Tag: Memphis
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What Happened To The WFL?
In 1974, a brand-new football league set out to do the impossible: challenge the NFL. The World Football League signed three Super Bowl champions to the richest contract in football history, convinced NFL stars like Ken Stabler and Daryle Lamonica to jump ship, and promised a new era of professional football. But the dream quickly…
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Why the CFL Failed in America… Except in Baltimore
The Canadian Football League’s push into the United States began with big ambitions and ended in ways few could have predicted. Along the way, one team became embroiled in a car chase over unpaid stadium debts, another accidentally drafted a player who had already died, and the league’s American experiment spiraled into chaos before collapsing…
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What Happened To The Vancouver Grizzlies?
The Vancouver Grizzlies, along with the Toronto Raptors were the first two NBA teams in Canada, in an historical expansion for the league. So what exactly led to the team leaving their home in Vancouver after just six seasons? In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how the team was largely set up…