Defunct Sports Pillows

The Bangor Lumberjacks were the second of two failed attempts to establish low-level professional baseball in (or at least “near”) Bangor, Maine during the independent baseball boom of the 1990’s and early 21st century. Both the Lumberjacks and their predecessor, the Bangor Blue Ox (1996-1997), had a brand identity closely connected to Paul Bunyan folklore. Bangor claims to be the birthplace of the mythic logger and has a gargantuan statue of the woodsman in a downtown park

Defunct Memphis Pros Basketball

Defunct Rockford in Peaches: AAGPBL 1943-1954

The Tacoma Daisies were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Pacific Northwest League. They were based in Tacoma, Washington and played in Tacoma Baseball Park. The Daisies were active for three seasons, winning the league championship in 1892. In July 1890, the Daisies agreed to allow Sunday games because of poor attendance.

The California Surf were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1981. The team was based in Anaheim, California and played their home games at Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach Arena during the indoor seasons and Anaheim Stadium for outdoor matches. Originally founded as the St. Louis Stars, the team relocated to Anaheim after the 1977 NASL season. The team disbanded after the 1981 NASL season.

The San Francisco Seals were a minor league hockey team which played in the Western Hockey League from 1961 to 1967. The franchise was relocated in 1976 to become the Cleveland Barons, who would cease operations two years later. They are the only franchise from the 1967 expansion never to reach the Stanley Cup Finals.

Defunct Merced Bears Baseball Team

Defunct Miami Miners Baseball Team

Defunct Portland Pine Tree Capers Baseball Team

Defunct Lindale Dragons Baseball Team

The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA)

The Nishi Nippon Pirates were a former Nippon Professional Baseball team and a founding member of the Central League in 1950. The team was owned by the Nishinippon Shimbun and played their home games in Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka. After only one season in which they fell victim to the first perfect game in professional Japanese baseball history, had financial and managerial problems, and finished in sixth place, the Pirates merged with the other Fukuoka-based Nishitetsu Clippers to form the Nishitetsu Lions in the Pacific League.

The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team which existed from 1969 through the 1997 season in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team was a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.

The Wisconsin Blast was an American professional basketball club based in Appleton, Wisconsin that competed in the International Basketball Association

Founded by Herman Steinlauf in 1916 as a music store, Herman’s World of Sporting Goods was a large chain of sporting goods stores in the United States. At one time, there was a gentleman’s agreement with west coast competitor, Oshman’s Sporting Goods, that the Herman’s chain would stay east of the Mississippi, while Oshman’s would be dominant on the west coast. Later on, Herman’s did expand west with the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Sunset Sports Centers, although this was short-lived. By 1992, Herman’s had 259 stores in 35 states, but the entered into bankruptcy in 1993, first closing stores in the New York metropolitan area, then the New York City stores.

Defunct Raleigh Capitals Baseball Team

The Albuquerque Geckos were a short-lived lower-division pro soccer club during the late 1990’s. The Geckos were part of the sprawling United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues, joining the USISL’s 39-team nationwide D3 Pro League as an expansion club in 1997. The Geckos replaced the USISL’s recently folded New Mexico Chiles club in the Albuquerque market. Rod Underwood, the Chiles’ head coach from 1996, was hired to lead the Geckos in 1997.

Benjamin Whiting Number 50 Jersey Montreal Alouettes Inspired

Defunct Birmingham Vulcans Football Team

Defunct Pittsfield Electrics Baseball Team

Defunct Minnesota North Stars Hockey Team

Defunct Scranton Miners Basketball 1946-1977

Defunct Grand Rapids Rockets Hockey Team

Defunct Newport Colts Baseball Team

Defunct Rochester Flash Soccer 1981-1984

B. J. Cunningham Number 85 Jersey Montreal Alouettes Inspired

The West Palm Beach Expos were a Florida State League minor league baseball team which existed from 1969 through the 1997 season in West Palm Beach, Florida. The team was a Class A affiliate of the Montreal Expos and played their home games at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium.

Inspired by the logo for the defunct WHA hockey team, Ottawa Nationals from the 1970s.

Defunct Rochester Royals Basketball 1945-1956

The Virginia Squires was a basketball team based in Norfolk, Virginia, and playing in several other Virginia cities. They were members of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1976. The team originated in 1967 as the Oakland Oaks, an ABA charter franchise based in Oakland, California. They moved to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Caps in 1969 but moved to Norfolk the following year, becoming the Squires. A regional team, they played home games in Richmond, Hampton, and Roanoke as well as Norfolk. The team folded in 1976, just a month before the ABA–NBA merger.Show your hometown pride

The Wisconsin State League was a relatively stable post-war Class D minor league baseball circuit. The league formed with six clubs in the summer of 1940 and added two more expansion clubs, Janesville and Oskhosh, in 1941. Like most of the minors, the Wisconsin State League shut down from 1943 through 1945 during the height of the war effort. The league’s attendance and the financial viability of its clubs were already in decline when the National when the when the National League’s Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953.

Defunct Ogdensburg Maples Baseball Team

Defunct Las Vegas Wranglers Baseball Team

Barons defunct hockey team logo

The McPherson Merry Macks were a minor league baseball team based in McPherson, Kansas from 1908 to 1911. McPherson teams played as members of the Class D level Central Kansas League in 1908 and Kansas State League from 1909 to 1911, hosting home games at the County Fair Association Fairgrounds.

The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor professional ice hockey franchise based in Dallas, Texas. They were part of the Central Hockey League (CHL) and played their home games at the State Fair Coliseum , he team was founded in 1967 and ceased operations after the 1981–82 season