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The Baltimore Hustlers were the relocated Memphis Sounds and were scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association in 1975. Shortly after the team's new nickname was announced it was changed to the Claws in response to local opposition as well as pressure from...

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 Virginia Squires were an American Basketball Association team based in Norfolk, VA. Founded as the Oakland Oaks in 1967, the team moved to Washington, D.C., in 1970 and were renamed the Caps. They moved across the Potomac the following year to become the Squires....

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...

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Schmelzer's All Nations was a barnstorming, baseball team established in 1912 in Kansas City. The was sponsored by Schmelzer's Arms, a manufacturer of firearms. At the time the team was formed, there was no major league baseball west of St. Louis. The nickname reflected...

The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.  *Product is official licensed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 

  The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team based in Paterson, NJ that played from 1931 to 1950. The team was unique in that it occasionally had Hispanic players, who were also restricted from Major League Baseball, on it roster. *Design...

The Nashville Elite Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950, both independently and as part of several different leagues. The team called several cities home over the years, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, and Washington. The played in Nashville from 1920...

The Homestead Grays were one of the longest-running Negro league baseball teams in history, playing from 1900 to 1950. They were Negro Leagues Champions in 1943, 1944, and 1948. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

  Hilldale Club Cap Logo Unisex T-Shirt in White: Hilldale Club was a Negro league baseball team based in the Philadelphia suburb of Darby. They played in three different leagues as well as independently and won three league titles as well a step 1925...

Hilldale Club was a Negro league baseball team based in the Philadelphia suburb of Darby. They played in three different leagues as well as independently and won three league titles as well a step 1925 Negro League World Series. *Produce is officially licensed by...

The Stars were a Negro league baseball team that called Detroit home from 1919 to 1931. Starting as an independent team, they played in the Negro National League from 1920 to 1931.  *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum OS3842

The Marcos were a Negro league baseball team from Dayton that played mostly as an independent team from around 1910 until the start of World War II. In 1920 and 1926 they played in the Negro National League. *Design is officially licensed from the...

The Tennessee Rats were a black baseball team formed in 1910 in Holden, MO by W.A. Brown. Primarily a barnstorming team, they played until 1926. They mostly toured Missouri and surrounding states. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The Elite Giants were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1920 to 1950, both independently and as part of several different leagues. The team called several cities home over the years, including Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, and Washington. The played in Nashville from 1920 to 1930 and...

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The Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in baseball's senior circuit and began play in 1962. They replaced the AAA Houston Buffaloes who moved to Oklahoma City and became the 89ers, a farm team of the new Houston club. In 1965, the Colt .45s moved...

In 1953, Milwaukee welcomed Boston's relocated NL team. They stayed through  the1965 season, after which they moved to Atlanta. In 1970, Seattle's expansion team, which had only lasted a year in the Pacific Northwest, moved to Wisconsin and into County Stadium. That team took its...

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The 1960 All Star Game was held on July 11 of that year at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri the then home of the city's first team that played in the junior circuit. The visitors won 4 to 1. 

Pro football in Los Angeles dates back to 1926 and the Buccaneers, who didn't actually play in Southern California but were based in Chicago. The first pro team to play in L.A. was the Bulldogs who kicked off in 1936. The Rams arrived from...

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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...

The Buckeyes were a Negro league baseball team that played from 1942 to 1950, mostly in Cleveland with League Park as their home field. The team played its first season in Cincinnati, and one season, 1949, in Louisville, before heading back to Cleveland for...

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 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 Baltimore Colts football team, as well as the city's...

The Pontiac Silverdome, better known as just the Silverdome, opened in 1975 in suburban Detroit. Its primary tenant was Detroit's pro football team. They left for a new downtown stadium in 2001. The city's pro basketball team played there for a decade (1978-1988). Other...

The Metrodome, officially the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, opened in Minneapolis 1982, replacing Metropolitan Stadium in suburban Bloomington as the home of the city's pro baseball and pro football teams. The baseball team left after the 2009 season and moved into their own place. The football...

The Chicago International Amphitheater opened in 1934. It was the home of the Chicago Gears of the National Basketball League from 1944 to 1948, as well as the Chicago Packers of the NBA from 1961 to 1962. The Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association played...

The New England Whalers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played 7 seasons in that league starting in 1972. The team made the playoffs in every season, won three straight Eastern Division Titles and won the Avco World Trophy defeating...

The Cavs went from 6 and 11 in November of 1975 to making their first ever play-off appearance in April of 1976. They miraculously beat the Washington Bullets 4 games to 3, capturing Game 7 at home in the Richfield Coliseum.

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...

The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 and was home to  the city's many pro hockey, pro basketball, and pro soccer teams. It also hosted college sports, concerts, conventions, and more. From 1977 to 1983, it was known as the Checkerdome as Ralston Purina...

Forbes Field was the home of Pittsburgh baseball from 1909 to 1970. From 1922 to 1939 it was also the home field of the Homestead Grays, who played in several different Negro leagues. The Pittsburgh football team played there from 1933 to 1963. In 1970,...

One of the greatest catchers of all time, Johnny Bench was an offensive and defensive powerhouse for the Reds from 1967 until 1983. He was an integral part of the Big Red Machine World Series teams. His number, 5, was retired by the team...

The Detroit Wolves were a Negro league team and members of the East-West circuit that played in 1932. The league only lasted a few months, but Detroit was clearly the top team, posting the best record. Their home field was Hamtramck Stadium. *Design is officially...

The New York Cubans were a Negro league baseball team based in Paterson, NJ that played from 1931 to 1950. The team was unique in that it occasionally had Hispanic players, who were also restricted from Major League Baseball, on it roster. In 1947,...

The Sabios de Vargas baseball club became a founding member of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in its inaugural season of 1946. The team represented the city of La Guaira, Vargas and played its home games at the now-extinct Estadio Cerveza Caracas. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball...

For their final season the Chicago Rockets of the AAFC were known as the Hornets. When the league merged with the established league after the 1949 season, the Hornets players were divided between the city's other two teams.

Cincinnati's third foray into the hockey's oldest AAA league, following the Mohawks in the '50s and the Swords in the early '70s, the Mighty Ducks played at the Cincinnati Gardens from 1997 to 2005.

The Chicago Cougars were members of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. They played their home games at the now demolished International Amphitheater on the South Side.

Riverfront Stadium, later Cinergy Field, was the home of the Reds from 1970 until 2002. The team captured three World Series titles (1975, 1976, and 1990) while playing there.

The World Series of Rock was a summer concert series held at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1974-1980. Co-sponsored by Belkin Productions and WMMS, each concert featured multiple acts throughout the day. The Rolling Stones played it twice ('75 and '78) as did...

The Georgia Dome was opened in 1992 and primarily served as the home Atlanta's pro football team from 1992 through 2016, replacing Atlanta Fulton County stadium, built in 1966. The Georgia Dome was demolished on November 20, 2017. The facility also was home to...