{"product_id":"the-uncrowned-champs-how-the-1963-san-diego-chargers-would-have-won-the-super-bowl","title":"The Uncrowned Champs: How the 1963 San Diego Chargers Would Have Won the Super Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the inception of the Super Bowlfootballs faceoff of the best teams to find out who is truly superiorthe two leagues (AFL and NFL) would each have their own championship game. This bad blood stuck around until the merger of the leagues in 1966.  Since beginning play in 1960  the American Football League had always taken a backseat to the National Football League. It was considered a secondary league; the best and most skilled players went to the more powerful NFL  which had been around for nearly fifty years.  During the 1963 NFL season  the Chicago Bears reigned supreme  commanding every team that crossed their path. But were they the best team in football? If you asked the San Diego Chargers of the AFL  that answer would be a resounding no.  The Uncrowned Champs follows the incredible season of the 63 Chargers as they transformed their roster from a 410 finish in 1962 to a conquering force that ripped through the AFL. With a week-to-week breakdown  Dave Steidel chronicles the teams innovative  high-scoring  juggernaut offense and top-rated defense that featured a fearsome  foursome front-line.  Unfortunately for football fans  the Bears and Chargers never met on the field that year. But thanks to new technology  we are able to conduct a computer simulation of what would have been the first Super Bowl game and answer the fifty-year-old question of who was the best football team of 63?  Featuring a foreword by Chargers Hall of Fame wide-receiver Lance Alworth  The Uncrowned Champs is a terrific look into the preSuper Bowl era  when two rival leagues fought for dominance in the publics eye.  Skyhorse Publishing  as well as our Sports Publishing imprint  are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball  pro football  college football  pro and college basketball  hockey  or soccer  we have a book about your sport or your team.  Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats  Louisville Cardinals  UCLA Bruins  or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins  Toronto Maple Leafs  Montreal Canadiens  or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller  we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946637520949,"sku":"ByrdShop_1631440462","price":62.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781631440465.jpg?v=1769958343","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-uncrowned-champs-how-the-1963-san-diego-chargers-would-have-won-the-super-bowl","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}