This was Alan Hale Jr's second and last time on "Hazel." In 1964, he would go on to be immortalized as "The Skipper" on "Gilligan's Island (1964.)
Jon Arnett (aka, Gus, the team's Quarterback) was playing for the Los Angeles Rams from (1957 to 1963.)
Meaning, he was with the Rams at halfback when he was acting opposite of Alan Hale Jr (Coach Murphy.)
The football league's president, Mr. Johnson, credited to John Archer, has been edited out of the DVD, syndication and streaming versions of this episode.