The AFL didn’t fold and, by 1966, reached a merger agreement with ... 1960 — to the first season of the merged leagues 50 years ago, the AFL succeeded where other NFL rivals had failed.
The Dolphins made Twilley their 12th-round pick (101st overall) out of Tulsa in the 1966 AFL Draft and were able ... the Super Bowl to complete the 17-0 season of 1972. Long before then, Twilley ...