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Buffalo Bills AAFC football program

Buffalo Bisons-Buffalo Bills (1946-1949)

The original Buffalo Bills football team, related to the current National Football League (NFL) franchise in name only, began as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946. In 1949, three AAFC teams joined the NFL, but the Bills were not one of them, despite success on the field and at that gate. What happened?

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Honoring the Negro Leagues

Cleveland Buckeyes

Cleveland Buckeyes (1942-1950)

The Cleveland Buckeyes started as the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in 1942, before settling permanently in Northern Ohio in 1943. The club won two league titles as well as a Negro World Series championship.

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Retro Hockey

Ralph Backstrom on the cover of a 1975-76 Denver Spurs program from the World Hockey Association

Denver Spurs

The Denver Spurs started in the Western Hockey League in 1968. When that circuit folded, they joined the Central Hockey League in 1974. The following year, they joined the World Hockey Association, but moved to Ottawa halfway through the season.

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baseball History

1998 Atlantic City Surf baseball program from the Atlantic League

Atlantic City Surf

The Atlantic City Surf were one of the six original franchises in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Atlantic League was (and remains) the most ambitious league to arise out of the independent baseball boom of the 1990’s. The Surf played at the Sandcastle, a 5,900-seat ballpark built on the grounds of Atlantic City’s municipal airport, Bader Field. The stadium was built with $11.5 million in Casino Reinvestment Development Authority funds and $3 million in taxpayer bonds.

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Soccer Indoor and outdoor

Milwaukee Rampage A-League Soccer

Milwaukee Rampage

Independent (1993) United States Interregional Soccer League (1994) USISL Pro League (1995) USISL Select League (1996) USISL A-League (1997-1998) USL A-League (1999-2002) Born: 1993 Folded: January 2003 First Game: Last Game: A-League Champions: 1997 & 2002 Stadia: 1994: Hart Park 1994: Brown Deer High School 1995-2000: Uihlein Soccer Park (5,500) 2001-2002: Milwaukee

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Arena Football

2006 Kansas City Brigade Media Guide from the Arena Football League

Kansas City Brigade

Arena Football League (2006-2008) Kansas City Brigade Born: October 3, 2005 – Arena Football League expansion franchise Folded: August 2009 First Game: January 29, 2006 (L 58-44 @ Dallas Desperados) Last Game: June 21, 2008 (L 51-27 @ Colorado Crush) Arena Bowl Championships: None 2006-2007: Kemper Arena Opened: 1974 2008: The Sprint Center Opened:

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Las Vegas Posse Canadian Football League

Las Vegas Posse

Canadian Football League (1994) Born: July 26, 1993 – CFL expansion franchise Folded: April 1995 First Game: July 8, 1994 (W 32-26 @ Sacramento Gold Miners) Last Game: November 5, 1994 (L 51-10 @ Edmonton Eskimos) Grey Cup Championships: None Sam Boyd Stadium (31,000) Opened: 1971 Team Colors: Desert Sand, Black & White Owner: Nick

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