Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (2009)
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (2009)
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Steve Seidman
Producer
John Madden
Self
David Plaut
Producer
Joe Namath
Self
Steve Sabol
Executive Producer
Ken Hershman
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 2009
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes5
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-PG
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This TV Show Is About.
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Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League is a sports documentary miniseries that focuses on the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969), recognized by many as the genesis of modern professional football. The 5-part series originally aired on the US pay-cable network Showtime in the fall of 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary season of both the AFL's founding and its original 8 teams.The show traces the history of the league using game broadcasts and highlight footage (some of which have never been previously aired on national television); archived and recent interviews with AFL personalities and players including Joe Namath, Al Davis and John Madden; and commentary from football historians, authors, and AFL eyewitnesses such as Ange Coniglio, Dan Rather and Larry King, and AFL players including Ernie Warlick, Alex Kroll, and Larry Eisenhauer. The show is narrated by Peter Coyote and was produced by NFL Films.Full Color Football has not been released on DVD, though Warner Home Video owns the rights as part of its output deal with NFL Films. The series has been rerun on NFL Network.