Kentucky Jet Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Giants, Jets Helped Make Super Bowl What It Is Today Football By EVAN WEINER January 25, 2008 There may have been better football games than the 1958 NFL Championship Game and Super Bowl III. But without the Giants-Baltimore Colts overtime game in 1958, and the Jets' upset of the Colts on January 12, 1969 at Miami's Orange Bowl, there might not be the annual Super Bowl holiday weekend. The Giants-Colts game on December 28, 1958, at Yankee Stadium helped launch professional football to Americans, as people sat in front of their black-and-white television sets and began watching the NFL with great intensity. One of those people was a young Texas oilman named Lamar Hunt who was attempting to land an expansion franchise or buy an NFL team such as the Chicago Cardinals and move it to Dallas. On the field, the Giants were becoming the glamour boys of Madison Avenue, led by the handsome Frank Gifford. The Giants were the NFL champions in 1956, and finished the 1958 season in a tie with Cleveland on top of the NFL's Eastern Conference. They beat the Browns 10-0 in a playoff game, and faced the Baltimore Colts in the championship contest. The Giants had Gifford, Charley Conerly, Kyle Rote, and Sam Huff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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