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The Alabama Vulcans were a professional football team which were a part of the American Football Association in 1979. Though the Vulcans used a different color scheme than its predecessors did in the World Football League, the team's name was borrowed from the WFL's Birmingham Vulcans, and its logo was an amalgamation of those of the Vulcans and the Birmingham Americans to draw on the popularity of the previous league's teams. During the one season of the team's existence, it had a record of 13–6, with two five-game winning streaks. The team made the playoffs, but lost in the first round.

The Sacramento Attack was an Arena Football League team that debuted in the league in 1992 and played a single season. The Attack were originally going to be named the L.A. Wings, but shortly before the 1992 season started L.A. was scrapped and the team was shipped to Sacramento. After one season the team was moved to Miami, Florida, to form the Miami Hooters. The franchise's AFL tenure ended in Sunrise, Florida, where the Florida Bobcats played from 1996 to 2001, folding after the latter year.

The Orange County Ramblers were a professional football team that competed in the Continental Football League from 1967 to 1968. The Ramblers played their home games in Santa Ana, California and Anaheim, California.

In 1977 members of the San Antonia Amateur Football League began work on creating a new minor league football league, they called it the American Football Association. Teams in the league changed constantly. The Oklahoma Thunder was the second OKC team and played only in the 1982 season, finishing with an 8-2 record but losing in the playoff. By the 1983 season the Thunder were replaced by the OKC Drillers.

In 1977 members of the San Antonia Amateur Football League began work on creating a new minor league football league, they called it the American Football Association. Teams in the league changed constantly. The Oklahoma Thunder was the second OKC team and played only in the 1982 season, finishing with an 8-2 record but loosing in the playoff. By the 1983 season the Thunder were replaced by the OKC Drillers.

In 1977 members of the San Antonia Amateur Football League began work on creating a new minor league football league, they called it the American Football Association. The Oklahoma City Warriors joined the league as one of the original 6 teams (including teams from San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, and Wichita Falls. The Warriors finished the 1977 summer season with a 4-3 record. The next season the OKC team was renamed the Oklahoma Stampede.

The Gladiators were one of four charter teams created to showcase the Arena Football League's inaugural season in 1987. The team played every season from 1987 to 1990, making it to ArenaBowls I and III, before relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida, where they became the Storm.

The Gladiators were one of four charter teams created to showcase the Arena Football League's inaugural season in 1987. The team played every season from 1987 to 1990, making it to ArenaBowls I and III, before relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida, where they became the Storm.

The Washington Commandos were an arena football team based in Fairfax, Virginia. The Commandos were founded in 1987 and were an inaugural member of the Arena Football League (AFL), and were based in Landover, Maryland. After not playing during the 1988 season, the team returned for the 1989 season as the Maryland Commandos. Following the 1989 season, the Commandos moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where they once again became known as the Washington Commandos.

The Louisville Brecks dated their beginnings back to 1899. Officially the name of the team was the Louisville Breckenridge Club. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported in 1922 that the Brecks dated "back fifteen years, springing from a boys neighborhood team, the Floyds and Brecks, that has kept itself intact probably longer than any independent team in the country." At first the team was considered an amateur team, made up of mostly neighborhood boys. However, by 1919, the team was considered professional, although evidently still made up of local players. The Brecks were one of eight teams that joined the NFL (then called the American Professional Football Association) in 1921 and played four seasons.

The Geminis, originally Twin Cities Geminis and then Buffalo Geminis, were a long-running semi-pro football outfit that played in the Buffalo, New York region during the 1970’s and into the early 1980’s. The team played in several minor league teams and eventually joined the American Football Association (AFA) in the 1982 summer season, which turned out to be their last.

The Austin Texans were a minor league football team based in Austin, Texas from 1977 to 1982, playing in the American Football Association (AFA). The AFA was concentrated in the southern United States and served as the second tier of professional football between the World Football League, which folded in 1975, and the United States Football League, which began play in 1983. Unlike the WFL or USFL, the AFA always fashioned itself as a minor league, and never planned to rival the National Football League for "major league" status. The league played its games on Saturday nights in the summer. The AFA ended operations in 1983.

In 1977 members of the San Antonia Amateur Football League began work on creating a new minor league football league, they called it the American Football Association. One of the earlier amateur teams, the San Antonio Charros became one of the new league's first teams. The Charros joined five other clubs from Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Oklahoma City, and Wichita Falls to establish the American Football Association. The team played five summer seasons with a mix of teams coming and going. The Charros won the first championship and played as the Charros until they changed names and became the San Antonio Bulls for the last two seasons.

In 1977 members of the San Antonia Amateur Football League began work on creating a new minor league football league, they called it the American Football Association. One of the earlier amateur teams, the San Antonio Charros became one of the new league's first teams. The Charros joined five other clubs from Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Oklahoma City, and Wichita Falls to establish the American Football Association. The team played five summer seasons with a mix of teams coming and going. The Charros won the first championship and played as the Charros until they changed names and became the San Antonio Bulls for the last two seasons.

The West Virginia Rockets were a member of the short-lived American Football Association, a league formed in 1977 and lasted until 1983. The Rockets began playing in the league in 1980 and won the championship that year and the following year. The team then changed the name to the Charleston Rockets and played a few more seasons until the league folded following the 1983 season.

The West Virginia Rockets were a member of the short-lived American Football Association, a league formed in 1977 and lasted until 1983. The Rockets began playing in the league in 1980 and won the championship that year and the following year. The team then changed the name to the Charleston Rockets and played a few more seasons until the league folded following the 1983 season.

The West Virginia Rockets were a member of the short-lived American Football Association, a league formed in 1977 and lasted until 1983. The Rockets began playing in the league in 1980 and won the championship that year and the following year. The team then changed the name to the Charleston Rockets and played a few more seasons until the league folded following the 1983 season.

The Orlando Americans were a minor league football outfit that played for one season (1981) in the obscure American Football Association (AFA). The team played at what was then known as Orlando Stadium, better known by its previous and future names, the Tangerine Bowl and the Citrus Bowl. The Americans finished with a 5-7 record. The club vanished quietly after their lone season ended in August 1981.

The Los Angeles Cobras were an expansion franchise that entered the Arena Football League for the start-up’s second year of operations in the summer of 1988. The Cobras debuted on April 30, 1988 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. An announced crowd of 10,157 watch the Cobras lose to the New York Knights 60-52. Los Angeles finished the season with a 5-6-1 record, which was just good enough to slip into the playoffs. They lost to the Chicago Bruisers in the semi-final round on July 23, 1988. This would prove to be the franchise’s final game.

The American Football Association was a minor league football league from 1977 to 1983 with teams primarily in the southeastern United States. The Arkansas Champs, playing home games at University of Central Arkansas stadium, lasted one season in the league. The Champs had a record of 2-14, losing 11 straight games to end the season.

The Kentucky Trackers were a short-lived team in the American Football Association (1978–1983) from 1979 to 1980, when their franchise was revoked after several rules violations and unpaid league fines.

The Alabama Magic were were an American Football team in the minor league American Football Association during the spring and summer of 1982. Unfortunately for the AFL, the USFL added a team in Birmingham that same year, the Birmingham Stallions, and the AFL could not compete. The Magic finished their only season with a 6-4 record and folded at the end of the season. The AFA ended after the 1983 season.

The Long Beach Mustangs played from 1977-1980 in the California Football League, a semi-pro circuit with a constantly shifting membership that played for nine seasons between 1974 and 1982. The league typically played a summer schedule that ran from June to August. For one season, 1976, the loop was known as the “Western Football League” although all six members that season were still based in California.

The Sacramento Buffalos played from 1977-1981 in the California Football League, a semi-pro circuit with a constantly shifting membership that played for nine seasons between 1974 and 1982. The league typically played a summer schedule that ran from June to August. For one season, 1976, the loop was known as the “Western Football League” although all six members that season were still based in California.

The Sacramento Gold Miners were a Canadian football team based in Sacramento, California. The franchise was the first American team in the Canadian Football League. The Gold Miners inherited a home stadium, front office staff and much of the roster of the Sacramento Surge from the defunct World League of American Football. The team played its home games at Hornet Stadium. Because the stadium was inadequate and lacking any other nearby replacement, the owner moved the team to San Antonio as the Texans for the 1995 CFL season.

The Rhode Island Indians were a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island. The team was formed in 1965 as a charter member of the Continental Football League. The team (sometimes referred to as the Providence Indians) completed their lone COFL season with a 3-11 record. Prior to their final home game the Indians announced they were withdrawing from the league.

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association.

The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 (known as NFL Europe from 1995 onwards). The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Florida Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992. The team's most visible point was their colors – the League wanted to develop new colors which hadn't been used for teams before, hence the vermilion and green that the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks wore, and the fluorescent green jerseys that the Thunder sported.

The Portland Breakers were an American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. Before moving to Portland, Oregon, the franchise was previously in Boston, Massachusetts as the Boston Breakers and New Orleans, Louisiana as the New Orleans Breakers.

The Cleveland Bulldogs were a minor league pro football team in the United Football League from 1961 to 1964. The team was distinct from the Bulldogs that played in the NFL in the 1920s and eventually became the New York Giants.

The Norfolk Neptunes were an American football franchise based in Norfolk, Virginia that played in the Continental Football League from 1966 until 1969 and the Atlantic Coast Football League from 1970 to 1971.

Originally the known as the Boston Bulldogs, the World Football League team eventually became the New York Stars, playing part of the 1974 season in New York. That was short lived and the team moved back to Charlotte that same season to become the Charlotte Stars and eventually the Charlotte Hornets.

The Tri-City Apollos were a minor league football team that represented Bay City, Midland and Saginaw, Michigan. The team lasted just one season in the Continental Football League in the autumn of 1969. The team folded along with the rest of the Continental League during the winter of 1969-70.

The Norfolk Neptunes were an American football franchise based in Norfolk, Virginia that played in the Continental Football League from 1966 until 1969 and the Atlantic Coast Football League from 1970 to 1971.

The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the franchise did not join the National Football League (NFL) prior to the 1950 season.

The Fort Worth Braves were a professional American football team based in Fort Worth, Texas. The team, first known as the Fort Worth Texans, was announced in 1967 as a member of the Texas Football League. The franchise was renamed as the Braves for the 1968 season. In 1969 the Braves joined the Continental Football League as part of its new Texas Division. When the COFL folded after its 1969 season the Braves returned as part of a fully autonomous, six-team TFL. The Braves were just one of the four TFL franchises to remain in the league when it changed its name to the Trans-American Football League (TAFL) in late 1970. The TAFL lasted just one season, after which it and the Braves ceased operations.