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PRO FOOTBALL: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965)

David L. Wolper Production A Division of Metromedia
In Association With ABC News

Documentary Special

Synopsis

The anatomy of professional football in America - its origin and growh, and behind-the-scenes look at the sport today.


Sponsored by SPECIALS FOR MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING
Air Date 11/15/65
Total Run Time 1 Hr
NETWORK ABC

Main Credits

Writer Bernard Wiser
Executive Producer Mel Stuart
Producer Harvey Bernhard
Producer William Friedkin
Director William Friedkin
Narrator Van Heflin
Cinematographer Vilis Lapenieks
Editor David Blewitt
Composer Jimmy Smith
Wolper Awards

Full Credit List

Writer Bernard Wiser
Executive Producer Mel Stuart
Producer Harvey Bernhard
Producer William Friedkin
Associate Producer Bert Gold
Director William Friedkin
Narrator Van Heflin
Technical Advisor Dave Boss
Technical Advisor Gordon Soltau
Production Supervisor Mel Stuart
Production Assistant Allan R. Folsom
Cinematographer Vilis Lapenieks
Additional Photography David Blewitt
Additional Photography James Crabe
Additional Photography Erik Daarstad
Additional Photography Stan Troutman
Additional Photography Steve Lighthill
Sound Engineer James Ow Young
Sound Engineer Don Lusby, Jr.
Second Unit Camera John A. Alonzo
Editor David Blewitt
Assistant Editor Joseph C. Thornton
Supervising Film Editor Larry Neiman
Game Montage Bud Smith
Sound Effects Editor Morton Tubor
Negative Cutter Elva Fraser
Composer Jimmy Smith
Musical Supervision Jack Tillar
Title Design by Modern Film Effects
Opitcal Effects Modern Film Effects
Acknowledgements NFL Films, Inc. Ed Sabol, President, The San Francisco Forty-Niners and The Cleveland Browns, The National Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dick McCann, Director
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