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Florida Blazers - World Football League
The Florida Blazers of the World Football League started off as the Washington Ambassadors, though they never played a down in the nation's capital. Unable to secure a stadium there, the team wound up in Central Florida and made it all the way to... -
Sacramento Gold Miners
In 1992, the NFL suspended the operation of the its developmental World League of American Football. One of that league's clubs, the Sacramento Surge, applied for, and was granted, admission to the Canadian Football League. In 1995 they moved to San Antonio to become... -
Cleveland Crusaders Hockey
??The Cleveland Crusaders were charter members of the??World Hockey Association??in 1972. The team played first at the old Cleveland Arena before moving to the??Coliseum??in 1974. In 1976, the team moved to Minnesota to become the second incarnation of the Fighting Saints.?? -
Jersey Knights Hockey
After debuting with the rest of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, the financially struggling New York Raiders became the New York Golden Blades in 1973 under new ownership. That lasted just 20 games before the league took over the team and moved... -
University of Dayton Rudy Flyer Logo
Rudy, the official mascot of the University of Dayton athletics, proudly represents the school's sports teams, as well as the city's aviation heritage. CN5706 -
New Jersey Americans ABA
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Americans were charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA). After just one season in the Garden State, they moved to Long Island and became the New York Nets. They returned to New Jersey in 1977 after the... -
Ben Cooper Logo
If you wore a store-bought Halloween costume between 1950 and the late 1980s, there's a good chance it was made by Ben Cooper, Inc. Consisting of an inexpensive vinyl smock and plastic mask to recreate various pop culture icons, the costumes were a staple... -
1998 New York AL Batting Lineup Tee
The 1998 season saw New York win a then-league-record 114 games and captured a world championship.?? -
Woodsy Owl Woodland Creatures 1970s
Woodsy Owl first appeared in 1971 and asked Americans to take better care of the environment by disposing of trash properly.??An updated version of Woodsy was developed in the 1990s. -
Aloha Motel
The Aloha Motel was located at????7307 N Ocean Blvd.??in??Myrtle Beach. It welcomed generations of vacationers until it closed in the early 2000s. The site is now occupied by a condo complex. -
I'm Thumbody
While it sounds like a feel good, positive mental health message, the "I'm Thumbody" campaign was, in fact, created for a financial services firm. It was introduced in 1971 and used to market various bank and credit unions across the U.S. -
Balloonfest '86 Cleveland
On September 27, 1986, a local charity over saw the launch of a world record??one-and-a-half million balloons from Public Square in downtown Cleveland. The results were disastrous as a cold front rolling through the area kept the balloons inflated longer than expected and reeked... -
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium was the primary ball park in the nation's capital from 1910 to 1965. It hosted pro baseball and pro football, as well as college sports, and multiple Negro league clubs. It was replaced by District of Columbia Stadium which was later renamed... -
Memorial Stadium - Football
Memorial Stadium in Baltimore was an iconic sports venue that hosted a number of baseball, soccer, and football teams, and held many great memories for the town's sports fans. It's most notable tenants were the original Baltimore Colts football team and the one that... -
Mr. America
It's been called one of the worst-kept secrets in sports. Who was Mr. America...? -
Surf Cincinnati
Surf Cincinnati was a water park located in Forest Park, Ohio, just off of I-275 in suburban Cincinnati. It opened in 1990 and competed with the famous Sunlite Pool, The Beach, and Kings Island's new water park. In 2000, a nightclub called??Caddy's??was added after... -
Baker Boy Donuts
Baker Boy Donuts was presumably a bakery that operated in the St. Mathews area of Louisville in the 1950s. However, no record exists of such a business. A theory holds that a soda shop that served donuts once stood on the site. In any... -
Cafe Nervosa
This fictions coffee shop is supposedly located at 4th & Pike in downtown Seattle. It is frequented by local radio personalities and was very popular in the 90s. -
"Little" Joe Morgan - Hall of Fame Second Baseman
Joe Morgan??was an integral part of The Big Red Machine that won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Morgan had a storied career and and his considered one of the besr second basemen of all time, both on the field and at the... -
Los Angeles Buccaneers
The Los Angeles Buccaneers played in the NFL in 1926 and 1927. They represented Los Angeles in name only, and we're instead a travelling team based in Chicago, though it's roster was stocked with players from California.

