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1978 Kansas City Trailblazers Pocket Schedule from Major League Rodeo

Kansas City Trailblazers

January 12, 2021

The Kansas City Trailblazers were a co-ed team rodeo promotion that took part in Major League Rodeo during the summers of 1978 and 1979. Major League Rodeo contests consisted of seven skills: bareback bronc riding, barrel racing, team roping, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling and bull riding. Each team sported a roster of 12 cowboys & 3 cowgirls. The Trailblazers’ disastrous second season was ruined by the collapse of Kemper Arena’s roof and the midseason closure of Major League Rodeo itself.

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2004-05 Kansas City Comets Media Guide from the Major Indoor Soccer League

Kansas City Comets (2001-2005)

June 15, 2020

This second version of indoor soccer’s Kansas City Comets that ran from 2001 to 2005 was an attempted brand revival of the wildly popular club of the same name that ruled Kansas City winters during the early 1980’s. This franchise was actually better known as the Kansas City Attack and had a nice long run of its own during the 1990’s. The attempt to capitalize on nostalgia for the original Comets fizzled and the Attack/new Comets closed up shop after 14 seasons in 2005.

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Illustration of a goaltender on the cover of a 1977-78 Kansas City Red Wings program from the Central Hockey League

Kansas City Red Wings

March 7, 2018

Central Hockey League (1977-1979) Born: 1977 Folded: April 25, 1979 First Game: October 13, 1977 (L 3-1 vs. Fort Worth Texans) Last Game: April 14, 1979

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2006 Kansas City Brigade Media Guide from the Arena Football League

Kansas City Brigade

November 15, 2017

Arena Football League (2006-2008) Born: October 3, 2005 – Arena Football League expansion franchise Folded: August 2009 First Game: January 29, 2006 (L 58-44 @ Dallas Desperados) Last

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