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  • music from De Wolfe DWLP 3039 There's A World Going On (1967) The Man Leading the Colts was Earl Morrall- Rhythmical Interruption no 13 (Jack Trombey) Baltimore Victory Over Cleveland- Future of Industry no 7 (Jack Trombey) Namath sent Matt Snell into the Spongy Right Side of Colt's Defence- Future of Industry no 1 (Jack Trombey) Grim Battle For Survival - Commotion (John Reids) A Proud Old Man in a Young Man's Game- Victoria Cross March (Peter Reno)
  • Who would'nt want a back like Tom Matte on their team?? Even if it took him the entrie post season to run he 40 yards dash, who cares. As fiery as they come, could turn the corner, had good moves, could take up the middle and run over people.

  • Thanks for the game. I was in the 8th grade & remember that Morral had had a GREAT season resurrecting the Colts (Unitas elbow injury?). My Mom had gotten tickets to the SD Chargers for three different games. K.C., Da-Raiders, and NY Jets! In which they lost all three games! No matters, those who read L.A Sports via L.A. Times will remember sports writer Jim Murray who wrote (on Monday's paper) "Don't Look Now...That funny looking league (AFL) is Number 1."

  • 2:53 March stalled but Namath 7 minutes away...

    this music also used in YouTube clip-

    NBC 1968 World Series theme

    anyone know what it is?

  • Joe Namath is the man for two reasons...he is very knowledgeable of football and very athletic, and secondly he propelled the Jets in football lure which inturn joined the nfl and afl together...and you say he's mediocre to todays standards well maybe yes but in todays day and time people are bred from childhood to be an amazing athlete if their parents are crazy, also, once a coach sees someones potential they mold them to a specific position and form their every aspect to be the best at that

  • @MrJbrello J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!!

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  • Snell should've been MVP. 

  • @FAITHandLOGIC Snell played a great game but Samples interceptions were critical and really changed the game.

  • The 3rd Quarter was Dying, and so were the Colts

    "Shadows on the Wall" - Frank Rothman

    De Wolfe DWLP 2851 Progressive Sound (1964)

  • @serya What's the name of the piano piece that starts at 6:01? Thanks.

  • @cheech669 I'd love to know- a piano waltz of some sort, music box like. I've listened to tons of De Wolfe albums pre 1970 looking for it and others but have not found that one yet.

  • @serya I've liked that song since I first saw this program in the 70's

  • @cheech669

    That piano part is perfect backdrop to the scene/wording.

  • Namath Carefully Considered Time Consuming March-

    "Listless" - Frank Rothman

    DWLP 2851 Progressive Sound (1964)

    also released on

    Morphine Mamba Jazz Club compilation (2000)

  • Another music track identified-

    Run off field at end of game:

    "The Rebel - Main Credits" Basil Kirchin, John Coleman & Jack Nathan 

    DWLP 3066 Don't Lose Your Cool (1967)

  • 4:31 awesome music track - they used this on the '74 Steelers film in the segment where they beat the Raiders in the AFC Title Game.

  • i'll bet the biggest regret of shula's coaching career was not starting johnny u to begin the second half

  • Joe Namath = the "original #12 QB in the NFL". Those famous QBs that copied his number follows: Bob Griese-Miami Dolphins,Terry Bradshaw-Pittsburgh Steelers,Roger Staubach-Dallas Cowboys,Ken Stabler-Oakland Raiders,Tom Brady-NE Patriots,Aaron Rogers-GB Packers.

  • I remember this game.

    I was a Giants fan and a kid in New York at the time.

    I wanted the Jets to win because of Joe Namath.

    I thought he was so cool.

    George Vreeland Hill

  • When was the last time they shot a gun off to signal the end of a game? LMAO. Plus, I think it is obvious that gunshot was stock footage from some game at Tiger Stadium or something in 1964. Anyway, a great production from NFL films. Maybe their best work.

  • The point of view is a little stilted, and I get the impression that Steve Sabol did not yet recognize the historical significance of this game (then again, perhaps nobody did). Still, this is a beautiful piece of cinema, and as another commenter noted, downplaying the role of Johnny U in those closing drives would not have done him justice.

  • @starryeyedrealist This was the NFL films production, what do you expect? However, it certainly curried my favor towards the Colts when I was an 8 year old watching these films. I always felt bad for the Colts b/c of this film. Such pathos at the end.

  • @Flackack I was born nearly 20 years after this game was played, so my perspective is different - I have heard for years about "The Guarantee" and how it was a big deal that the Jets won this game. I never watched this particular film as a kid, so it's strange for me to look at the game through the eyes of a Colts fan. I have to admit, though - it's hard for me not to root for Johnny U and the Colts when I watch this. This may be the best NFL Films presentation I've ever seen.

  • @starryeyedrealist I was born 3 years after this game. I'm a Browns' fan. This is the closest we've been to actually being in an NFL Films SB production, although I think we may have squeezed into SB IV also. I used to watch these all the time as a kid, and always loved the ending to this. I agree, it is just a great production. I can't wait for to show this stuff to my 3 year old son.

  • @starryeyedrealist

    This , SB III show is no doubt great, but have you seen the Superbowl V program....Colts vs Cowboys. That's my particular favorite. The musice, the closeups of the players, the slow motion. Just a fantastic production I think.

  • @6400az The ones I remember watching on ESPN were from about Super Bowl VI through about Super Bowl XVIII. I know they ran all of them every year, but I usually would not tune in in time to watch the early ones, and I usually wouldn't watch the later ones because the games started becoming lopsided and there was no John Facenda. I don't have the NFL Network, so I can't see any of them now except for the very few posted here.

  • @starryeyedrealist

    Alright, thanks for the reply. If you ever get a chance try and watch SB V. It's here on Youtube somewhere, but I'm talking about the Facenda program......there's a nother one with Harry Klaus ?

  • @6400az I meant that the later programs (post-1982 or something like that) were not narrated by Facenda, and were therefore not as interesting to me back then.

  • @starryeyedrealist

    Yes,me too. I did'nt like them after Facenda either.

  • @6400az I actually just found it, in good quality, but apparently with some pieces missing. Oh well...I'll still give it a watch.

  • @6400az yep mine too

  • @starryeyedrealist Sabol said he was an NFL guy then and was pretty mad so he did what he could to slant the production.

  • Checking the NFL records I see the QBs that copied Namaths' #12 show a list of very good QBs- Bob Griese,Terry Bradshaw,Roger Staubach,Ken Stabler,Tom Brady.

  • @tjrxk7

    In fact, EVERY Super Bowl from VI-XIV, nine consecutive, were won by a team who's QB wore jersey #12. But after Bradshaw's win in Super Bowl XIV, there wouldn't be another win for a team with a QB with a jersey #12 until Brady's first Super Bowl win in Super Bowl XXXVI. By the way, the lowest jersey for a winning QB in a Super Bowl is 4 (Brett Farve-XXXI). And you can now add current Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to the list of championship winning QB's with that jersey number.

  • @cjs3872 You're right....was gonna add Rodgers but you beat me to it. The list as I have is like this {chronologically speaking}: JOE NAMATH-1...BOB GRIESE-2...TERRY BRADSHAW-4...RODGER STAUBACH-2...KEN STABLER-1...TOM BRADY-3 {with a little help from his cameramen friends}...AARON RODGERS-1....I got 7 names.

  • when he raises his hand into a number one and runs off,that is the greatest moment ever haha

  • Look who copied Namaths' #12 number........Terry Bradshaw-#12...Roger Staubach-#12...Tom Brady-#12 and there are more, just can't think of them now.

  • @tjrxk7 That's gotta be one of the most absurd and stupidest comments on here. I could say maybe Namath copied Staubach's #12 when he was in college.

  • @JRose5 I don't know about that. There must be something to the #12 for a QB. Bradshaw,as far as I could tell,used #12 as a Steeler at least 5 years before SB IX and the Steel Curtain first began and before Staubach used it as a midshipman in the Navy..{ BTW I just found out that the Raiders QB Kenny Stabler,SB XI champion also used #12.} As far as I can tell Joe Namath was the first QB to use that number. It is still unexplained why it is such a popular number for QBs to use. Facts are facts.

  • @tjrxk7 Yep, Namath did a lot of things first. The first to wear black polish under his eyes in all of sports (he started that!). The first to wear mink coats on the sidelines. The first to wear shoes a different color (white) than the rest of the teams shoes. The first rookie to recieve 400,000 dollars pay. First AFL QB to beat an NFL team.

    He didnt throw a TD in SB III, but he threw a lot of good passes for yardage and had no interceptions. Shula still wishes he put Unitas in at halftime.

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  • The most significant super bowl in history. 

  • @ginzod The reason Morrall didn't see Jimmy Orr was because the halftime marching band was in the back of the endzone and their uniforms obscured Orr. Morrall redeemed himself in SB V.

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  • This 7:26 clip is my favorite of all the NFL films, past and present day.

  • @tomchs1989 Awww... don't be sad...

  • Whatever.......the real question of that game is Earl Morrall was problem....The Colt defense did ok...only gave up 16 points and held Joe Namath without a touchdown pass..... Matte and Hill ran ok..... What is it with the option play to Matte and he throws it back to Morrall.... Orr is wide open straight ahead .and on the play the ball is supposed to go to him....mysteriously Morrall throws it to the other side for an interception.... What's the deal...????? He saw him..

  • This is my pick for sports all-time biggest upset. The reverberations and implications from this game was to be felt and talked about to this day. Lenny Dawson and the Chiefs laid much of the AFL nay-sayers to bed the next year with a sound drubbing of the Vikings in a similar situation, 23-7.

  • So I don't know how Namath is the MVP. The defense of the Jets were alert and stopped the Colts from scoring at all in the first half. But that's history. Unless you examine history you won't find out the truth of what really went on.

    Still, I have to credit Namath and not grudgingly either. He came in and played hard, threw no interceptions and was solid, although not spectacular. I suppose his leadership in the game made him MVP more than anything else.

  • @MisterEvasion you think its easy beating that blitz?

  • @MisterEvasion Well, Namath did the most important thing of all. He controlled the clock, the whole game. He knew what plays to call, and when to call them. He kept the ball out of Colt hands, when they needed it most.

  • 3:10 - "There is still a place for a proud old man in a young man's game." Awesome line. Love the music for that sequence too. Wish I could find it.

  • @UltimateLifeformRB

    The Chargers hoped so when they got him in a trade, but that was about all they got.

  • The JETS

  • What was Earl Morrall's problem that day?

  • @ginzod I saw the game on tv live...I think he was over confident and he just had a bad day. Every time it looked like they were gonna score on the Jets something weird happened. The Colts had won like 13 games in a row and were due to lose sooner or later. Football is a game of intensity. Every body was waiting for Joe to throw bombs every where and he never did it. They played ball control. Don Shula told me the Jets won cuz Joe beat the Colt blitz every time they brought it.

  • ESPN Super Bowl Memories theme-

    Olympic Moments: "Contenders" (Craig Palmer) Network Library NM 067

    Baltimore starts game to settle issue quickly

    Bongo Run (Sam Spence) NFL Films

    Earl Morral drive/First Quarter -

    Rhythmical Iterruption no 2 (Jack Trombey) De Wolfe library DWLP 2919

  • Unitas Fighting Heart and a Will to Win-

    Dodge City (Jack Trombey) De Wolfe library DWLP 3022

    Unitas betrayed by his ailing arm-

    Mystery Probe (Jack Trombey) De Wolfe library DWLP 2969

    One Last Moment for the Master-

    Image of Progress (Keith Papworth) De Wolfe library DWLP 3053

    any others?

  • @serya How the hell did you manage to get the titles to these cues? Great work.

  • @Flackack Thanks!- I always wanted to know what all of this music was and thought I'd post what I had found out so far here where people might be able to find it (a lot of great library music info on YouTube). I found out some titles from the NFL Films Yahoo Group which was very dedicated to ID'ing library music used in NFL FIlms, the rest I found out the past year or two by listening to a lot of old recordings. I want to find out the rest for sure.

  • This is Heaven on Earth. Simple as that. Life doesn't get any better for the prototype American man in my estimation.

  • Is there a way to get the music to the theme to The Rebel? The Autumn Thunder CD collection does not contain this song.

  • The music that begins at :26 was also used in the martial arts film 'Return to the 36th Chamber of Shaolin' starring Gordon Liu.

  • @dvenhuis dear hue: u seem like an expert. do u have any idea what is the name of the song that starts at 3:52 and goes on for about 20 seconds?? it was the afl theme song for their opening on nbs sports ffr about 1965-1968or so and i just love it but i dont know the name of it but it might be property of nfl films. do u have any idea what it is????68r

  • @dvenhuis

    correction make that a beginning time of 2:52 not 3:52. sorry.

  • Being born and rasied from Brooklyn New York , I can tell tell all you youtubers out there, that in 1969 WE WERE NO. 1 with the JETS first, then the Mets, and then the Knicks !! It was a glorious time in NYC that will NEVER be repeated again !!!

  • Great point cbaldwinjr, I never really picked up that before. Now it's blatantly obvious to me!

  • This really was a homer job done by NFL Films with the script. Calling Morrall's interception by Jim Hudson a tragedy and the overplaying of Unitas, who was basically as ineffective as Morrall. I get that it was 'NFL' Films and not 'AFL' Films, but still...just a very unprofessional job by a GREAT organization. I'm sure Steve Sabol would admit it too

  • @cbaldwinjr Agreed. But I'm okay with giving Johnny U his proper recognition; he was a true champion.

    But... without Namath and the Jets winning Super Bowl III, would the Super Bowl have continued? And due to that major upset in the Miami Orange bowl that evening in 1969, we will be celebrating the 45th Super Bowl this Sunday.

  • @cbaldwinjr Totally agree!!! Heck, Kansas City and Oakland were better than Baltimore and the AFL was the superior league.

  • @cbaldwinjr

    The thing is NFL Films make up it's own storyline. In SB XI Vikings vs Raiders. Say's something to the effect , both team began by feeling each other. Wrong !! From the get go, the Raiders shoved the ball down the Vikings throat. Sometimes they'll call the action from the poiint of view of the fan, hence the tragic inteception by Hudson. Many times they where a little subjective. Also, Steve Sabol admitted he was an ' NFL guy", he loved Unitas.

  • Across the darkening field of the Orange Bowl, John Unitas pushed the Colts toward a goal they knew they would never reach...."Victory"

  • great NFL film. They dont make em like this anymore.

  • The music at 0:26 is the theme to The Rebel...

    Youtube won't let me post a URL, so search for "1959 TV shows" go to intros 1 of 3...then go to 3:40.

  • at 2:50-3:15,that piece of music was used on NBC's coverage of the World Series in that era (late 60's-early 70's).

  • @blank77 "NBC Sports presents.....Game 5 of the 1969 World Series, between the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Mets. Brough to you by Chrysler who brings you today's game. Hi everyone, I'm Curt Gowdy."

  • @TheRetro64 Ha!Good one!

    God I miss Curt Gowdy.Hell,I miss baseball on NBC!

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  • very sweet !

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