Sports - Defunct Sports Teams, Retro Leagues

After the International Hockey League (IHL) Columbus Checkers folded in 1970, the NHL's California Golden Seals??acquired the rights to put an IHL farm team in Ohio's capital. In 1973, the Columbus Golden Seals were sold and renamed the Owls. Their home ice was the...

After the departure of the Red Birds for Omaha in 1955, Columbus welcomed the former Ottawa A's to town. Renamed the Jets, they played in the city through 1970 in the International League. In 1971 they moved to West Virginia and became the Charleston...

After the NHL's California Golden Seals sold their Columbus farm team of the same nickname??to local interests, it was renamed the Owls and played on until 1977 when it moved to Grand Rapids. The teams home ice in Columbus was the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

The Columbus Red Birds began play in 1902 as the Senators in the AA American Association. In 1931, the team was purchased by, and became a farm team of, the St. Louis Cardinals, changing their nickname to Red Birds. In 1946, the Red Birds...

The Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) were established in 1991 and played their home games in the Expo Center. Their coach was Earl Bruce. In 1992, they moved to Cleveland, folding after the 1994 season. The AFL returned to Columbus in...

Formerly the Denver Bears, this Pacific Coast League team, founded in 1955, was renamed the Zephyrs in 1984. The club moved to New Orleans when the Colorado Rockies began play in Major League Baseball in 1993.

The Baltimore Comets played for two seasons in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) starting in 1974. Their home field was Memorial Stadium. In 1976, they moved west to become the San Diego Jaws. In 1977, they became the Las Vegas Quicksilvers before...

The Dallas Tornado soccer team was a charter member of the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967. In 1968, the team, along with the rest of the USA, merged with the National Soccer League (NSL) to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). One...

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...

The Montreal Concordes were a continuation of the original Montreal Alouettes. The name change was necessitated when the Alouettes' owner folded the team in 1982 but asserted his rights to the name and logo. The team reverted back to the Alouettes name in 1986.

It's your move! Look great in this chess and Cincinnati-inspired design from Old School Shirts!

It's been a crazy year in football and the world in general. Thankfully there have been some things in Ohio to cheer about!

It's been a crazy year in football and the world in general. Thankfully there have been some things in Ohio to cheer about!

North Coast football fans are celebrating the team's first playoff appearance since 2002, first playoff win since 1994, and first road playoff win since 1968. The only thing that makes it better is that it was all accomplished by beating their arch rivals from...

The Ohio Glory played one season, 1992, in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was established to replace the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks who had gone 0-10 and folded at the end of the 1991 season. After the 1992 campaign, the NFL, who...

Shortly after cable TV began to expand across the U.S., Warner Communications (later Warner-AMEX), one of the biggest cable providers, introduced QUBE in Columbus, Ohio in 1977.??QUBE??was an experimental, two-way, multi-programmed??system that played a significant role in the development of American??interactive television. It was...

Opened in 1972, The Continent was a forerunner of today's lifestyle shopping centers such as Easton Center. Designed to mimic a French village or neighborhood, the complex mixed shopping, dining, and entertainment. The centerpiece was the French Market. By the early '90s, a few...

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

As the cold wind rolls through the Ohio Valley, Cincinnati baseball fans' thoughts turn to Arizona and spring training.??

As the cold Winter wind howls, baseball fans' thoughts turn to Florida's Gulf Coast and spring training.??

As the cold wind rolls through the Bistate, St. Louis baseball fans' thoughts turn to Florida and spring training.??

The original Rowdies played in the old North American Soccer League from 1974 until that league's demise in 1985. They continued on in a variety of indoor and outdoor leagues until 1993.

The Wranglers were supposed to begin play as an expansion team in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1999. However, lack of a suitable arena delayed their debut. By the time they had settled into the Orleans Arena in 2003, the East Coast...

The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area...

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...

The??Dallas Chaparrals were charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. Though successful on the court, the team drew poorly. In 1973, the team was acquired by a group of San Antonio businessmen in a deal that gave them a three-year option...

The Omni Coliseum, known simply as The Omni in Atlanta, opened in 1972 and was the home of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and NHL's Atlanta Flames. The Atlanta Chiefs soccer team played their indoor games there as did the Atlanta Attack soccer team. The...

The Atlanta Attack began play in 1989 as an expansion team in the American Indoor Soccer Association. Their home pitch was The Omni. In 1991, they relocated to Kansas City.

It was the spot where anything goes. Mako's was a bar and restaurant located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta and was known for its wild party atmosphere. It also had a location in downtown Orlando.

Mick's was a local restaurant chain that had locations in Kennesaw, Buckhead, Decatur, and downtown Atlanta. The latter was its last remaining location, closing at the end of 2020.