🏈On December 14, 1969 in his only season with Washington, Vince Lombardi gets his last win as an NFL coach, as the Redskins defeat the New Orleans Saints, 17-14, in Washington in the next-to-last game of the season. The victory guarantees Lombardi a winning season in all 10 years of his coaching career, with the first 9 coming with the Green Bay Packers. While Lombardi will lose his final game the next week, the Redskins still will finish with a 7-5-2 record, their first winning season in 14 se

With the 4th overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft we selected Joe Greene. 📺 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC | Pittsburgh Steelers

In 1969, Paul “Bear” Bryant’s Crimson Tide was coming off of a disappointing 6-5 season when an upstart NFL team came calling. The Miami Dolphins reportedly offered Bryant an astonishing five-year contract valued at $1.7 million, including stock options, housing and a car. In his autobiography, Bryant discussed meeting with team-owner Joe Robbie in a Birmingham hotel room and his decision to accept the NFL job. But first, he would have to break the news to the University of Alabama president. At

1969 was the final year of the Playoff Bowl, the forgotten 3rd place game each season Imagine if the Ravens and Lions had to face off next week 😮 | NFL Films