The Seventies

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 Denver Rockets, first known as the Denver Larks, were charter members of the American Basketball Association in 1967. Originally awarded to Kansas City, the franchise was shifted to Colorado when an arena lease could not be secured in Missouri. Kansas City would eventually...

Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations. The chain even made inroads into Canada. In 1982, the chain was...

Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly. This updated version debuted in the early 1990s and helped inspire a new generation to give a hoot.

Three Rivers Stadium opened in 1970 as the new home of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Similar to other so-called cookiecutter stadiums of the era (The Vet in Philadelphia, Riverfront in Cincinnati, etc.), Three Rivers...

Mississippi Nights was a music club and concert venue located at 914 N 1st Street. From its opening in 1979, it hosted such acts as INXS, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Killers, and many more.

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 won the championship in 1978 and were owned by Mike??Ilitch, whose heirs currently own the Detroit Tigers. Ilitch was also an...

Remember Cleveland's only NHL team? The Barons began as the Oakland Seals in 1967, later becoming the California Golden Seals. In 1976, the team moved to Cleveland and took the name of the city's old beloved American Hockey League team, the Barons. They played...

While the American Basketball Association had teams in over 20 cities over its 10 seasons, it awarded only one expansion franchise, the San Diego Conquistadors. That was in 1972, the start of the rebel league's fifth season. The team made the playoffs its first...

The Kingdome was planned as far back as the late 60's as part of the effort to bring Major League Baseball to Seattle. In 1969, the Pilots came and went after one season, playing at old Sick's Stadium as plans for the dome stalled....

Opened in 1910 to replace South Side Park, Comiskey Park was the home of the Chicago White Sox for 80 years and was also the home field of the Chicago American Giants of the Negro American League from 1941 t 1952. It was also...

The Sting played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1984 and the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988. They won the NASL Championship in 1981 and 1984. The team was dissolved...

The St. Louis Stars played in the original North American Soccer League from 1968 to 1977. The Stars fielded mostly American players, many from the St. Louis area. In their final season in St. Louis, they drew nearly 10,000 fans per game. However, they...

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 as a challenger to the established NBA. After fierce competition between the two for fans and players, 4 ABA teams were absorbed by the NBA in 1976. The Kentucky Colonels, the league's most successful...

In 1976, 95.5 FM WDHF became WMET but kept its top-40 format. Two years later it changed to an Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format and remained very popular. Today the station is WEBG and plays country music. READ MORE

The Hartford Knights began play in 1968 as members of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL), winning the championship in their first year. They also won a championship in the Seaboard Football League (SFL) in 1972, their first year in that circuit....

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...

County Stadium was originally developed to replace aging Borchert field which dated to 1888. At the time ground was broken, the city was home to a AA team but hoped to attract a big league club. Indeed, the minor league team would never play...

Charter members of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974, the Memphis Southmen began as the Toronto Northmen. However, before the team could play a down, the Canadian government passed legislation to block any U.S.-based football league from operating in Canada. Unwilling to undergo...

The Providence Reds (also known as the Rhode Island Reds) started in the Canadian-American Hockey League in 1926. They continued with that circuit when it became the American Hockey League in 1936. In 1976, the became the Rhode Island Reds, before moving to Binghamton,...

The Carolina Cougars began as the Houston Mavericks, charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. The club relocated to North Carolina in 1969, splitting home games between Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro. The latter is where they played most of their games...

The Seattle Rainiers began in 1903 as the Seattle Indians. In 1938, beer magnate Emil Sick bought the team and renamed it after his Rainier brewery. He also built the team a new home, Sick's Stadium. In 1965 they became a farm team of...

KZEW, "The Zoo," debuted in the fall of 1973 after changing its call letters from WFAA, which first went on the air in 1947. Throughout the rest of the 70s and two the end of the 80s, KZEW was??the??rock & roll station in Dallas....

The??Anaheim Amigos were charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. After a year in Orange County, they moved up the freeway to Los Angeles for two seasons where they became known as the Stars. In 1970 they moved to Salt Lake...

The Big Red Machine dominated the National League from 1970 to 1979 and is widely recognized as being among the best in baseball history.

The characters Lenny and Squiggy, from the hit 70's-era sit-com "Laverne & Shirley," formed a band during the course of that TV series. In 1979, the actors who portrayed them, Michael McKean and David Lander, released an album as the duo. McKean would go...

County Stadium??opened in 1953 and was home to two Milwaukee baseball teams. In 1973, the beer slide and chalet debuted in the stadiums outfield seating area. A character dubbed Bernie slid down the slide and into a giant beer mug after every home run...

The Columbus Checkers joined the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1966, and played four seasons before halting operations. In 1971, the teams territorial rights were acquired by the NHL's California Golden Seals. Renamed the Columbus Golden Seals, they became a farm team of the...

Available in a tee on natural (tan), and white (tee, V-neck, tank, crewneck and hooded sweatshirt). The World Football League (WFL) kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like it would...

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...