The Salt City Aces were a Syracuse-based semi-pro football team active from 1976 through 1981. The club primarily played at Griffin Field. The Aces were not a strong entry, posting four straight losing campaigns as a member of the Empire Football League between 1978 and 1981, including a winless 0-10 season in 1978.
Fun While It Lasted was proud to contribute to the recent release of ESPN’s 37 Words docuseries honoring the 50th anniversary of the landmark federal Title IX legislation. 37 Words is the first of three sports documentary projects scheduled for release in 2022 and 2023 that FWIL has provided archival & consulting services on.
The Santa Barbara Condors were a financially bereft 2nd division American soccer club that folded after playing just a dozen games in the summer of 1977. During their brief run, the Condors played home games at Valley Stadium, a high school field in Goleta, California.
This is one of my favorite interviews I’ve done so far for Fun While It Lasted. In late May, I was fortunate to track down Bill Kentling, the former Commissioner of the Major Indoor Soccer League, as well as a General Manager for the MISL’s small market success story of
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