Truly dreadful semi-pro football team that absorbed seven straight lopsided defeats during the summer of 1977 before deciding to fold up their tent. Incredibly, the Houston Seagulls produce an NFL success story despite their short & woeful life. 24-year old cement truck driver and ex-Seagull Johnnie Dirden walked into Houston Oilers training camp the following spring and made the team as a kick returner. Dirden went on to a 5-year career in the NFL and USFL.
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.
Western Carolinas League (1969) Born: April 4, 1969 Moved: June 19, 1969 (Monroe Indians) First Game: April 14, 1969 (L 10-5 vs. Shelby Senators) Last Game:
The Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). They folded midway through the 1975-76 season, only to be reborn when the Cleveland Crusaders moved to the Twin Cities.
The Denver Spurs started in the Western Hockey League in 1968. When that circuit folded, the joined the Central Hockey League in 1974. The following year, they joined the World Hockey Association, but moved to Ottawa halfway through the season.
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