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Around the AFL – Monday October 2, 1961 Vito Parilli and the Boston Patriots kept pace with Western Division leader Arizona with a 27-10 victory over the New York Jets. The Patriots and Wranglers remain the only undefeated team left in the AFL. Both sit at 4-0 for the ’61 campaign. Parilli threw for 216 yards and 1 TD. His favorite target, Jim Colclough, hauled in 7 receptions for 106 yards and end Thomas Stephens caught 4 Parilli passes for 51 yards. The victory set up an epic showdown next...

Saturday, September 30, 1961 Arizona Wranglers @ Buffalo Bills Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Attendance: 38,500 Weather: Cloud 72 degrees, Wind: calm Game MVP: Don Norton “Wranglers Round Up Bills” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic The Arizona Wranglers corralled the Buffalo Bills at the Rockpile Sunday afternoon by a score of 30-10. Jack Kemp and his offensive cohorts took the opening kickoff and established the tone of the game early. Kemp guided his...

Arizona Wranglers @ Buffalo Bills pregame report Location/Time: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York; 4:15 PM EST Last Meeting: November 20, 1960, Buffalo 31 @ Los Angeles 14 All time record: 1-1 Point Spread: -0.5 (ARI) Over/Under: 37 “Wranglers set off for East Coast” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic Lead Wrangler Wayne Robinson and the team departed Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport early Thrusday morning bound for Buffalo, New York. “This is going to be a long trip,”...

Wednesday September 27, 1961 “Fisticuffs Poor Passer Ratings Mark Play in AFL” – Billy Mitchell, The Arizona Republic (Portion posted article appeared in The Shamokin News Dispatch, Shamokin, Pennsylvania -Sept 25, 1961 page 6) Does the old saying, “Went to a boxing event and a Hockey match broke out..” ring true with the young American Football League. Sunday’s feature bout took place in San Francisco where Charlie Powell of the Oakland Raiders only recently an honest-to-goodness pro...

Tuesday September 26, 1961 “Wranglers injury report out” – Bobby Herbert, Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Wranglers medical staff, led by Dr Harold Warrenton Jr., completed their lengthy injury assessment of numerous players late Monday evening. Head Coach Wayne Robinson was somewhat pleased and disappointed with the news. First it was communicated that Jack Kemp and Orlando Ferrante have been released for full practice and will be available for the team’s trip to Buffalo next weekend....