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Philadelphia Athletics (1978-1980)

The Philadelphia Athletics softball team of 1978-1980 was a men’s slo-pitch squad competing in the American Professional Slo-Pitch League.  The team revived both the name and the old elephant logo of Philadelphia’s former American League baseball franchise. NFL All-Pro kick returner Billy “White Shoes” Johnson of the Houston Oilers played for the Athletics during the 1978 season.

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