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A team for the ages: The 1960s

The Sixties was a decade of great things - and turmoil. It started with the Kennedy presidency and ended with the Jets and Mets winning championships, the Woodstock festival and men on the moon. In between, there were assassinations, protests, the Beatles, the birth and end of the American Football league, and a lot of great football on Long Island.

Players such as future NFL stars John Niland,...

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