1969 NFL season (Jayverse)

The 1969 NAFL Season was the 10th Regular Season of the North American Football League. To honor the First Decade of this league a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season.

The Philadelphia Eagles became the first NFL team to play its home games on artificial turf, installed at Franklin Field.

In Addition the league added 2 More Teams with the addition of the Portland Loggers to the NFC West and the Minnesota Vikings to the CFC Central while the New York Jets decide to avoid confusion with the Seattle Team and branded as the New York Empire

Draft
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers open the Draft by selecting DT Joe Greene out of North Texas

Other Selections taking in the Draft are


 * Minnesota Vikings followed up and chose Ed White (G) out of California
 * Saskatchewan Roughriders chose WR Gene Washington from Stanford
 * Pittsburgh Steelers got DE LC Greenwood from Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 * Philadelphia Eagles get LB Bill Bergey from Arkansas State
 * Ottawa Northmen get LB Ted Hendricks (Miami FL)
 * New York Empire getting T Dave Foley from Ohio State
 * Los Angeles Rams chose TE Bob Klein out of USC
 * Edmonton Eskimos draft Maryland State CB Bill Thompson
 * Detroit Lions getting RB Altie Taylor from Utah State
 * Dallas Cowboys getting RB Calvin Hill from Yale
 * Cleveland Browns getting RB Ron Johnson from Michigan
 * Chicago Bears drafting RB Roger Wehrli from Missouri
 * Calgary Stampeders drafted QB Roger Staubach from Navy
 * Buffalo Bills drafting OJ Simpson from USC
 * Atlanta Falcons drafting DE Bill Stanfill out of Georgia
 * San Francisco 49ers drafting TE Ted Kwalick from Penn State
 * Green Bay Packers drafted Ken Riley (FS) from Florida A&M

Final Standings
NFC East: Washington Redskins (10-6), Baltimore Colts (9-7), Philadelphia Eagles (9-7), New York Giants (8-8), Atlanta Falcons (5-11)

NFC Central: Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7), Houston Oilers (8-8), Cleveland Browns (7-9), Chicago Bears (7-9), Green Bay Packers (4-12),

NFC West: Portland Loggers (9-7), Los Angeles Rams (8-8), San Francisco 49ers (8-8), Dallas Cowboys (6-10), Denver Broncos (5-11)

CFC East: Boston Patriots (12-4), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (12-4), New York Empire (11-5), Montreal Alouettes (6-10), Ottawa Northmen (3-13)

CFC Central: Toronto Argonauts (15-1), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-8), Detroit Lions (7-9), Buffalo Bills (5-11), Minnesota Vikings (4-12)

CFC West: Edmonton Eskimos (13-3), Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-7), Calgary Stampeders (9-7), Seattle Jets (8-8), British Columbia Cardinals (6-10)

Playoffs
Halas Cup Quarter Final

Philadelphia Eagles 41, Baltimore Colts 17

Grey Cup Quarter Final

New York Empire 31, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13

Halas Cup Semi Final

Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 20

Portland Loggers 35, Pittsburgh Steelers 21

Grey Cup Semi Final

Toronto Argonauts 44, New York Empire 20

Edmonton Eskimos 27, Boston Patriots 10

Halas Cup Final

Washington Redskins 16, Portland Loggers 13

Grey Cup Final

Toronto Argonauts 24, Edmonton Eskimos 21

10th Annual World Series of Pro Football (At Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, ON)

Toronto Argonauts 41, Washington Redskins 27

NAFL All-Star Game (At Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, LA)

National Conference 24, Continental Conference 13

Season Awards
League MVP: Fran Tarkenton (QB - Hamilton Tiger-Cats)

Playoff MVP: Ted Watkins (WR - Toronto Argonauts)

Offensive POTY: Fran Tarkenton (QB - Hamilton Tiger-Cats)

Defensive POTY: Bobby Bell (LB - Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Offensive ROTY: O.J. Simpson (RB - Buffalo Bills)

Defensive ROTY: Bill Bergey (LB - Philadelphia Eagles)