Friday, 27 January 2023

1960s Decade In Review: The Decade Overview


Hey everyone, this is the final post for the decade in review, I am chomping at the bit to get back to the simulation, but I wanted to have at least 1 post that looks back on each season in the league and highlights some of the biggest events and storylines from each season. I have summarized what happened in each of the seasons in terms of the overarching story under the events. Then I have also looked at some of the biggest acquisitions and draft picks in the decade. finally the results both on the field and with the season's awards. It's a bit of a nerdy post, but it was fun to look back on the decade especially when it comes to trades and seeing who may have come out on top in certain deals. I also hope this is a post to help refresh everyone on what has happened recently, and maybe those who wish for a faster way to catch up.

1960 Season

Events:
NAAF makes a partnership with The Gains Report to be official public Scouting Department for the League.
GLFL adds Columbus as 7th team.

1st Overall Pick: WR Alexei Dubois - St-Laurent - Indiana Victors
Mr. Irrelevant: RB Wally Morton - Massachusetts Commonwealth - Ottawa Royals
Best Player of the Class (so far): QB Charles Lemieux - Round 2, Pick 13

Biggest Free Agency Move: RB Marcus Devonshire - WOR -> PRO - 3Y, $24,000

Biggest Trade:
To MTL
PRO 1960 1st Round Pick (6th) -> OL Kurt Booker -> 1.5 Seasons with MTL -> Traded to WOR.
DL Zakary Turbide -> 3 Seasons with MTL, 1 All-Star -> Retired
PRO 1961 Conditional 3rd Round Pick -> Conditions not met, pick returned.

To PRO
MTL 1960 1st Round Pick (4th) -> DL Craig White -> 10+ Seasons with PRO, 6 All-Stars
DL Xander Devereaux -> 3 Seasons with PRO -> Signed with LI
S Jumon Cobb -> 3 Seasons with PRO -> Retired.

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: LB Brent Harper - 86 OVR
BUF: S Frazier Brooks - 84 OVR
IND: DL William Sanderson - 89 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 87 OVR
LI: QB Lyle Painter - 85 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 92 OVR
MTL: WR Derek Cross - 85 OVR
OTT: QB Jean Matieau - 88 OVR
PRO: QB Connor O’Rourke - 86 OVR
WOR: LB Scotty Williams - 92 OVR

Awards
MVP: WR Max Sutton - LDN
Offensive Player of the Year: RB Johnnie Stafford - BUF/LI
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Scotty Williams - WOR
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth - LDN
Coach of the Year: Dean Reed - MTL
Rookie of the Year: RB Jimmy Golden - BUF\
Breakout Player of the Year: RB Johnnie Stafford - BUF/LI
Playoff MVP: DL Olaf Viktorsson - OTT
McCallister Cup MVP: WR Max Sutton - LDN


1961 Season

Events:
NAAF implements a salary cap
Trade Deadlines moved to Week 8
An investigation is begun into Worcester Athletics' mismanagement
Buffalo begins talks to build a new stadium
ACFL rumoured expansion
OFU aims at Halifax for 5th team.
Worcester Stadium is burned during the season causing the schedule to be reworked
Athletics’ Owner, Chester Paul, is arrested for arson and insurance fraud after burning the stadium.

1st Overall Pick (also the best player): DB Neville Falkner - Allegheny - Providence Gold Stars
Mr. Irrelevant: DL Chuck Charleston III - Rhode Island State - London Tigers

Biggest Free Agency Move: QB Gene Bishop WOR -> MTL 6Y, $31,500-$34,000

Biggest Trade: 
Deadline Trade

To MTL
OL Cliff Strautzenberger -> Finished Season with MTL -> Signed with LOU
DL Brayden Mills -> Finished Season with MTL -> Retired

To WOR
OL Kurt Booker -> 5.5 Seasons with WOR/HFX -> Signed with LOU
MTL 1962 1st Round Pick (8th Overall) -> QB Michael Benedict -> 4.5 Season with WOR/HFX -> Traded to OTT
MTL 1963 3rd Round Pick (29th Overall) -> OL Millard Streety -> 6 Seasons with HFX, 2 All-Stars
DL Angus MacTavish -> Finished Season with WOR -> Signed with PRO

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 88 OVR
BUF: DL Lonnie Vincent - 83 OVR
IND: DL William Sanderson - 92 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 87 OVR
LI: QB Lyle Painter - 85 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 92 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 86 OVR
OTT: QB Jean Matieau - 87 OVR
PRO: DL Calias McDonough - 85 OVR
WOR: LB Scotty Williams - 92 OVR

Awards
MVP: QB Riley Kiernan LDN
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Max Sutton LDN
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Brent Harper BOS
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth LDN
Coach of the Year: Roy Aguirre LDN
Rookie of the Year: DB Neville Falkner PRO
Breakout Player of the Year: QB Charles Lemieux BUF
Playoff MVP: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS
McCallister Cup MVP: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS


The 1962 Season

Events:
A new home for the Athletics begins, League takes ownership and Larry Larson is put in charge
Trade Deadline moved back one more week
ACFL introduces Steven Van Fossen as commissioner and adds Boston and Rochester as expansion teams.
OFU’s bid to Halifax is put on hold
The Athletics are purchased by a new owner in Halifax, NS, but will play the 1962 season as a traveling team known as The Athletics.

1st Overall Pick (and Best Player): OL Jean-Baptiste Desjardins - Rideau - Indiana Victors
Mr. Irrelevant: DB Ross McCurtry - Detroit Tech - Boston Independents

Biggest Free Agency Move: OL Cliff Strautzenberger - MTL -> LOU - 2Y, $18,000

Biggest Trade: 

To LOU
LB Scotty Williams -> 4 Seasons with LOU, 1 MVP, 3 All-Stars, 1 McCallister Cup -> Retired

To ATH
RB Stavros Black -> 3 Seasons with ATH/HFX -> Expansion Draft to PIT 
LB Joe Larkin -> 3 Season with ATH/HFX -> Signed with OTT
OL Nicolas-Charles Richard -> 2 Seasons on ATH/HFX Reserve -> Signed to MTL Reserve
LOU 1963 1st Round Pick (10th) -> WR Jav Kerrigan -> 7 Seasons with HFX
LOU 1962 2nd Round Pick (17th) -> DB Ole Snurlson -> 2 Seasons with HFX -> Traded to OTT
LOU 1962 3rd Round Pick (27th) -> Traded to BUF for QB Stanislav Ovechkin and a 2nd Round Pick

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
ATH: OL Ward Briscoe - 87 OVR
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 90 OVR
BUF: RB Jimmy Golden - 86 OVR
IND: DL William Sanderson - 92 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 87 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 86 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 92 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 91 OVR
OTT: S Randall Green - 85 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 90 OVR

Awards
MVP: LB Scotty Williams LOU
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Jean Matieau OTT
Defensive Player of the Year: DB Neville Falkner PRO
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth LDN
Coach of the Year: Emil Riddle LOU
Rookie of the Year: LB Orion Carter BUF
Breakout Player of the Year: WR Zachariah Pembroke BUF
Playoff MVP: RB Scott Mallard-White MTL
McCallister Cup MVP: LB Silas O’Brien LOU



1963 Season

Events:
NAAF expands draft to 5 rounds from 4
Buffalo moves into Milton Charles Stadium
OFU announces expected folding following the 1963 season despite compensation given from the NAAF over the Halifax situation.
ACFL’s venture into Boston and Rochester get off to rocky starts.

1st Overall Pick: DL Wayne Baxton - New England - Halifax Mariners
Mr. Irrelevant: WR Lucas Paul - West Mass State - Louisville Thunder
Best Player: LB William Washington II - Western New York - Long Island Raiders

Biggest Free Agency Move: LB Elijah Goldwater - PRO -> MTL - 2Y, $19,500 - NTC

Biggest Trade: 
To MTL
WR Darryl Duke -> 1 Season with MTL -> Signed with LOU
LI 1963 1st Round Pick -> RB Hugo Hughes -> 6 Seasons with MTL -> Signed with MIN

To LI
WR Bernard Sandeirs -> 5 Seasons with LI -> Signed with BOS reserve
MTL 1963 1st Round Pick (9th) -> WR Casey Coleman -> 4.5 Seasons with LI -> Traded to LOU
MTL 1964 Conditional 5th Round Pick -> Conditions not met

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 90 OVR
BUF: RB Jimmy Golden - 89 OVR
HFX: OL Ward Briscoe - 89 OVR
IND: DL William Sanderson - 92 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 88 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 88 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 92 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 89 OVR
OTT: S Randall Green - 85 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 92 OVR

Awards
MVP: QB Riley Kiernan LDN
Offensive Player of the Year: RB Scott Mallard-White MTL
Defensive Player of the Year: DB Neville Falkner PRO
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth LDN
Coach of the Year: Roy Aguirre LDN
Rookie of the Year: DL Wayne Baxton HFX
Breakout Player of the Year: DB Lauri Hayha LI
Playoff MVP: QB Connor O’Rourke PRO
McCallister Cup MVP: QB Riley Kiernan LDN


1964 Season

Events: 
OFU-NAAF agree to merger, NAAF to absorb Toronto and Hamilton as teams, but Hamilton’s ownership pulls out leaving Toronto as the only team.
NAAF announces expansion for the 1965 season to even out the teams.
Overtime is added to games during the regular season
Montreal Rouge owner Jean Beaulieu
NAAF announces partnership with Semi-Professional Leagues
Pittsburgh is given expansion team for the 1965 season, narrowly beating out Minneapolis.

1st Overall Pick (and Best Player): RB Max Tracy - New England - Toronto Steelheads
Mr. Irrelevant: DB Gord Honk - Upstate - London Tigers

Biggest Free Agency Move: DB Alexander Bradley - LOU -> LI - 2Y, $28,000

Biggest Trade: 
To BOS
WR Alexei Dubois -> 4.5 Seasons with BOS, 1 All-Star -> Signed with LOU

To IND
WR Orlando Barrack -> 3.5 Seasons with IND -> Signed with PIT
BOS 1965 3rd Round Pick -> Traded to PRO

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 91 OVR
BUF: RB Jimmy Golden - 91 OVR
HFX: OL Ward Briscoe - 87 OVR
IND: DL William Sanderson - 92 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 86 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 89 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 92 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 91 OVR
OTT: S Randall Green - 85 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 87 OVR
TOR: DL Lawrence Armstrong - 85 OVR

Awards
MVP: RB Jimmy Golden BUF
Offensive Player of the Year: RB Dareion Fields LI
Defensive Player of the Year: DL William Sanderson IND
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Arthur Kettinger MTL
Coach of the Year: Ronald Martin TOR
Rookie of the Year: RB Max Tracy TOR
Breakout Player of the Year: DB Rutherford Winters LI
Playoff MVP: RB Dareion Fields LI
McCallister Cup MVP: QB Charles Lemieux BUF

1965 Season

Events:
Pittsburgh Blacksmiths join the NAAF
GLFL begins talks to expand into Minneapolis

1st Overall Pick: OL Erik Nelson - Western New York - Pittsburgh Blacksmiths
Mr. Irrelevant: QB Ray Trace - Western New York - Buffalo Blue Wings

Biggest Free Agency Move: DB Malik Davenport - BUF -> MTL - 2Y, $18,000

Biggest Trade: 
To BUF
DL William Sanderson -> 5 Seasons with BUF, 2 Cups, 5 All-Stars

To IND
BUF 1965 1st Round Pick -> DL Brandon Hall -> 5 Seasons with IND
BUF 1966 1st Round Pick -> RB Reggie Whitehead -> 2 Seasons with IND -> Traded to BOS
DB Ike Vander Waal -> 2 Seasons with IND -> Traded to PIT
DB Lou Lake -> 1 Season with IND -> Signed with BUF
BUF 1965 3rd Round Pick -> DB Tim McGovern -> 3 Seasons with IND
BUF 1967 Conditional 5th Round Pick -> LB Ben Morstand -> 2.5 Seasons with IND Reserve ->  Traded to LI

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 91 OVR
BUF: DL William Sanderson - 91 OVR
HFX: DL Wayne Baxton - 89 OVR
IND: WR Ed Edwards - 89 OVR
LDN: QB Riley Kiernan - 86 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 89 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 91 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 92 OVR
OTT: S Randall Green - 85 OVR
PIT: RB Stavros Black - 82 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 93 OVR
TOR: DL Lawrence Armstrong - 84 OVR

Awards
MVP: QB Lyle Painter IND
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS
Defensive Player of the Year: LB William Washington II LI
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth LDN
Coach of the Year: Dannell Willis IND
Rookie of the Year: DB Aquillio Ruiz HFX
Breakout Player of the Year: WR Evan Clanton BOS
Playoff MVP: LB William Washington II LI
McCallister Cup MVP: LB William Washington II LI


1966 Season

Events:
NAAF gets logo rebrand
Pittsburgh outsells Hammers during their first season
Boston’s ACFL team continues to struggle
ACFL opens Hall of Fame excluding anyone who is connected to hybrid football and the NAAF.
GLFL adds a team in Minneapolis

1st Overall Pick: QB Louis Vaughn - New England - Pittsburgh Blacksmiths
Mr. Irrelevant: RB Rocky Newton - Northern Indiana - Indiana Victors
Best Player: DB Sergio Alvarez - Haynes - Ottawa Royals - Round 1, Pick 4

Biggest Free Agency Move: QB Lyle Painter - IND -> HFX - 3Y, $27,500-$30,000

Biggest Trade:
To HFX
RB Wally Morton -> 0.5 Seasons with HFX -> Signed with OTT
LB Douglas MacDougall -> 2.5 Seasons with HFX, 1 Cup -> Retired
QB Lee Rogers -> 1.5 Seasons with HFX -> Signed with IND
WR Sam Nash -> 0.5 Seasons with HFX -> Signed with BOS

To OTT
QB Michael Benedict -> 2.5 Seasons with OTT -> Signed with TOR
HFX 1967 1st Round Pick -> QB Martin Keller -> 2 Seasons with OTT -> Picked by MIN in Expansion Draft
LB Enzo Morello -> 2.5 Seasons with OTT, 1 All-Star -> Picked by MIN in Expansion Draft
HFX 1967 3rd Round Pick -> OL Matt Helmut -> 3 Seasons with OTT, 1 All-Star

Honestly, if you were to look at this trade, when it happened, and tell me that the last piece still on either of these teams would be the 3rd Round Pick in 1967 from Halifax, I would be baffled. Low and behold you would have been right somehow. KF11 pointed out that Minnesota may have really been the big winner of this trade.

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 91 OVR
BUF: DL William Sanderson - 90 OVR
HFX: DL Wayne Baxton - 91 OVR
IND: OL Viktor Stahl - 90 OVR
LDN: OL Emil Jennings - 87 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 90 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 89 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 92 OVR
OTT: K Ira Foster - 86 OVR
PIT: OL Wally McRose - 83 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 93 OVR
TOR: RB Max Tracy - 86 OVR

Awards
MVP: QB Charles Lemieux BUF
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Lyle Painter HFX
Defensive Player of the Year: S Garet deVale MTL
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Ross Poindexter IND
Coach of the Year: Dannell Willis IND
Rookie of the Year: WR Felix Fontaine BOS
Breakout Player of the Year: WR Shane Steadman HFX
Playoff MVP: QB Charles Lemieux BUF
McCallister Cup MVP: DL William Sanderson


1967 Season

Events:
NAAF announced their own Hybrid Football Hall of Fame to be opened ahead of the 49th McCallister Cup.
NAAF supports new stadium plan in Minneapolis
Van Fossen threatens a new plan to make up for struggles in the ACFL, but other owners are leaning to remove him as the ownership

1st Overall Pick: DL Aaron Henderson - New England - Louisville Thunder
Mr. Irrelevant: QB Peter Dooling - Haynes - Buffalo Blue Wings
Best Player: DL Bernhard Hartmann - UHamilton - Ottawa Royals - Round 1, Pick 3

Biggest Free Agency Move: WR Piers Key - LOU -> OTT - 2Y, $20,000

Biggest Trade: 
To BOS
DB Oliver Langstrom -> 2 Seasons with BOS, 1 All-Star -> Signed with TOR

To LOU
LI 1967 1st Round Pick -> QB David Simmons -> 1 Season with LOU
BOS 1968 1st Round Pick -> LB Daniel Timothy -> 2 Seasons with LOU
OL Bubba Hankins -> 3 Seasons with LOU
DB Ross McCurtry -> 1.5 Seasons with LOU -> Traded to PIT
BOS 1967 3rd Round Pick -> OL Mike Normal -> 3 Seasons on LOU Reserve
BOS 1969 Conditional 5th Round Pick -> OL Gleeson Seidl -> 1 Season on LOU Reserve

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 91 OVR
BUF: DL William Sanderson - 91 OVR
HFX: DL Wayne Baxton - 89 OVR
IND: OL Viktor Stahl - 90 OVR
LDN: OL Emil Jennings - 87 OVR
LI: RB Dareion Fields - 88 OVR
LOU: S Johnny Berger - 87 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 90 OVR
OTT: WR Marshall Leonard - 86 OVR
PIT: OL Erik Nelson - 88 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 93 OVR
TOR: RB Max Tracy - 87 OVR

Awards
MVP: S Garet deVale MTL
Offensive Player of the Year: RB Jimmy Golden BUF
Defensive Player of the Year: LB William Washington II LI
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Henderson Schumacher LI
Coach of the Year: Maurice Evanson BUF
Rookie of the Year: DL Bernhard Hartmann OTT
Breakout Player of the Year: QB Buck Murphy LOU
Playoff MVP: DB Rutherford Winters LI
McCallister Cup MVP: QB Charles Lemieux BUF




1968 Season

Events:
New Minneapolis stadium under construction
NAAF announces expansion to Minneapolis and Kansas City. 
Bye weeks are implemented and rosters expanded
Van Fossen is removed as ACFL commissioner, Don Soriano is appointed to replace him

1st Overall Pick: LB Judge Barrett - UHamilton - Toronto Steelheads
Mr. Irrelevant: TE Ben Gibson - Major Cincinnati - Buffalo Blue Wings
Best Player: DL Arthur Bradshaw - Western New York - Pittsburgh Blacksmiths - Round 1, Pick 2

Biggest Free Agency Move: WR Zachariah Pembroke - BUF -> BOS - 2Y, $26,000

Biggest Trade: 
To BOS
RB Reggie Whitehead -> 2 Seasons with BOS, 1 All-Star

To IND
WR Evan Clanton -> 1 Season with IND -> Picked by MIN in Expansion Draft
BOS 1968 2nd Round Pick -> DB Carl Odebell -> 1 Season in IND
BOS 1969 4th Round Pick -> Traded to PRO

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 92 OVR
BUF: QB Charles Lemieux - 88 OVR
HFX: DL Wayne Baxton - 89 OVR
IND: OL Jean-Baptiste Desjardins - 90 OVR
LDN: OL Emil Jennings - 88 OVR
LI: LB William Washington II - 89 OVR
LOU: WR Casey Coleman - 90 OVR
MTL: S Garet deVale - 87 OVR
OTT: DB Sergio Alvarez - 90 OVR
PIT: OL Erik Nelson - 88 OVR
PRO: DB Neville Falkner - 93 OVR
TOR: RB Max Tracy - 89 OVR

Awards
MVP: RB Max Tracy TOR
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS
Defensive Player of the Year: DL Bernhard Hartmann OTT
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Henderson Schumacher LI
Coach of the Year: Jean Matieau OTT
Rookie of the Year: DL Arthur Bradshaw PIT
Breakout Player of the Year: QB Louis Vaughn PIT
Playoff MVP: DL Wayne Baxton HFX
McCallister Cup MVP: QB Lyle Painter HFX


1969 Season

Events:
The Minnesota Serpents officially join the NAAF
Kansas City’s stadium construction put on hold due to record drought in the summer.
No suitable location available, the team is officially delayed until further notice
Hybrid Football Conferences gain more traction.
ACFL merges Boston Shamrocks with Pittsburgh Hammers, Rochester Millers are folded.

1st Overall Pick: LB Garrett Roberts - New England - Minnesota Serpents
Mr. Irrelevant: S Mitchell Schoonhoven - Nova Scotia - London Tigers
Best Player: DL Dallas Breaker - Allegheny - Long Island Raiders - Round 1, Pick 2

Biggest Free Agency Move: DB Neville Falkner - PRO -> IND - 3Y, $40,000

Biggest Trade: 
To OTT
DL Winfield Winchester -> 1 Season with OTT
MIN 1969 2nd Round Pick -> WR Matthre de la Cruz -> 1 Season on OTT Reserve
MIN 1969 5th Round Pick -> RB Théomire Desormeaux -> 1 Season on OTT Reserve

To MIN
WR Ferdinand Matthews -> 1 Season with MIN
MTL 1969 2nd Round Pick -> S Gérard LaCroix -> 1 Season with MIN
LDN 1969 4th Round Pick -> DB Anthony Proulx -> 1 Season on MIN Reserve

Each Team’s Top Rated Player
BOS: QB Nathaniel Braddock - 92 OVR
BUF: QB Charles Lemieux - 87 OVR
HFX: DL Wayne Baxton - OVR
IND: DB Neville Falkner - 92 OVR
LDN: OL Emil Jennings - 88 OVR
LI: LB William Washington II - 89 OVR
LOU: WR Casey Coleman - 91 OVR
MIN: OL Elias McCarren - 89 OVR
MTL: OL Elliot Barrett - 90 OVR
OTT: DB Sergio Alvarez - 93 OVR
PIT: OL Erik Nelson - 90 OVR
PRO: LB Kurt Warlock - 89 OVR
TOR: RB Max Tracy - 87 OVR

Awards
MVP: QB Louis Vaughn PIT
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Ed Edwards IND
Defensive Player of the Year: DB Neville Falkner IND
Special Teams Player of the Year: K Nimrod Handsworth LDN
Coach of the Year: Soni Dionne MIN
Rookie of the Year: QB Drake Young OTT
Breakout Player of the Year: RB Reggie Whitehead
Playoff MVP: RB Jimmy Golden BUF
McCallister Cup MVP: DL William Sanderson BUF

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