Toronto Falcons
The Toronto Falcons played two seasons of pro soccer at Varsity Stadium during the late 1960’s. The roots of the team traced back to the Toronto Italia-Falcons of the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League. Italia-Falcons owner Joe Peters backed the promotion of the team into the ambitious National Professional Soccer League in 1967. The NPSL was one of two start-up North American pro leagues that launched that year. The NPSL’s rival, the United Soccer Association also featured a Toronto entry – Toronto City, owned by future Toronto Maple Leafs owner Steve Stavro.