[funnyPasds]

How many remember the annual game between the college all stars and the NFL Championship team? The game was played from 1934-76, each game held at Soldier Field in Chicago. It pitted the reigning world champs against the best from the previous collegiate season. The game was played during the NFL pre-season.

It was pretty competitive in the beginning, but the NFL eventually began to win most of the games - though some were still decent games.

1934 Bears and All-Stars 0-0 Tie
1935 Bears 5 All-Stars 0
1936 Lions 7 All-Stars 0
1937 All-Stars 6 Packers 0
1938 All-Stars 28 Redskins 16
1939 Giants 9 All-Stars 0
1940 Packers 45 All-Stars 28
1941 Bears 37 All-Stars 13
1942 Bears 21 All-Stars 0
1943 All-Stars 27 Redskins 7
1944 Bears 24 All-Stars 21
1945 Packers 19 All-Stars 7
1946 All-Stars 16 Rams 0
1947 All-Stars 16 Bears 0
1948 Cardinals 28 All-Stars 0
1949 Eagles 38 All-Stars 7
1950 All-Stars 17 Eagles 7
1951 Browns 33 All-Stars 0
1952 Rams 10 All-Stars 7
1953 Lions 24 All-Stars 10
1954 Lions 31 All-Stars 6
1955 All-Stars 30 Browns 27
1956 Browns 26 All-Stars 0
1957 Giants 22 All-Stars 12
1958 All-Stars 35 Lions 19
1959 Colts 29 All-Stars 0
1960 Colts 32 All-Stars 7
1961 Eagles 28 All-Stars 14
1962 Packers 42 All-Stars 20
1963 All-Stars 20 Packers 17
1964 Bears 28 All-Stars 17
1965 Browns 24 All-Stars 16
1966 Packers 38 All-Stars 0
1967 Packers 27 All-Stars 0
1968 Packers 34 All-Stars 17
1969 Jets 26 All-Stars 24
1970 Chiefs 24 All-Stars 3
1971 Colts 24 All-Stars 17
1972 Cowboys 20 All-Stars 7
1973 Dolphins 14 All-Stars 3
1974 No Game
1975 Steelers 21 All-Stars 14
1976 Steelers 24 All-Stars 0

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wow I never knew they did that.

[derty]

Another thing the NFL once did, was a consolation (3rd Place) bowl, known as the Playoff Bowl.

From 1960-66, the teams that finished second in each division met for the 3rd place contest, one week after the NFL Championship Game. From 1967-69, when the NFL expanded to four divisions, the playoff bowl was between the two teams that lost their playoff games.

Once the Superbowl began at the end of the 1966 season, the playoff bowl was played during the idle week before the Superbowl.

The AFL never had a playoff bowl.

I wonder, with the football-starved fans of today, how would the fans go for a playoff bowl the week before the Superbowl? This year it would have been the Broncos and Panthers.

Of course, I wonder if the players could really get up for the game anymore. Back in the 1960's, when money wasn't that great, the prospect of playing in the playoff bowl and gaining another paycheck was quite acceptable - even though, THE Coach, Vince Lombardi, was quoted as saying he did not like that game.

[attishina]

The 1963 game was where the legend of Ron Vanderkelen was born.

The former Badger and MVP of the Rose Bowl led the All-Stars past one of Vince Lombardi's best teams coming off a 14-1 season.

Vnaderkelen did nothing in the pro's, but he beat Lombardi's Packers.

Note the next 2 times Lombardi played the College All-Stars.

1966 38-0
1967 27-0

1968 Phil Bengston was the coach.