Word: dorow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first play after the kickoff, New York quarterback Al Dorow fumbled--but this time Cappelletti's kick hit the goal post. New York then made it through three uneventful plays, but on fourth down, center Roger Ellis rolled the ball back to punter Curly Johnson. Boston took over on the New York 42, and Cappelletti rescued the stalled offense with another field goal...
...Americas fresh off the campus, including Houston's Billy Cannon and Los Angeles' Charlie Flowers. But for the key job of quarterback, A.F.L. teams generally had to settle for men who had been tried and found wanting by the N.F.L. The New York Titans turned to Al Dorow, who had been unable to stick with the Washington Redskins, Denver to Frank Tripucka, who had played with only indifferent success for the Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles to Jackie Kemp, who had flopped with three N.F.L. teams...
...A.F.L. these retreads looked like champions: Dorow passed for 26 touchdowns, Tripucka for 24 and Kemp for 20. Though their success was largely because of ill-organized A.F.L. defenses, the result was some exciting and improbable football. One week New York lost a game on a blocked punt in the final seconds; the next week New York won on the very same play. On another occasion, with his team trailing 38-7, a blizzard howling, and only 20 minutes left on the clock, Tripucka led Denver to four touchdowns and a 38-38 tie. Teams traded touchdowns with such fervor...