Established in 1946 as a member of the All-American Football Conference, the Cleveland Browns are one of the NFL’s most unique franchises. Out of the entire league, they are the only team named after a former coach – legend Paul Brown. The Browns are also the only team in the NFL without a logo on their helmet. The team […]
Ohio’s Cincinnati Bengals are a part of the NFL’s American Football Conference (AFC) and are a product of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Cleveland Browns founder Paul Brown. Under the ownership and guidance of Brown, Cincinnati was granted an expansion franchise in 1967 to bring the team back from a complicated history; the team stuck with the “Bengals” name as a […]
The San Francisco 49ers got their start in the ’40s – not in the NFL, but in the All-America Football Conference, a rival league to the NFL and one of its early competitors. Founder Tony Morabito worked hard to bring his idea of a San Francisco football team to fruition, and once he joined forces with a few […]
Established in 1883, the Philadelphia Phillies are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional sports in the United States. The team are current members of the MLB’s National League-East division. The team was originally known as the “Philadelphia Quakers” during their early years on the field. As a product of the times passing, the team name was changed […]
Numerous baseball teams have called Washington, D.C., home. The Washington Senators were a founding member of the American League before rebranding as the Minnesota Twins in 1960. Another Washington Senators organization briefly surfaced around the same time before becoming the Texas Rangers. The city would spend 33 years without a team until the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington in […]
San Diego, known as “America’s Finest City,” was granted an expansion team in 1969 – agreeing on “Padres” as the inaugural name. The San Diego Padres are still considered to be one of the newer organizations currently in the MLB. The team has reached the World Series twice but is still chasing the No. 1 title. On April 8, 2004, the Padres […]
The Chicago White Sox, established in 1901, are one of Major League Baseball’s oldest teams; they’re also one of the American League’s eight original franchises. Originally known as the Sioux City Cornhuskers, the team would move to Chicago under the direction of manager Charles Comiskey. The team immediately adopted the “White Stockings” name after it was rejected by Chicago’s […]
Founded in 1993, after being granted an expansion team – the Florida Marlins, now Miami Marlins, are one of the youngest franchises in the MLB. Paying homage to previous Minor League teams that played in the Sunshine State in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’80s – the organization stuck to a familiar name. The team was originally dubbed the “Florida” Marlins with the […]
The Indianapolis Colts are an NFL franchise established in 1953. Originally located in Baltimore, the team played as members in the All-American Football Conference before merging into the National Football League (NFL). Just five years after their inception into the league, the team won the 1958 NFL championship – the first game ever to utilize the overtime rule. With friction […]
The Atlanta Falcons are a member of the NFL’s National Football Conference (NFC). They joined the league as an expansion team in 1965. Along with the Miami Dolphins, the Falcons are one of the oldest teams in the South. The Falcons, known as the Dirty Birds, reached the Super Bowl just once in 1998; they have yet to win the […]
