Ep. 13 - January 12, 1969
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Back before it was officially known as the Super Bowl, the New York Jets of the American Football League shocked the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win the football championship.  Join us in this episode of Memory in Top 40 Music to hear the story of how the guarantee of a daring young quarterback, Joe Namath, impacted the AFL-NFL merger as we count down the songs at the top of the chart on the day of that big game, January 12, 1969. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/03x07at8b9z62qxhm2e39m4cf/playlist/7jT6HEz6YN6ASkNHRdG1gR?si=eajM9FpPQZq7WTTWwlb9SQ email: [email protected]
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