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The Hawaiians were a professional American football team based in Honolulu that played in the World Football League. They played two seasons, 1974 and 1975.

The Memphis Southmen, also known as the Memphis Grizzlies, were an American football team based in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in the World Football League (WFL), which operated in 1974 and 1975. They played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

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The Chicago Fire was an American football team in the short-lived World Football League for one season, 1974.

The Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985.

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The Chicago Fire was an American football team in the short-lived World Football League for one season, 1974.

The Memphis Southmen, also known as the Memphis Grizzlies, were an American football team based in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in the World Football League (WFL), which operated in 1974 and 1975. They played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The Birmingham Vulcans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the five-team Eastern Division of the World Football League (WFL). The Vulcans, founded in March 1975, played in the upstart league's second and final season in 1975.

The Florida Blazers were an American football team who played in the World Football League in 1974. The team moved to San Antonio in 1975 and became the San Antonio Wings.

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The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. During their first season, the team played as the Oklahoma Outlaws. They became the Arizona Outlaws for their second season.

Defunct Orange County Rhinos Football Team

Defunct Empire Football League

Defunct Birmingham Vulcans Football 1975

The Florida Blazers were an American football team who played in the World Football League in 1974. The team moved to San Antonio in 1975 and became the San Antonio Wings.

he World League of American Football, described by The New York Times as the "first trans-Atlantic major sports league", began play on March 23, 1991. The league's first championship game – World Bowl I – drew 61,108 fans to London's Wembley Stadium on June 9, 1991. But attendance and television ratings on ABC and the USA Network were a disappointment in the United States. NFL owners voted to shut down the WLAF after two seasons in 1992.

Defunct Southern California Sun Football Team

Defunct Wilmington Clippers Football Team

Short-lived challenger to the NFL in 1974-1975.

The Shreveport Steamer were a professional American football team in the World Football League. The franchise began the 1974 season in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Texans (no connection to the current NFL team of the same name), playing their home games at the Houston Astrodome. Toward the end of the season, the team relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, and became the Shreveport Steamer. They played at the 30,000-seat State Fair Stadium, now named Independence Stadium. Larry King, of future CNN fame, was one of their broadcasters.

Defunct Ottawa Rough Riders Football Team Helmet

Defunct New York Cityhawks Football Team

The Memphis Southmen, also known as the Memphis Grizzlies, were an American football team based in Memphis, Tennessee. They played in the World Football League (WFL), which operated in 1974 and 1975. They played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Defunct New Jersey Red Dogs Football Team

The San Antonio Wings were an American football team who played in the World Football League in 1975. The team started as the Florida Blazers in 1974, then moved to San Antonio in 1975 and became the San Antonio Wings.

The Austin Texans were a minor league professional football team that played in the AFA from 1977 to 1981. The American Football Association (AFA) was a professional American football minor league that operated from 1977 to 1983. The AFA was concentrated in the southern United States and served as the second tier of professional football. The league played its games on Saturday nights in the summer (beginning its season Memorial Day weekend and ending in August) to avoid direct competition against other football in the fall. The AFA ended operations in 1983.

Defunct Ottawa Rough Riders Football Team

Defunct Milwaukee Mustangs Football Team

Defunct Birmingham Americans Football 1974-1975

Bringing football to the world. The World Football League (WFL) was a short-lived American football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The league folded midway through its second season, in 1975.

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.

Defunct Buffalo Destroyers Football Team

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Defunct Birmingham Vulcans Football Team Helmet

Defunct Shreveport Steamer Football Team