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Cincinnati Comets

The Cincinnati Comets were a lower division men’s pro soccer club that operated from 1972 through 1975 in the American Soccer League. The Comets won the ASL championship during their debut season, defeating the undefeated defending champion New York Greeks 2-1 at Cincinnati’s St. Xavier High School Field on September 9th, 1972.

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1977 Cincinnati Suds Ticket Brochure from the American Professional Slo-Pitch League

Cincinnati Suds

The Cincinnati Suds softball team played in various locales in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky from 1977 until 1982. Slo-Pitch softball had 15 minutes of fame as a pro sport in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s when a group of enthusiasts and speculators attempted to establish a marketplace for men’s softball as a nationwide professional sport. Of the several dozen teams formed during Slo-Pitch softball’s brief pro moment, the Cincinnati Suds were one of only two clubs (along with the Kentucky Bourbons) who played for all six seasons from 1977 to 1982.

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