Category: World Gridiron

International Football Federation 2000

IFF Proposed Cities and Teams

WestSouthNorth & East
Salt Lake CityFort LauderdaleToronto Turbos
DenverHoustonChicago
Las VegasOrlandoDetroit
Hawaii (Honolulu)Mexico CityBoston Revolution
Los AngelesTampa BayConnecticut Patriots (Hartford)
Anaheim (Orange County)MemphisNew York
San JoseCincinnatiPhiladelphia (FOL)
Northern CaliforniaKentuckyWashington DC (FOL)
Seattle (FOL)New Orleans (FOL)
International Football Federation 2000 [Ref: 1]

Note: (FOL) = Proposed Fan Ownership League City.

Report

The International Football Federation was a proposed AAA rival league to the National Football League that intended to begin play in March 2000. It had no formal ownership, and no TV contract, and lasted just one press conference.

15 Cities were reported to be in the deal, with Mexico City a possibility also, but the formation of the XFL, and its multi-million dollar TV contract with NBC put and end to the league.

According to Marty York of the Toronto Globe, Toronto Turbos, Boston Revolution and Connecticut Patriots were the rumoured names of three of the teams, and the league had intended to have a $4 Million salary cap, with most players paid no more than $85,000 per year.

The Fan Ownership League was a brief attempt by United States Football League founder Dave Dixon to start another Major League / AAA rival American Football League to the NFL.

It had four planned cities: Seattle, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Washington DC, but the emergence of another rival league, the International Football Federation, saw the two leagues consider merging, although it was a third league, the XFL, with its multi-million dollar NBC TV contract which put an end to both leagues.

International Football Federation Press Conference 2000 [Ref: 2]

References

[1] Remember the IFF (2020) Home [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertheiff/home [Accessed 15 April 2020]

Images

[2] Remember the IFF (2020) IFF Press Conference 2000 [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertheiff/_/rsrc/1327467333265/home/iff.jpg?height=176&width=200 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ed Murphy

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International Federation of American Football Europe Eurobowl 1986-Present

International Federation of American Football Europe Logo [Ref: 3]

Eurobowl Finals 1986-Present

YearBowlWinnersRunners-Up
EFL Eurobowl
1986ITAFT Vantaa (Fin)16Bologna Doves (Ita)2
1988IIHelsinki Roosters (Fin)35Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)14
1989IIILegnano Frogs (Ita)27Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)23
1990IVManchester Spartans (GB)34Legnano Frogs (Ita)22
1991VAmsterdam Crusaders (Ned)21Berlin Adler (Ger) 20
1992VIAmsterdam Crusaders (Ned)42Giaguari Torino (Ita)24
1993VIILondon Olympians (GB)34Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)22
EFAF Eurobowl
1994VIIILondon Olympians (GB)26Bergamo Lions (Ita)23
1995IXDuesseldorf Panther (Ger)21London Olympians (GB)14
1996XHamburg Blue Devils (Ger)21Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)14
1997XIHamburg Blue Devils (Ger)35Bologna Phoenix (Ita)14
1998XIIHamburg Blue Devils (Ger)38Paris Flash (Fra)19
1999XIIIBraunschweig Lions (Ger)27Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger)23
2000XIVBergamo Lions (Ita)42Hamburg Blue Devils (Ger)20
2001XVBergamo Lions (Ita)28Chrysler Vienna Vikings (Aut)11
2002XVIBergamo Lions (Ita)27Braunschweig Lions (Ger)20
2003XVIIBraunschweig Lions (Ger)21Chrysler Vienna Vikings (Aut)14
2004XVIIIChrysler Vienna Vikings (Aut)53Bergamo Lions (Ita)20
2005XIXChrysler Vienna Vikings (Aut)29Bergamo Lions (Ita)6
2006XXDodge Vienna Vikings (Aut)41La Courneuve Flash (Fra)9
2007XXIDodge Vienna Vikings (Aut)70Marburg Mercenaries (Ger)19
2008XXIISwarco Raiders Tirol (Aut)28Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (Aut)24
2009XXIIITirol Raiders (Aut)30La Courneuve Flash (Fra)19
2010XXIVBerlin Adler (Ger)34Vienna Vikings (Aut)31
2011XXVTirol Raiders (Aut)27Berlin Adler (Ger)12
2012XXVICalanda Broncos (Swi)27Vienna Vikings (Aut)14
2013XXVIIVienna Vikings (Aut)37Tirol Raiders (Aut)14
2014XXVIIIBerlin Adler (Ger)20Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)17
IFAFE Big 6 Eurobowl
2015XXIXBraunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)24Schwabish-Hall Unicorns (Ger)14
2016XXXBraunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)35Swarco Raiders Tirol (Aut)21
2017XXXIBraunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)55Frankfurt Samsung Universe (Ger)14
2018XXXIIBraunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)20Frankfurt Samsung Universe (Ger)19
2019XXXIIPotsdam Royals (Ger)62Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)12
EFAF / EFL Eurobowl Finals 1986-2014 [Ref: 1]
Eurobowl 1986 Logo [Ref: 13]

Report

The European Federation of American Football / European Football League Eurobowl was the Champions League of American Football in Europe from 1986 to 2014. The Winners of each of the European National Leagues got to compete in the tournament, which was run by the European Football League from 1986 to 1994, and then after the expulsion of Great Britain in 1995, by the European Federation of American Football. It was superseded in 2015 by the IFAF Europe Big 6 European Football League.

Finnish teams were the earliest winners of the Eurobowl, with TAFT Vantaa and Helsinki Roosters winning in 1986 and 1988. Italian team Legnano Frogs, from Milan won in 1989, and in 1990, Britain’s Manchester Spartans won. Amsterdam Crusaders brought the title to the Netherlands in 1991 and 1992, and the following two years they were brought back to Britain by the London Olympians. A run of five German, victories in a row followed: Duesseldorf Panther (1995), Hamburg Blue Devils (1996-1998) and Braunschweig Lions (1999).

Bergamo Lions won the Eurobowl three years in succession from 2000 to 2002, and the followed a German-Austrian dominance, with Braunschweig Lions winning in 2003, followed by six Austrian victories in a row: Vienna Vikings (2004-2007) and Tirol Raiders from Innsbruck (2008-2009). Berlin Adler won in 2010, Tirol Raiders again in 2011, Calanda Broncos from the tiny Rhaetian-speaking Swiss canton of Graubunden / Grissons in 2012, and another Vienna Vikings win in 2014.

Berlin Adler won the last EFAF Eurobowl for Germany in 2014, after which the top competition for European American Football clubs became the IFAF Europe Big 6 European Football League. The Eurobowl was won four years in succession (2015-2018) by the Braunshweig New Yorker Lions during the IFAFE Big 6 era, before Potsdam Royals, another German team convincingly won it in 2019.

European Federation of American Football Logo [Ref: 1]

Irish teams competed from 1988 to 1992 (Dublin Celts and Craigavon Cowboys), before the American Football association of Ireland resigned its seat in the EFL due to money concerns, along with a host of other European countries [Ref: 12]. It reapplied to the new EFAF in 1994 and after protracted struggles over the running of the game in Ireland was eventually readmitted in the early 2000s, under the new administration of the Irish American Football Association.

Dublin Celts v Birmingham Bulls – Eurobowl Quarter-Final [Ref: 14]

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] Eurobowl (2015) Eurobowl History [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=history [Accessed 15 April 2020]

Images

[3] American Football International (2014) IFAF Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IFAF.Europe.Logo_.2.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[4] Eurobowl (2015) BIG6 EFL Standings 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=tabellen&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2015 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[5] Eurobowl (2015) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2015 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[6] Eurobowl (2016) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2016 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[7] Eurobowl (2017) BIG6 EFL Standings 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=tabellen&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2017 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[8] Eurobowl (2017) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2017 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[9] Eurobowl (2018) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2018 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[10] American Football International (2019) Livestream: Eurobowl XXXIII – Potsdam Royals vs Amsterdam Crusaders, sat June 8, 6p CEDT (12p EDT) [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/livestream-eurobowl-xxxi-potsdam-royals-vs-amsterdam-crusaders-sat-june-8-6p-cedt-12p-edt/ [Accessed 21 June 2020]

[11] sport.de (2019) EFL Eurobowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.sport.de/american-football/efaf-efl/ma8881791/potsdam-royals_amsterdam-crusaders/news/ [Accessed 21 June 2020]

Newspapers

[12] Anon. (1994) “Irish Dream” First Down. July 16, 1994. pg. 17.

Images

[13] Wikipedia (2020) EuroBowl 86 Logo {Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/2c/EuroBowl86.svg/1200px-EuroBowl86.svg.png [Accessed 5 April 2020]

[14] Britball Now | Facebook (2016) Photo February 26, 2016: ” Birmingham Bulls defense swarm over Dublin Celts QB John Donnelly in this 1989 Eurobowl qualifier “[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/131555973564179/photos/a.616537095066062/946026535450448/?type=3&theater [Accessed 11 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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International Federation of American Football Europe Big 6 Eurobowl 2015-present

International Federation of American Football Europe Logo [Ref: 1]

IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL 2015

PWLTPFPAPts
Group A
*Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns (Ger)2200102384
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (Aut)211056452
Berlin Adler (Ger)202015900
Group B
*Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)220070424
Swarco Raiders Tirol (Aut)211075472
La Corneuve Flash (Fra)202028840
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Standings 2015 [Ref: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Big 6 Eurobowl XXIX
20.06.2015Braunschweig New Yorker Lions24Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns14
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Playoffs 2015 [Ref: 3]

IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL 2016

PWLTPFPAPts
Group A
*Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)220074144
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (Aut)211056212
Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)20200950
Group B
*Swarco Raiders Tirol (Aut)22009204
Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns (Ger)211028342
Berlin Adler (Ger) 20200860
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Standings 2016 [Ref: Compiled from: 4]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Big 6 Eurobowl XXX
11.06.2016Swarco Raiders Tirol21Braunschweig New Yorker Lions35
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Playoffs 2016 [Ref: 4]

IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL 2017

PWLTPFPAPts
Group A
*Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)220074204
Badalona Dracs (Spa)211014542
Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)20206200
Group B
*Frankfurt Samsung Universe (Ger)211048232
Milano Seamen (Ita)211026512
Berlin Rebels (Ger)211024242
Group A
*Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)220074144
Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna (Aut)211056212
Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)20200950
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Standings 2017 [Ref: 5-6]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Big 6 Eurobowl XXXI
10.06.2017Frankfurt Samsung Universe14Braunschweig New Yorker Lions55
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Playoffs 2017 [Ref: 6]

IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL 2018

PWLTPFPAPts
*Braunschweig New Yorker Lions (Ger)22007064
*Frankfurt Samsung Universe (Ger)220088154
La Corneuve Flash (Fra)202012580
Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)202091000
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Standings 2018 [Ref: Compiled from: 7]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Big 6 Eurobowl XXXII
09.06.2018Braunschweig New Yorker Lions20Frankfurt Samsung Universe19
IFAF Europe Big 6 EFL Playoffs 2018 [Ref: 7]

IFAF Europe Eurobowl 2019

DateHome TeamAway Team
IFAFE Eurobowl XXXIII
08.06.2019Potsdam Royals (Ger)62Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)12
IFAF Europe Eurobowl 2019 [Ref: 8-9]

Report

In 2015, the International Federation of American Football Europe (IFAFE) superseded the European Federation of American Football (EFAF) as the governing body of American Football in Europe, and the Eurobowl became a competition for the Big 6, with the European Football League becoming the second level European Club Championship, replacing the EFAF Cup (European Federation of American Football).

The competition has been dominated by the Braunshweig New Yorker Lions, from Germany, who won the Eurobowl four years in succession from 2015 to 2018, beating fellow Germans, Schwaebish Hall Unicorns in 2015, Austrian team Swarco Raiders Tirol, from Innsbruck in 2016, and Frankfurt Samsung Universe, also from Germany in 2017 and 2018.

The 2019 edition became a one-off Final between the Amsterdam Crusaders, who had played an International-only schedule in 2018, compiling a 2-6 record against some of the best teams in Europe, and the Potsdam Royals of the German Football League, after scheduling conflicts meant the top German and Austrian teams, who would normally compete in the Big 6, did not enter. The Potsdam Royals won Eurobowl XXXIII 62-12.

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2014) IFAF Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IFAF.Europe.Logo_.2.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] Eurobowl (2015) BIG6 EFL Standings 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=tabellen&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2015 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[3] Eurobowl (2015) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2015 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[4] Eurobowl (2016) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2016 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[5] Eurobowl (2017) BIG6 EFL Standings 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=tabellen&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2017 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[6] Eurobowl (2017) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2017 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[7] Eurobowl (2018) BIG6 EFL Schedule / Results 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurobowl.info/index.php?Inhalt=spielplan&Liga=BIG6&Archiv=2018 [Accessed 15 April 2020]

[8] American Football International (2019) Livestream: Eurobowl XXXIII – Potsdam Royals vs Amsterdam Crusaders, sat June 8, 6p CEDT (12p EDT) [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/livestream-eurobowl-xxxi-potsdam-royals-vs-amsterdam-crusaders-sat-june-8-6p-cedt-12p-edt/ [Accessed 21 June 2020]

[9] sport.de (2019) EFL Eurobowl [Internet] Available from: https://www.sport.de/american-football/efaf-efl/ma8881791/potsdam-royals_amsterdam-crusaders/news/ [Accessed 21 June 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

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European Football League Western European Friendlies 1986

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
16.03.1986Dublin Celts (Irl)14Wirral Wolves (Eng)0
30.03.1986Dublin Celts (Irl)14Newcastle Senators (Eng)8
30.03.1986Manchester Allstars (Eng)43Eindhoven Alleycats (Ned)0
13.04.1986Milton Keynes Bucks (Eng)12Paris Blue Angels (Fra)27
13.04.1986Surrey Thunderbolts (Eng)3Amsterdam Crusaders (Ned)28
20.04.1986Surrey Thunderbolts (Eng)13Paris Red Devils (Fra)8
European Football League Western European Friendlies 1986 [Ref: 1]

Report

In 1986 a series of Friendly matches were organised among Western European American Football teams, with Ireland’s Dublin Celts doing very well in beating the Wirral Wolves (14-0) and the Newcastle Senators (14-8), two of England’s top sides.

Other matches involved French teams Paris Blue Angels and Paris Red Devils, Dutch teams Amsterdam Crusaders and Eindhoven Alleycats, and other English teams Manchester Allstars and Surrey Thunderbolts.

Websites

[2] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986: Friendlies] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Northern European Friendlies 1986

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
23.03.1986Hamau Hawks (Ger)20Birmingham Bulls (Eng)27
04.05.1986Glasgow Lions (Sco)0Munkka Colts (Fin)7
11.05.1986Coventry Bears (Eng)17Oslo Trolls (Nor)18
European Football League Northern European Friendlies 1986 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

In 1986 a series of Unofficial Friendlies or Challenge matches were played by Northern European American Football teams. These included match-ups between Scotland’s Glasgow Lions and Finland’s Munkka Colts, as well as Coventry Bears (England) versus Oslo Trolls (Norway), as well as one of England’s to teams, the Birmingham Bulls against the Hanau Hawks of Germany.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986: Friendlies] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 14 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Federation of American Football Scandinavian Cup 1995

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Scandinavian Cup
1995Stockholm Nordic Vikings57Helsinki Roosters30
European Federation of American Football Scandinavian Cup 1995 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1989

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Scandinavian Cup
1989Kristianstad Lions38Munkka Colts14
European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1989 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1988

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Final
1988Turku Trojans (Fin)27Oslo Fighting Trolls (Nor)0
Scandinavian Cup Final
1988Kristianstad Lions (Swe)7Turku Trojans (Fin)28
European Football League Scandinavian Cup Results 1988 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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European Football League Scandinavian Cup 1987

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Scandinavian Cup
1987Stockholm Pink Chargers (Swe) 0Munkka Colts (Fin)12
European Football League Scandinavian Cup Results 1987 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1987 to 1995 Scandinavian American Football teams played for the Scandinavian Cup, a Regional Tournament below the Euro Bowl.

References

Annuals / Websites

[1] SAJL – Finnish American Football Association (2002) Amerikkalaisen Jalkapollon Vuosikirija 2002 [PDF pg. 73] [Internet] Available from: https://sajl-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/bed8392ef17f2e1c6a34e267defc200a/1586084220/application/pdf/2289128/sajl%20vuosikirja%202002.pdf [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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National Football League and American Football League 1966-1969 (Irish Players)

NFL & AFL 1966

PWLTPFPAPct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference
*Dallas Cowboys141031445239.769
Cleveland Browns14950403259.643
Philadelphia Eagles14950326340.643
St. Louis Cardinals14851264265.615
Washington Redskins14770351355.500
Pittsburgh Steelers14581316347.385
Atlanta Falcons143110204437.214
New York Giants141121263501.077
Western Conference
*Green Bay Packers141220335163.857
Baltimore Colts14950314226.643
Los Angeles Rams14860289212.571
San Francisco 49ers14662320325.500
Chicago Bears14572234272.417
Detroit Lions14491206317.308
Minnesota Vikings14491292304.308
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*Buffalo Bills14941358255.692
Boston Patriots14842315283.677
New York Jets14662322312.500
Houston Oilers143110335396.214
Miami Dolphins143110213362.214
Western Division
*Kansas City Chiefs141121448276.846
Oakland Raiders14851315288.615
San Diego Chargers14761335284.538
Denver Broncos144100196381.286
NFL & AFL Regular Season Standings 1966 [Ref: 1]
DateHome TeamAway Team
NFL Championship
1966Dallas Cowboys27Green Bay Packers34
AFL Championship
1966Buffalo Bills7Kansas City Chiefs31
Super Bowl IMemorial Colisuem, LA, Ca.
1966Green Bay Packers (NFL)35Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)10
NFL & AFL Playoffs 1966 [Ref: 1]

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, played Kicker for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL preseason 1966 [Ref: 3-4]

NFL & AFL 1967

PWLTPFPAPct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference
Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys14950342268.643
Philadelphia Eagles14671351409.462
Washington Redskins14563347353.455
New Orleans Saints143110233379.214
Century Division
*Cleveland Browns14950334297.643
New York Giants14770369379.500
St. Louis Cardinals14671333356.462
Pittsburgh Steelers14491281320.308
Western Conference
Coastal Division
*Los Angeles Rams141112398196.917
*Baltimore Colts141112394198.917
San Francisco 49ers14770273337.500
Atlanta Falcons141121175422.077
Central Division
*Green Bay Packers14941332209.692
Chicago Bears14761239218.538
Detroit Lions14572260259.417
Minnesota Vikings14383233294.273
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*Houston Oilers14941258199.692
New York Jets14851371329.615
Buffalo Bills144100237285.286
Miami Dolphins144100219407.286
Boston Patriots143101280389.231
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders141310468233.929
Kansas City Chiefs14950408254.643
San Diego Chargers14851360352.615
Denver Broncos143110256409.214
NFL & AFL Regular Season Standings 1967 [Ref: 1]
DateHome TeamAway Team
NFL Conference Championships
1967Dallas Cowboys52Cleveland Browns14
1967Green Bay Packers28Los Angeles Rams7
NFL Championship
1967Green Bay Packers21Dallas Cowboys17
AFL Championship
1967Oakland Raiders40Houston Oilers7
Super Bowl IIOrange Bowl, Miami, Fl.
1967Green Bay Packers (NFL)33Oakland Raiders (AFL)14
NFL & AFL Playoffs 1967 [Ref: 1]

NFL & AFL 1968

PWLTPFPAPct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys141220431186.857
New York Giants14770294325.500
Washington Redskins14590249358.357
Philadelphia Eagles142120202351.143
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns141040394273.714
St. Louis Cardinals14941325289.692
New Orleans Saints14491246327.308
Pittsburgh Steelers142111244397.154
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Baltimore Colts141310402144.929
Los Angeles Rams141031312200.769
San Francisco 49ers14761303310.538
Atlanta Falcons142120170389.143
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings14860282242.571
Chicago Bears14770250233.500
Green Bay Packers14671281227.462
Detroit Lions14482207241.333
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets141130419280.786
Houston Oilers14770303248.500
Miami Dolphins14581276355.385
Boston Patriots144100229406.286
Buffalo Bills141121199367.077
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders141220453233.857
*Kansas City Chiefs141220371170.857
San Diego Chargers14950382310.643
Denver Broncos14590255404.357
Cincinnati Bengals143110215329.214
National Football League and American Football League Standings 1968 [Ref: 1]
DateHome TeamAway Team
NFL Conference Championships
1968Cleveland Browns31Dallas Cowboys0
1968Baltimore Colts24Minnesota Vikings14
NFL Championship
1968Cleveland Browns0Baltimore Colts34
AFL Western Division Playoff
1968Oakland Raiders41Kansas City Chiefs6
AFL Championship
1968New York Jets27Oakland Raiders23
Super Bowl IIIOrange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1968New York Jets (AFL)16Baltimore Colts (NFL)7
National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1968 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1968. [2]

NFL & AFL 1969

PWLTPFPAPct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys141121369223.846
Washington Redskins14752307319.583
New Orleans Saints14590311393.357
Philadelphia Eagles14491279377.308
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns141031351300.769
New York Giants14680264298.429
St. Louis Cardinals14491314389.308
Pittsburgh Steelers141130218404.071
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Los Angeles Rams141130320243.786
Baltimore Colts14851279268.615
Atlanta Falcons14680276268.429
San Francisco 49ers14482277319.333
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings141220379133.857
Detroit Lions14941259188.692
Green Bay Packers14860269221.571
Chicago Bears141130210339.071
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets141040353269.714
Houston Oilers14662278279.500
Boston Patriots144100266316.286
Buffalo Bills144100230359.286
Miami Dolphins143101233332.231
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders141211371242.923
Kansas City Chiefs141130359177.786
San Diego Chargers14860268276.571
Denver Broncos14581297344.385
Cincinnati Bengals14491280367.308
National Football League and American Football League Standings 1969 [Ref: 1]
DateHome TeamAway Team
NFL Conference Championships
1969Dallas Cowboys14Cleveland Browns38
1969Minnesota Vikings23Los Angeles Rams20
NFL Championship
1969Minnesota Vikings27Cleveland Browns7
AFL Divisional Playoffs
1969New York Jets6Kansas City Chiefs13
1969Oakland Raiders56Houston Oilers7
AFL Championship
1969Oakland Raiders7Kansas City Chiefs17
Super Bowl IVTulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
1969Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)23Minnesota Vikings (NFL)7
National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1969 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969. [8]

Report

Tom Furlong, who was born in Co. Offaly, Ireland, and had played Inter-County Gaelic Football for his native county, before being banned by the GAA for playing soccer, emigrated to the United States of America, where he overheard coaches for the New York Giants in a bar lamenting about the quality of their kickers. Deciding there was nothing to American Football kicking that a Gaelic Footballer couldn’t do he offered to try out for them, gaining a spot on their practice squad in 1965. He was cut from the squad at the end of the year, but with the help of Irish Community leaders, managed to get a place on expansion team, the Atlanta Falcons, playing for them in preseason before tearing cruciate ligaments, and finishing out the season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the rival AAA (2nd Level) League the Continental Football League.

In 1968, a new Irish-born star player emerged on the scene, Adrian Young, who was born in Dublin and had emigrated to America with his family while still in school. He took up American Football in Los Angeles, while in High school, and earned a scholarship to the University of Southern California Trojans, where he excelled, playing on the same team as O.J. Simpson. In 1968 he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent four and a half seasons, before finishing out his career at the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and then in his last two seasons, in the World Football League a AAA Rival to the NFL, where he played two seasons for The Hawaiians.

The National Football League of the 1960s was slow to take advantage of America’s expansion westwards, the very Conservative owners evening shunning colour TV in the awarding of their TV contracts. The American Football League set up as a rival league in 1960 with eight teams, six of them west of the Mississippi, whereas the NFL only had two teams west of the Mississippi – Los Angeles and San Francisco. The AFL was so successful, at both pulling in fans, and financially, stealing players from under the noses of the NFL, that the two leagues decided to end the war ad merge, with the Super Bowl first played between the two league Champions in 1966. Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls, before the New York Jets won the third in 1968, legitimizing the league in the eyes of doubters, and in 1969, the last year before the full merger, Kansas City Chiefs, became the second AFL team to win the Super Bowl.

Tom Furlong in action [Ref: 7]

Adrian Young Career Statistics

YearTeamLeagueNoPositionGPGS
1968Philadelphia EaglesNFL35LLB10
1969PhiladelphiaEaglesNFL35LLB131970
1970Philadelphia EaglesNFL35LLB14
1971Philadelphia EaglesNFL35RLB22
1972Philadelphia EaglesNFL35LB10
1972Detroit LionsNFL51LB100
1972YearNFL110
1973Chicago BearsNFL54LB2
1974The HawaiiansWFL61RLB
1975The HawaiiansWFL65WLB
Adrian Young Career Record [Ref: 8]

Interceptions

YearTeamLeagueNo.YDSAVGLGTD
1969Philadelphia EaglesNFL100.000
1970Philadelphia EaglesNFL2199.5130
1974The HawaiiansWFL11111.0110
1975The HawaiiansWFL23819.0190
Adrian Young Interceptions [Ref: 8]

Fumbles

YearTeamLeagueNoLostOwnOppRecYdsTD
1968PhiladelphiaEaglesNFL00011110
1969Philadelphia EaglesNFL00123240
Adrian Young Fumbles [Ref: 8]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings 1966-1969” 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book. pp. 393-395.

Sources:

[3] Hannigan, Dara (1987) “Greening of the Gridiron” The Sunday Tribune , 27 July 1987. Sportweek, pg. 10 [Available online at the British Newspaper Archive: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ]

[4] Irish Independent (2014) Tom Furlong and the NFL career that slipped away [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/offalys-tom-furlong-and-the-nfl-career-that-slipped-away-30549405.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[5] Anon. (1966) NFL Exhibition Final Standings El Paso Herald Post. September 5 1966. pg. 19 [Internet] Available from: https://newspaperarchive.com/el-paso-herald-post-sep-05-1966-p-19/ [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[6] Pro Football Archives (2020)1966 Brooklyn Dodgers Continental Football League [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/1966coflbkn.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Images:

[7] Irish Independent (2014) Tom Furlong and the NFL career that slipped away [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/25ee2/30549403.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/2014-08-31_spo_3142175_I1.JPG [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Websites

[8] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[9] O’Callaghan, Eoin (2020) “Hollywood, the NFL and OJ – the remarkable tale of the Dublin kid who lived the American dream” The 42 Sunday, February 2, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/adrian-young-nfl-4987121-Feb2020/ [Accessed 5 February 2020]

[10] Pro Football Archives (2020)ADRIAN YOUNG [Internet] Available from:http://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Bart Barden.

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