1946-1969 NFL/AFL Media Guide Hoard (599) with Rare Early Issues and Tougher Packers and Cowboys Examples

Lot # 1427: 1946-1969 NFL/AFL Media Guide Hoard (599) with Rare Early Issues and Tougher Packers and Cowboys Examples

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Publications purists, find the end zone over and over with this tremendous hoard of 599 media guides from the 1946-1969 NFL and AFL seasons. Several rare early NFL guides lead the charge downfield, in the form of 5 examples published in 1946, including the Packers, Redskins, and Lions. Picking up in 1960, this vast selection boasts a good number of prized Packers and Cowboys editions, which are considered to be tougher acquisitions. Dozens of always-in-demand AFL guides are in play, and the proud bald eagle mascot graces the front cover of a 1961 Eagles edition, representing the 1960 NFL champions. Other highlights are an impressive 1962 Browns guide with a full-page cover photograph of unstoppable force Jim Brown, and a very attractive 1960 Colts edition, with a World Champions 1958-1959 banner. Condition is surprisingly pleasing for the great majority, ranging 80% EX to NM-MT, 15% VG to VG-EX, 5% lesser.

Quantities by season are:

1946: Five all key editions with spine, cover, and binding issues;

1960: Fifteen with 1958-1959 NFL champion Colts;

1961: Seventeen with Oilers first media guide, Cowboys second year, Eagles 1960 NFL champions;

1962: Twenty-two with two Browns, including a stunning 1962 Jim Brown cover, three Cowboys, Packers NFL championship season;

1963: Thirty-four with Jets AFL, Cowboys, Packers, seven Bears;

1964: Fifty-five with seven AFL assorted, two Cowboys, two Packers;

1965: Forty-eight with nine AFL assorted, two Cowboys, three Packers NFL championship season;

1966: Fifty with 10 AFL assorted, two Cowboys;

1967: One hundred and one with six AFL assorted;

1968: One hundred and twenty-two with two AFL assorted;

1969: One hundred and thirty with 12 AFL assorted;