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1968 NFL Season Overview

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Werblin sold his shares in the Jets to his partners Don Lillis, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin, and Phil Iselin, May 21. Lillis assumed the presidency of the club, but then died July 23. Iselin was appointed president, August 6. Halas retired for the fourth and last time as head coach of the Bears, May 27. The Oilers left Rice Stadium for the Astrodome and became the first NFL team to play its home games in a domed stadium. The movie Heidi became a footnote in sports history when NBC didn't show the last :50 of the Jets-Raiders game in order to permit the children's special to begin on time. The Raiders scored two touchdowns in the last 42 seconds to win 43-32, November 17. Ewbank became the first coach to win titles in both the NFL and AFL when his Jets defeated the Raiders 27-23 for the AFL championship, December 29. The same day, Baltimore defeated Cleveland 34-0.

Werblin sold his shares in the Jets to his partners Don Lillis, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin, and Phil Iselin, May 21. Lillis assumed the presidency of the club, but then died July 23. Iselin was appointed president, August 6. Halas retired for the fourth and last time as head coach of the Bears, May 27. The Oilers left Rice Stadium for the Astrodome and became the first NFL team to play its home games in a domed stadium. The movie Heidi became a footnote in sports history when NBC didn't show the last :50 of the Jets-Raiders game in order to permit the children's special to begin on time. The Raiders scored two touchdowns in the last 42 seconds to win 43-32, November 17. Ewbank became the first coach to win titles in both the NFL and AFL when his Jets defeated the Raiders 27-23 for the AFL championship, December 29. The same day, Baltimore defeated Cleveland 34-0.

Other football leagues in 1968:
AFL

The AFL and the NFL champions faced each other in Super Bowl III at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.

1968 NFL champion Baltimore Colts

1968 Baltimore Colts

1968 NFL Season

Commissioner

Pete Rozelle

Player Attorney

Creighton Miller

Player President

Jack Kemp

John Gordy

1968 NFL Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Ron Yary / T Vikings

2 Bob Johnson / C Bengals

3 Claude Humphrey / DE Falcons

4 Russ Washington / T Chargers

5 Fred Carr / LB Packers

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