Spotlight

Los Angeles Dons AAFC program

Los Angeles Dons (1946-1949)

The Los Angeles Dons were a professional team that played four seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) starting in 1946. The team merged with Rams after the NFL absorbed the AAFC after the 1949 season.

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Illustration of Washington Federals running back Craig James on the cover of a 1983 United States Football League program

Washington Federals

The Washington Federals were a dreadful early 1980’s entry in the otherwise fondly remembered United States Football League. The Feds went 7-29 over two seasons of play and were famously compared to “a group of untrained gerbils” by exasperated team owner Berl Bernhard. After two seasons in the nation’s capital, the club was sold and packed off to Orlando prior to the USFL’s third and final season in 1985.

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Honoring the Negro Leagues

Seattle Steelheads barnstorming poster

Seattle Steelheads

The Seattle Steelheads were members of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association (WCNBA) in that circuit’s only season, 1946. The team was actually the Harlem Globetrotters baseball club and returned to barnstorming when the WCNBA ceased operations.

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Retro Hockey

CHL Macon Whoopee Program

Macon Whoopee (1996-2002)

The Macon Whoopee was a minor league hockey team that played in the second iteration of the Central Hockey League. They played from 1996 to 2001 and were the second Macon hockey team to use that nickname, though their predecessors from the Southern Hockey League added an “S.”

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baseball History

Houston Colt 45s Program

Houston Colt .45s (1962-1964)

Houston’s dreams of landing a Major League Baseball team go back at least as far as the 1950s. The threat of a third major league, the proposed Continental League, yielded Houston a National League expansion franchise that was known as the Houston Colt .45s for its first three seasons.

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Soccer Indoor and outdoor

New Jersey Stallions Pro Soccer

New Jersey Stallions

The New Jersey Stallions are a long-time youth club soccer program operating out of Clifton, New Jersey. But during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s the organization also operated men’s – and, briefly, women’s – pro & amateur teams in the United Soccer Leagues. The Stallions debuted in 1996 and the Lady Stallions women’s club joined the USL in 2003. Following the 2004 season, the Stallions shuttered both their men’s and women’s USL adult clubs.

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Arena Football

1993 Cincinnati Rockers Program from the Arena Football League

Cincinnati Rockers

Arena Football League (1992-1993) Cincinnati Rockers Born: October 11, 1991 – AFL expansion franchise Folded: October 28, 1993 First Game: May 30, 1992 (W 37-34 vs. Detroit Drive) Last Game: July 31, 1993 (W 50-43 vs. Dallas Texans) Arena Bowl Championships: None Riverfront Coliseum (15,500) Opened: 1975 Team Colors: Green, Yellow & White Owner:

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1970-71 Sporting News American Basketball Association Guide

American Basketball Association (1967-1976)

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was formed in 1967 as a competitor to the established National Basketball Association (NBA). It started with 11 teams, and within a few years was angling for a merger with the older league. In 1976, the NBA took in four ABA teams, while three other surviving teams disbanded.

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Montreal Concordes CFL

Montreal Concordes

In the spring of 1982, the Canadian Football League’s venerable Montreal Alouettes franchise collapsed under a mountain of debt. Seeking a clean slate for new ownership, league officials folded the Alouettes on May 13, 1982 and awarded a new Montreal expansion club to Seagram’s liquor baron and Montreal Expos founder Charles Bronfman the next day. The club embarked on a star-crossed four year voyage under the new name “Concordes”, drawing inspiration from the iconic supersonic transatlantic jets of the era.

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1952 NFL Dallas Texans

Jersey of the Week

Fun While it Lasted presents the Jersey of the Week, brought to you by Royal Retros. Each week, we feature a historic uniform. Click to learn more about the team that wore this classic gear.

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