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The Arizona Hotshots played in the Alliance of American Football (AAF) which played only part of its inaugural in 2019, before folding up shop. The Hotshots moniker was dervied from the nickname for the area's firefighters.

The Shreveport-Bossier Knights were members of the Regional Football League for that circuit's only season, 1999. Like their gridiron predecessors the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League and the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League, the Knights played their home games at??Independence...

The Oklahoma Wranglers played in the Arena Football League from 2000 to 2001. The team started in 1995 as the Memphis Pharaohs. In 1997 they became the Portland Forest Dragons, before moving to Oklahoma City in 2000. The team folded after the 2001 season.

The Tulsa Talons played in the Arena Football League?????in 2010 after nine years as members of the minor league af2. The Talons were among a handful of af2 teams that re-established the Arena Football League, after the original ceased operations in 2009. In 2011,...

The Spokane Shock played in the Arena Football League?????from 2010 to 2015 after four years as members of the minor league af2. The Shock were among a handful of af2 teams that re-established the Arena Football League, after the original ceased operations in 2009....

The Tulsa Talons played in the Arena Football League?????in 2010 after nine years as members of the minor league af2. The Talons were among a handful of af2 teams that re-established the Arena Football League, after the original ceased operations in 2009. In 2011,...

The San Antonio Toros began play in 1967 in the Texas Professional Football League (TPFL). In 1969, the teamed joined the Continental Football League (CoFL), along with rest of the TPFL. They also spent time in the??Trans-America Football League, and Southwestern Football League. The...

The Arizona Sandsharks played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) from 1992 until 1997 when the league folded. Charter members of the CISL, they were the city's first indoor soccer team since the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Sandsharks...

Aeros was the name of Akron's minor league baseball team from 1997 until 2013.

Rays was the name of Orlando's minor league baseball team from 1997 to 2003.

The original El Paso Diablos were established in 1892 as the Browns. They were later known as the Mavericks, Texans, and Sun Kings. In 1974, they became the Diablos. The team moved to Springfield, MO in 2005 but were replaced by a new Diablos...

The Oklahoma City Cavalry played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) starting in 1990. The franchise had high hopes of post-season success and a packed home arena. "I predict this will be one of the top franchises in the league," the CBA's VP of marketing...

The Dallas-Ft. Worth Spurs were members of the AA Texas League from 1965 until 1971, when the Washington Senators moved to the Lone Star State. The Spurs played their home games at Turnpike Stadium. Named after a nearby freeway, the capacity of the ballpark...

Big league baseball came to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in 1972, when the Senators moved from the nation's capital. In 2023, they were world champions!

Pup 'n' Taco was a popular fast food chain in Los Angeles. It served featured hot dogs (thus the "pup" tacos, tostadas, pastrami sandwiches, burgers, and fries. Russell Wendell started in the restaurant business in 1956 with Big Donut. He introduced Pup 'n' Taco in 1965. In 1984, most of...

The Oklahoma City 89ers were established in 1962. The city's beloved minor league baseball team kept that name until 1997.

The Columbus Metros were members of the minor league Midwest Football League from 1978 to 1980.

Sandy's was a hamburger chain founded in Peoria, Illinois in 1956 by four businessmen who originally planned to open a McDonald's franchise. After a disagreement with McDonald's head Ray Kroc, the four men struck out on their own, naming their burger joint Sandy's. The...

The Big 8 Conference was a college athletic conference formed in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association and included the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, and University of Iowa. Membership grew to 10, but in 1928, it...

The Bell System was a network of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), that dominated telephone service in North America for over a century. It was formed in 1877 and broken up on anti-trust grounds in 1983. Colloquially, the system...

The Houston Astrodome, officially the NRG Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium. It opened in 1965 and was most famously home to baseball's Astros as well as the NFL's Oilers. Many other college and pro teams also played there including the...

Two Pesos was a Tex-Mex restaurant chain that opened in 1982 in Houston.  OS16122

Before H-E-B, San Antonio grocery shopped at Handy Andy supermarket. Founded by the Becker family in 1927, they created a store where you could "save where shopping is a pleasure." OS16260

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was...

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also...

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also...