I remember when Monday night football was a big enough thing we had Monday night parties for it.
This was back when we had one anthem and the game was just the game. I remember the very first Super Bowl, there were plenty of empty seats too. The NFL used to make the commercials fit THEIR schedule and time not the other way around.
The very first SB was Greenbay vs the AFL Oakland Raiders. Bart Star was QB for the Pack, in fact the Packers played in the first two. The second vs KC, winning both easily. Then 1969 came around and Joe Namath put the AFL on the map beating the Baltimore "Yes Baltimore" Colts and Johnny Unitas.
Namath was one of the top QBs ever even while playing his career on one Leg.
Guys my age were lucky to have experienced both the rise of the NFL. The '70s were the Glory days of pro football.