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CAPTION READS – CHICAGO – November 30 – NEW COMMISSIONER CONGRATULATED – Joe Foss, center, World War II flying ace, gets a handshake after he was named commissioner of the new American Football League today. Greeting the former South Dakota governor is Lamar Hunt, left, of Dallas, Texas, and Harry Wismer, right, founders of the new league.
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Todd Tobias's interest in the American Football League began in 1998, when he wrote his master's thesis about Sid Gillman. He created this site to educate and entertain football fans with the stories of the American Football League, 1960-1969. You can follow Todd and get more AFL history on Twitter @TalesfromtheAFL.
