Tag: North East Stadium

1970 San Antonio Toros program from the Texas Football League

San Antonio Toros

The San Antonio Toros were a powerhouse minor league football squad of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Between 1967 and 1971 the Toros won five consecutive league titles, thanks to a unusually stable core of returning players that came back to the Toros year after year. The Toros disappeared from the scene in 1975 after getting displaced by the San Antonio Wings of the more ambitious World Football League.

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1976 San Antonio Thunder media guide from the North American Soccer League

San Antonio Thunder

San Antonio’s original pro soccer club, the Thunder, joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) as an expansion franchise in 1975. The club lasted for two seasons before moving to Hawaii. The Thunder may well be the only team among the thousands captured here on Fun While It Lasted to set their all-time single-game attendance record for a pre-season exhibition game.

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