: 12/26/60 loss vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Vince Lombardi’s only postseason loss as an NFL head coach; 12/30/62 win vs. New York Giants; 1/2/66 win vs. Cleveland Browns; 1/1/67 win vs. Dallas Cowboys.



Balance are:



NFL Championship Game programs (3) with: 12/30/56 New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears; 12/29/63 Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants; 1/4/70 Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, last NFL Championship Game.



Conference Championship Game programs (3) with: 1/3/71 NFC Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers; 1/3/71 AFC Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders; 1/2/72 NFC Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers.



NFL Playoff Game programs (6) with: 12/21/68 Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns; 12/22/68 Baltimore Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings; 12/26/70 Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions; 12/26/70 Baltimore Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals; 12/27/70 Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders; and 12/26/71 Baltimore Colts vs. Cleveland Browns.



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