Modesto A’s
May 17, 2020
California League (1975-2004) Born: 1975 Re-Branded: December 2004 (Modesto Nuts) First Game: April 15, 1975 (L 7-6 vs. Bakersfield Dodgers) Last Game: September 20, 2004
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Sacramento Gold Miners
March 5, 2019
The Sacramento Gold Miners were the first U.S.-based franchise admitted into the Canadian Football League during the CFL’s short-lived American expansion adventure from 1993 to 1995. The Gold Miners weren’t a brand new operation though. Owner Fred Anderson’s team previously played in the NFL-sponsored World League of American Football (WLAF) as the Sacramento Surge in 1991 and 1992. After NFL owners pulled the plug on the WLAF in September 1992, Anderson applied for entry to the CFL. The team retained its color scheme, Head Coach Kay Stephenson and a number of players from the WLAF era, but changed its name upon joining the CFL.
San Antonio Texans
November 4, 2018
The San Antonio Texans were a One-Year Wonder in the Canadian Football League, playing a single season at the Alamodome in the autumn of 1995. The franchise had a twisty backstory, dating back to the formation of the NFL-backed World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1990.
Sacramento Surge
August 30, 2013
The Sacramento Surge were a minor league football team in the NFL-sponsored World League of American Football for two spring seasons in 1991 and 1992. The Surge won the second and final World Bowl championship of the original WLAF in 1992. After the NFL shuttered the World League in late 1992, team owner Fred Anderson successfully applied to become the first American-based franchise in the Canadian Football League in 1993. Many former Surge players and coaches stuck with Sacramento for the move to the CFL, where the club was known as the Sacramento Gold Miners. Surge players that moved on to greener pastures included defensive end Michael Sinclair who became a Pro Bowl pass rusher for the Seattle Seahawks and defensive tackle Bill Goldberg who achieved superstardom as pro wrestler Goldberg.