tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post8737198427791480360..comments2024-03-24T15:06:26.268-07:00Comments on The Gridiron Uniform Database: 1962 Broncos Helmet Resolved (Probably)Rob Holeckohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09532701130842826214noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post-4020150551767629022011-10-01T15:10:58.340-07:002011-10-01T15:10:58.340-07:00Although I'm too young to have seen the 1962 h...Although I'm too young to have seen the 1962 helmet in person, it would not surprise me that a blue horse decal on an orange helmet would look brown or brownish. For example, there was a similar issue with the Syracuse helmets from 2005-2007, first with the blue numbers on an orange helmet then a blue S on an orange helmet. See image links below:<br /><br />Blue S or orange helmet:<br /><br />http://giorgiovarlaro.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/old-helmets-no-longer/<br /><br />Blue numbers and strip on orange helmet:<br /><br />http://orange44.blogspot.com/2006/01/syracuse-football-2006.html<br /><br />http://www.life.com/image/75427532<br /><br />The picture of Syracuse's game Iowa almost makes it look like Syracuse's entire uniform is orange and brown or black.iplawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post-15651990866516133932011-09-01T09:56:44.893-07:002011-09-01T09:56:44.893-07:00Other than the Championship game highlight film, I...Other than the Championship game highlight film, I believe very little color footage of NFL GAMES before 1964 exists. Below is a segment of the 1961 Browns highlight film--all in B & W:<br /><br /> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ3Dbqra5AIBD Sullivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post-19848832093791388862011-09-01T09:20:49.715-07:002011-09-01T09:20:49.715-07:00When the merger was being put together in the late...When the merger was being put together in the late '60s, NFL Films acquired the rights and the footage to all official AFL films.<br /><br />NFL Films' website has a "special order" section where you can purchase (at a hefty price) custom made dvd's of old team highlight films...however, there are no AFL ones available from 1962 (there are 1960 Patriots and 1961 Bills films available).Bob Gasselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748728107349857332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post-16840782498650286772011-09-01T02:25:13.209-07:002011-09-01T02:25:13.209-07:00I'm pretty sure NFL Films was founded in the e...I'm pretty sure NFL Films was founded in the early 60's to promote the NFL and likely wouldn;t have footage of AFL games from 1962. However I seem to recall seeing in "Full Color Football" a man on the sidelines of an AFL games with a jacket that read "AFL Films. " You're probably right that the footage is there, somewhere.Bill Schaefernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168085657783700524.post-88632111850937099162011-08-31T19:27:09.991-07:002011-08-31T19:27:09.991-07:00I can't believe that NFL Films wouldn't ha...I can't believe that NFL Films wouldn't have some color footage in their archives...if not on a Broncos highlight film, then on some other AFL team's.Bob Gasselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748728107349857332noreply@blogger.com