Louisville Colonels Tapestries

Defunct Louisville Colonels Baseball 1882-1891

The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as the Louisville Colonels from 1885 to 1891; the latter name derived from the historic title of the Kentucky Colonel. After the AA folded in 1891, the Colonels joined the National League and played through the 1899 season. "Colonels" was also the name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 20th century.

Defunct Kentucky Colonels Basketball 1967-1976

Defunct Louisville Colonels Basketball Team

The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years (1967-1976). The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels, a honorary title given by the state to people with noteworthy accomplishments. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history, but the team did not join the NBA in the 1976 ABA–NBA merger.

The Kentucky Colonels finally won a national championship in the ABA in 1975. Coach Hubie Brown said it was the greatest team he ever coached. Greats like Artis Gilmore, Louie Dampier and Dan Issel. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history. The team joined the NBA in the 1976 ABA–NBA merger.

Louisville, Kentucky had two professional American football teams in the National Football League: the Louisville Breckenridges (or Brecks for short) from 1921 to 1924 and the Louisville Colonels in 1926. The NFL intended for the Brecks to be a traveling team, however the team played a series of "home" games. All Brecks home games were played at Eclipse Park, until the stadium caught fire and burned to the ground on November 20, 1922. Meanwhile, the Colonels played all of their games on the road. While the Colonels were really a traveling team out of Chicago they are usually accepted as a continuation of the Brecks franchise.

Louisville, Kentucky had two professional American football teams in the National Football League: the Louisville Breckenridges (or Brecks for short) from 1921 to 1924 and the Louisville Colonels in 1926. The NFL intended for the Brecks to be a traveling team, however the team played a series of "home" games. All Brecks home games were played at Eclipse Park, until the stadium caught fire and burned to the ground on November 20, 1922. Meanwhile, the Colonels played all of their games on the road. While the Colonels were really a traveling team out of Chicago they are usually accepted as a continuation of the Brecks franchise.

The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years (1967-1976). The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels, a honorary title given by the state to people with noteworthy accomplishments. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of any franchise in the league's history, but the team did not join the NBA in the 1976 ABA–NBA merger.