After many years of waiting football fans in the Deep South would finally have an NFL team to support as the New Orleans Saints began play September 17, 1967 against the Los Angeles Rams in a sold-out Tulane Stadium.
This clip includes a little background info going on during the off season as well as a few sound bytes from that historical opening day in 1967.
I've been following the Saints since a kid in the 70s watching the likes of Archie Manning and Tommy Myers.
We may not have as grandiose a history as some NFL teams, but there are scores of memories the New Orleans Saints have given to their fans and I have done my best to record them here at New Orleans Saints History.
The New Orleans Saints 1967 Team Roster at NOSaintsHistory.com.
The New Orleans Saints began their NFL play in 1967 with a complement of cast-offs and misfits of other teams and finished the season with a 3 wins the most yet for an NFL expansion team. Here are some highlights of that inaugural first year of the New Orleans Saints.
A water-color painting of the original New Orleans Saints team uniform of 1967. Thanks to Heritage Sports Arts for permission to share it.
New Orleans Saints – Los Angeles Rams in 1967. Merlin Olsen gets pressure on Billy Kilmer
The Saints are born as New Orleans is awarded a Professional franchise from the NFL & John Mecom Jr is named as the new owner.
An Audio clip of Some New Orleans History – pre-Saints days and the efforts that were being made to bring a Pro Football team to the Crescent City.