U.S. #3189l
1999 33¢ Monday Night Football
1970s Celebrate the Century Series
Issue Date: November 18, 1999
City: New York, New York
Quantity: 90,000,000
Printed By: Ashton-Potter
Printing Method: Offset Press
Perforations: 11.5 X 11.5
Color: multicolored
The eighth sheet of fifteen stamps in the Celebrate the Century Series features subjects from the years 1970-1979.
Monday Night Football began on ABC in 1970. The first announcers were Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson, and Don Meredith. The New York Jets played the Cleveland Browns in the first National Football League Monday night game and 33% of America’s viewing audience tuned in to watch.