Atlantic Coast Football League (1968-1970)
Tombstone
Born: January 22, 19681Hartford Gets Second Pro Grid Team, AP via The Meriden Journal, Jan. 23, 1968
Re-branded: 1970 (Richmond Saints)
First Game: August 17, 1968 (L @ 23-0 @ Hartford Knights)
Last Game: November 22, 1969 (W 40-23 vs. Roanoke Buckskins )
ACFL Championships: None
Stadium
City Stadium
Opened: October 26, 1929 (as Richmond Stadium)2Big Football Cards For Nearby Teams, The Free Lance-Star, Sep. 14, 1929
Marketing
Team Colors: Old Gold, Black, and White
Ownership & Affiliation
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NFL Affiliation: New Orleans Saints, 1969
Our Favorite Stuff
ACFL Logo T-Shirt
The Atlantic Coast Football League of 1962 – 1973 was likely the closest pro football has ever come to having a true “triple-A” minor league, similar to baseball. At the league’s peak in the late 1960’s, NFL teams such as the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins maintained farm clubs in the ACFL.
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Editor's Pick
Outsiders II
by Bob Gill with Tod Maher & Steve Brainerd
Outsiders II covers the independent minor leagues of professional football from 1951 through 1985. This volume contains histories and yearly statistical summaries for the top minor leagues of the period, plus the World Football League, which has a claim to major league status, and the United States Football League, which was clearly a major league. It also includes yearly summaries for the best of the lesser leagues, which featured a good number of interesting players in their own right.
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