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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...

Cleveland Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium or Lakefront Stadium, was the primary home of Cleveland baseball from 1932 to 1993 and pro football from 1946 to 1996. It was also home to the Cleveland Stokers soccer team, as well as many college football...

The Seattle Pilots joined baseball's American League in 1969, playing their home games at Sick's Stadium. Poor play and mounting financial challenges forced the team to be sold to used car dealer Bed Selig, who moved the team to Milwaukee where they became the...

The Buffalo Stallions joined the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for that circuit's second season. They played 5 seasons in the MISL, and at the height of their popularity, drew close to 10,000 fans a game. They folded in 1984.

The Birmingham Bolts were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished  with 2 wins and 8 losses while averaging 17,000 fans a game at Legion Field.

The Atlanta Apollos began as the Atlanta Chiefs and played in the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. When that league merged with the Untied Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League, the Chiefs followed. The team was sold in 1973 and...

The Vulcans played in the Continental Football League, a tier below the NFL and AFL, for part of the 1967 season. Akron was excited to have a pro-football team, but the fun only lasted 4 games before the team ran out of money and...

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Cincinnati native Byron Larkin played football and basketball at Moeller High School then continued on to play basketball from 1984–85 and 1987–88 at XU. He won three Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournaments and was MVP of all three, plus was a part of X's first-ever...

The rosters of Negro league teams were not only filled with African American ballplayers but Latin Americans as well. Those baseball players were known as "beisbolistas" in their native tongue. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum OS7017

José de la Caridad Méndez was a Cuban manager and right-handed pitcher in the Negro leagues, he was known as the Black Diamond or Diamonte Negro and was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.  He was elected...

The Negro leagues were professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the...

The Negro Southern League was the only major black league in operation in 1932. The league began its seasons with only five teams: Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs and Louisville White Sox. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League...

The Negro American League was formed on May 9, 1937 and brought together the best teams from the West and South. The NAL began its inaugural season with just seven teams: Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Tigers, Memphis Red Rox, Detroit Stars,...

The Washington Black Senators were a baseball team that played in the (second) Negro National League in 1938. The team was established when the Washington Elite Giants moved up the road to Baltimore.  *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum

The East–West League was a Negro baseball league organized by Cum Posey in 1932. The league did not last the full season and folded in June of that year. It did, though,  feature one of the strongest teams in the history of Negro league baseball, the Detroit...

The Negro National League (NNL) was established in 1920 and was one of several Negro circuits established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. It dissolved in 1931. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum  

The Negro American League was one of several circuits that operated during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937 and disbanded after the 1962 season. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum

The Eastern Colored League (ECL), officially The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, was one of the several Negro leagues which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated. Teams included the Baltimore Black Sox, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Newark Stars, and Homestead Grays among others.  *Design is officially...

The East–West All-Star Game was an annual game for Negro league baseball players and held toward the end of the season. The game was created by Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933, he decided to match the big league All-Star Game with Negro league version. Newspaper balloting was set...

The Jacksonville Red Caps were a Negro league baseball team based primarily in Jacksonville, Florida. They played the Negro American League from 1938 until 1942. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum