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The Detroit Caesars were a men's professional softball team that began play in the American Professional Slo-Pitch Softball League (APSPL) in 1977. They were owned by Mike??Ilitch, whose heirs currently own the Detroit Tigers. CHECKOUT MORE GREAT DETROIT DESIGNS OS6023

Superhost was Cleveland's Saturday afternoon horror movie host in the 70s and 80s on Channel 43, where Hoolihan & Big Chuck (later Big Chuck & Lil' John) had Friday nights on Channel 8, and The Ghoul had Saturday nights on Channel 61.??Super was the...

The most famous episode of WKRP in Cincinnati,??and one of the most acclaimed episodes of any sitcom, "Turkeys Away" follows the station's misguided attempt to give away turkeys. The whole promotion ends in disaster and hilarity, with the final line of the show emerging...

Cleveland's most famous bakery, with locations all over the city and surrounding suburbs, operated from 1903 until 1992, when it closed suddenly. READ MORE

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE *Shirt...

Hara Arena opened in 1964 in the Trotwood area of Dayton. In addition hosting concerts it was the home to many Dayton sports teams including hockey's Gems and Bombers, soccer's Dynamo, and football's Marshals.

Ghoulardi was Cleveland's first horror movie host, taking to the airwaves on January 13, 1963 when Shock Theater debuted on WJW, Channel 8. The show lasted until December 16, 1966 when the man who portrayed Ghoulardi, Ernie Anderson, left for Los Angeles where he...

Wrestling at the Chase ran on KPLR Channel 11 in St. Louis from 1959 to 1983. It was promoted by the St. Louis Wrestling Club, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. The matched aired on Saturdays and were repeated on Sunday mornings for...

When the Chicago franchise in the short-lived Federal League debuted in 1914, it lacked an official nickname and was dubbed the Chicago Federals or Chi-Feds by the press and fans to distinguish the team from the NL Chicago Cubs and AL Chicago White Sox....

Chico's Bail Bonds lets freedom ring! They also sponsor a winning little league team.

Did you survive the Blizzard of '78? Known throughout the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region as the Great Blizzard of 1978 and the White Hurricane, the storm blasted the area from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, January 27, 1978. The cities of Milwaukee,...

The World Series of Rock was a summer concert series held at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1974-1980. Co-sponsored by Belkin Productions and WMMS, each concert featured multiple acts throughout the day. The Rolling Stones played it twice ('75 and '78) as did...

The first American Basketball Association (ABA) Slam Dunk contest was held during halftime of the 1976 All-Star game in Denver.?? It was won by Julius Erving.

The Chicago American Giants were a Negro league baseball team, owned and managed from 1911 to 1926 by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster, who also founded the Negro National League. From 1910 through the mid-1930s, the American Giants were the most dominant team in black...

The Kansas City Monarchs were established in 1920 and the longest-running Negro League franchise in professional baseball. Jackie Robinson played for the Monarchs in 1945.They disbanded in 1965. Get the KC Monarchs sticker too! *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum...

The original Cleveland Barons were members of the American Hockey League from 1937 until 1973 and were one of the league's most successful franchises. However, they were unable to compete with the major league Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association (owned my the...

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.

Night Owl Theatre was a horror movie TV show that ran for 17 years starting in 1974.

The Minnesota Kicks played in the old North American Soccer League??(NASL) from 1976 to 1981. Popular for most of their time in the Twin Cities, the team was sold after the 1980 season to a new ownership group. After losing over $2 million the...

Zantigo was a chain of fast food Mexican restaurants that served fresh and tangy delicacies from 1976 to 1987. It was famous for its chili, taco burritos, taco salads, cheese chilitos, and cheap chips & cheese that were to die for according to former...

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was the primary sports stadium in St. Louis from 1966 until 2005, hosting both the baseball and football Cardinals.

One of the most popular recurring sketches on the Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show (and later Big Chuck and Lil' John), Ben Crazy was a parody of the 1960s-era medical drama??Ben Casey.??

The Cleveland Buckeyes played in the Negro American League from 1942 to 1950. For most of their existence the played their home games at League Park.

Opened in 1956, Metropolitan stadium was built in the hopes of attracting a Major League Baseball team and also, possibly, a National Football League (NFL) team to Minnesota. The AAA??Minneapolis Millers??played there from 1956 through 1959. In 1960, the Washington Senators moved to the...

Standard Oil of Ohio,????????better known as Sohio,??was an American oil company, and the earliest component of the original Standard Oil company??founded by John D. Rockefeller. Its gas stations dotted the state for generations. In neighboring states it was known as??Boron. Sohio was later acquired...

The Flint Generals were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1993 to 2010. OS7012

ShowBiz Pizza Place was a pizza restaurant and video game arcade chain??in the '80s and early '90s. It was founded by Robert L. Brock, a Holiday Inn franchisee, who had ended his partnership with the owners of Chuck E. Cheese. In addition to pizza, ShowBiz featured...

The Minneapolis Millers baseball team traces its roots back to 1884 and a minor league circuit called the Northwest League. After playing in several other leagues, the team settled into the AA American Association in 1902. They stayed there until 1960 when the Washington...

The??Toledo Goaldiggers played in the International Hockey League from 1974 to 1986, replacing the city's previous team, the Blades (later Hornets). After 10 years in Toledo, that club moved to Lansing, Michigan at the end of the 1973/74 season. The Goaldiggers suspended operations in...