1972 Stancraft NFL Posters by George Bartell

LOOKING BACK
By John Turney

The 1972 Stancraft poster series had only one artist - Geroge Bartell. He was a master of watercolor and had done many excellent works in the past, including the 1968 Steelers poster which was the only one that was a repeater in the 1972 series.

Here are all 26 plus the 1973 Rams Poster which showed the uniform change made by the club. The Bengals, for some reason, had the stripes on the helmet. It's been documented that the Bengals decided not to go with them in 1968, but did adopt them in 1981. Perhaps in the 1972 off-season, they were being reconsidered. For some reason, Bartell included them in the Bengals artwork.

These final two were added in 1976, Again, art was by George Bartell

1973 Associated Press NFL Players of the Week

THINGS YOU CAN NEVER LAY YOUR HANDS ON
Complete Lists
By John Turney

Beginning in 1970 the AP chose Players of the Week league-wide, not AFC and NFC as the official NFL selections are today (which began in 1984). This is the last season the Associated Press made Player of the Week selections.

Here is the 1973 list of the winners
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1968 AFL and NFL Poster Series by Hoyle

LOOKING BACK
By John Turney

Part of the football culture in this country is the memorabilia and keepsakes that drive the interest of young fans towards the NFL. In 1968 the NFL released a series of posters that were very interesting. They were done by various artists and the styles were very diverse.

Here are all 26:

This one came out in 1970-71:

Then in 1971 there were three changes in a Fleer sticker series where all the rest were the same: