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Las Vegas Gladiators
The Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League began in New Jersey as the Red Dogs in 1997. They changed their name to Gladiators in 2001 and moved to Las Vegas in 2003. In 2007, they settled in Cleveland and folded with the... -
Las Vegas Outlaws Arena League
The Las Vegas Outlaws of the Arena Football League, not be confused with the XFL (2001) team of the same name, played one season in Sin City. They were owned by rocker Vince Neil and folded after the 2015 season. -
Arena Football League Original Logo
The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling... -
Arena Football League 2000s Logo
The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling... -
Las Vegas Locomotives Football
The Las Vegas Locomotives, or Locos for short, were charter members of the United Football League (UFL) and began play in 2009. They won the 2009 and 2010 championship games and also appeared in the 2011 contest. The team folded, along with the rest... -
UFL 2009-2012
The United Football League (UFL) played three seasons and part of a fourth and occupied the second tier of American outdoor football. A total of eight cities were represented, though no more than five teams played at any one time. Unlike many latter day... -
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium was completed on October 23, 1971, and was originally known as??Las Vegas Stadium.??The name was changed to the??Las Vegas Silver Bowl??in 1978. In 1984, it was renamed the??Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in honor of Sam??Boyd,??a major figure in the hotel and??casino??industry... -
Las Vegas Quicksilvers Soccer
The first major league pro sports team to call Las Vegas home, the Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League arrived in 1977 from San Diego where they spent a season as the Jaws. The year before that, they were the Baltimore Comets for... -
NASL Logo Original
The original North American Soccer League (NASL) was formed in 1967 when the competing United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League decided to join forces. For the next 12 seasons, it was the top-level league for outdoor soccer in the U.S. and... -
Las Vegas Outlaws XFL
The Outlaws were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished with 4 wins and 6 losses while averaging 22,000 fans a game at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Outlaws hosted the first nationally televised XFL game on... -
PM Magazine
PM Magazine was a news and entertainment magazine produced in several markets throughout the United States from 1978 to 1991. -
Vegas Vampire Strip Logo
The Vegas Vampire was Sin City's horror host from 1963 to 1972. The show aired on Friday and Saturday nights on Channel 5. -
Vegas Vampire Logo T-shirt
The Vegas Vampire was Sin City's horror host from 1963 to 1972. The show aired on Friday and Saturday nights on Channel 5. -
Electricity Kills
Remember kids, Electricity is your friend, but he can kill you. Check out the sticker! -
DuMont Television
The DuMont Television Network began broadcasting on June 28, 1942, the nation's third TV network behind NBC and CBS. Regular network service began on August 15, 1946. It was started by DuMont Laboratories, a maker of TVs. Financial strains and fierce competition from NBC,... -
Soccer the Sport of the 80s
At least it looked that way in the late '70s, as the North American Soccer League (NASL) grew in popularity in North America. Kids all over the continent were playing in youth leagues, while the NASL grew to 24 teams in 1978, a number... -
Fresh Up Freddie
Before Spot, there was Fresh Freddie who first introduced kids to 7-Up back in the 1950's. -
Vintage Esso Gas Mascots
Founded in 1912 as Standard Oil of New Jersey after the breakup of the larger Standard Oil corporation, Esso gas stations were found all over the Northeastern United States and parts of the South starting in the 1930s. In 1972, most were re-branded Exxon.... -
Soccer Bowl '83
Soccer Bowl '83 was the penultimate championship game played by the original North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL was??formed in 1967 when the competing United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League decided to join forces. For the next 12 seasons, it... -
Commodore 64
Introduced in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the single best selling computer model of all time. Along with the Apple II, it helped usher in the era of home computing for millions.