Tag: Rosenblatt Stadium

Omaha Nighthawks United Football League

Omaha Nighthawks

United Football League (2010-2012) Born: April 15, 2010 – UFL expansion franchise Folded: October 20, 2012 First Game: September 24, 2010 (W 27-26 vs. Hartford

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1983 Omaha Royals baseball program from the American Association

Omaha Royals / Omaha Golden Spikes

Omaha, Nebraska has hosted the top farm club of the Kansas City Royals since the Major League club’s inception in 1969. Initially known as the Omaha Royals, the Class AAA club won four league championships of the American Association, including back-to-back titles in their first two seasons in 1969 and 1970. The Royals survived the closure of the American Association, joining the Pacific Coast League in 1998. From 1999 until 2001, the team was briefly known as the “Golden Spikes” before returning to the Royals nickname. In 2011, the club re-branded as the Omaha Storm Chasers while simultaneously moving into the new $36M Werner Park.

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1970 Omaha Mustangs program from the Texas Football League

Omaha Mustangs

The Omaha Mustangs were a minor league football outfit that played at Rosenblatt Stadium from 1964 thru the mid-1970’s. At their peak, the Mustangs competed in the Continental Football League in 1968 and 1969, a loop that had a nationwide footprint and could claim to be the third-best pro football league in the United States, behind the NFL and its rival, the American Football League.

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