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St. Louis Stallions
The St. Louis Stallions was the name of a proposed National Football League (NFL) franchise which was to have been located in St. Louis, Missouri, in the early 1990s. There were two attempts to get a team with that name in St. Louis, which had been without a professional football franchise since the end of the 1987 season, when the Cardinals left the city to move to Phoenix, Arizona. Expansion attempt The first attempt to get a team back in St. Louis came in 1991 as the NFL was looking to expand. Initially planning this for the 1994 season (the expansion would not actually take place until the following year), the NFL accepted bids from several cities including St. Louis for consideration. The others were Baltimore, which like St. Louis had seen its team, the Colts, move out of town in 1984; Charlotte, which had been seeking a team since 1987 and had already seen an expansion NBA team awarded to the city; Jacksonville, which had seen several aborted attempts at relocation in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Proposed NFL Teams
The formation and evolution of National Football League (NFL) teams have been shaped by a combination of expansions, relocations, and mergers. Established in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, the NFL began with 14 teams, many of which were rooted in small towns and industrial cities. As the popularity of American football grew, the league strategically expanded to incorporate teams from larger markets. Notable expansions include the addition of the Minnesota Vikings in 1961 and the Atlanta Falcons in 1966. Relocation has also played a significant role in the NFL's history, with teams moving to new cities to access larger markets, modern facilities, or more favorable economic conditions. For instance, the Cleveland Rams moved to Los Angeles in 1946, becoming the first NFL team on the West Coast. The Oakland Raiders relocated to Los Angeles in 1982, returned to Oakland in 1995, and later moved to Las Vegas in 2020. Similarly, the St. Louis Cardinals moved to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium (Busch Stadium II) was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 St. Louis Cardinals season, 1966 through 2005 St. Louis Cardinals season, 2005. Built as Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium, its official name was shortened to Busch Stadium in January 1982. The stadium served as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals National League (baseball), National League baseball team for its entire operating existence, while also serving as home to the National Football League's History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), Cardinals team for 22 seasons, from 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, 1966 through 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, 1987, as well as the St. Louis Rams during part of the 1995 St. Louis Rams season, 1995 season. It opened four days after the last baseball game was played at Sportsman's Park (which had been renamed Busch Stadium in 1953, when Anheuser-Busch bought the team). The St. Louis Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, it is about southwest of Boston. The population was 18,618 at the 2020 census. "Foxborough" is the official spelling of the town name per local government, but the abbreviated spelling "Foxboro" is common and is used by the United States Postal Service. Foxborough is best known as the site of Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS). History Settled in 1704 and incorporated in 1778, the town of Foxborough was named for Charles James Fox, a Whig member of Parliament and a staunch supporter of the Colonies in the years leading up to the American Revolution. The town was once home to the world's largest straw hat factory, erected in 1886. The building became the Bay State Boot and Shoe Company which closed in 1891. In 1894, the building became the Inm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Chronicle
''The Sun Chronicle'' (formerly ''The Attleboro Sun'' and the ''Evening Chronicle'') is a daily newspaper in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States. Most of its readers are in Attleboro and North Attleborough, Massachusetts, but it also covers nearby Foxborough, Mansfield, Norfolk, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Wrentham, Massachusetts, as well as North Eastern Rhode Island. Its headquarters is located at 34 South Main St. in Attleboro. ''The Sun Chronicle'' office also publishes the weekly ''Foxboro Reporter'', weekly ''North Chronicle'', weekly shopper ''Entertainment ADvisor'', and the ''Silver City Bulletin'' in Taunton, Massachusetts. In February 2005, ''The Sun Chronicle'' began publishing in the morning after decades as an afternoon newspaper. Beginnings ''The Sun Chronicle'' was founded in 1971 by Guy S. DeVany, who merged ''The Attleboro Sun'' (1889–1971), of which he was publisher, with ''The Evening Chronicle'' of North Attleborough (1871–197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kraft
Robert Kenneth Kraft (born June 5, 1941) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development, and a private equity portfolio. Since 1994, Kraft has owned the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He also owns the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS), which he founded in 1996, and the esport-based Boston Uprising, which Kraft founded in 2017. As of July 2024, he has an estimated net worth of US$11.1 billion according to ''Forbes''. Early life and education Kraft was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Sarah Bryna (Webber) and Harry Kraft, a dress manufacturer in Boston's Chinatown. His mother was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia; his father was a lay leader at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline and wanted his son to become a rabbi. The Krafts were a Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxboro Stadium
Foxboro Stadium, originally Schaefer Stadium and later Sullivan Stadium, was an outdoor stadium in the New England region of the United States, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It opened in 1971 and served as the home of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) for 31 seasons (through January 2002) and also as the first home venue for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) from 1996 to 2002. The stadium was the site of several games in both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and hosted a wide variety of other events, particularly concerts. Foxboro Stadium was demolished in 2002 and replaced by Gillette Stadium and the Patriot Place shopping center. History The stadium opened in August 1971 as Schaefer primarily as the home venue for the renamed New England Patriots of the National Football League. The team was known as the Boston Patriots for its first eleven seasons 1960– 70, and had played in variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sullivan (American Football)
William Hallissey Sullivan Jr. (September 13, 1915 – February 23, 1998) was an American businessman who owned the Boston Patriots franchise from their inception in the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) until their sale, as the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), to Victor Kiam in 1988. Early life Sullivan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1915. He graduated from Lowell High School in 1933, then from Boston College in 1937.Billy Sullivan, 86 [sic], Founder Of Football Patriots, Dies The New York Times. Accessed 20 October 2007. The son of a ''Boston Globe'' correspondent, Sullivan became a sportswriter after college. He also served as a publicity director for Boston College, the University of Notre Dame, and the Boston Braves franchise of Major League Baseball. Sullivan also served in the United States Navy during this time. In 1947, while the Braves' public relations director, Sullivan helped found The Jimmy Fund, a pediatric cance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Kiam
Victor Kermit Kiam II (December 7, 1926 – May 27, 2001) was an American entrepreneur and TV spokesman for Remington Products, and the owner of the New England Patriots football team from 1988 New England Patriots season, 1988–1991 New England Patriots season, 1991. He was well known for his turnaround of Remington's fortunes, as well as for his commercials written by his director of advertising and sales promotion at Benrus, Howard Shavelson, with whom he first worked on the Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra commercials. Biography Kiam was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the son of Nanon and Victor Kermit Kiam, a bond dealer who had divorced his actress wife while Kiam was four. His parents both moved away, with his mother going to California and his father to New York. He was educated by his maternal grandfather at Phillips Academy in Massachusetts, where he was a classmate of future U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush. After serving in the United States Navy, U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Patriots play home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is southwest of Boston, Massachusetts. The franchise is owned by Robert Kraft, who purchased the team in 1994. As of 2024, the Patriots are the Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams, sixth-most valuable sports team in the world and have sold out every home game since 1994. Founded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, the team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL in 1970 through the AFL–NFL merger. The Patriots played their home games at various stadiums throughout Boston, including Fenway Park from 1963 to 1969 until the franchise moved to Foxborough in 1971. As part of the move, the team changed its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC ( ) is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple global brands, notably Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artois, and Beck's. The company employs over 19,000 people, operates 12 breweries and nine aluminum can plants in the United States, and until December 2009, was one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, with ten theme parks through the company's family entertainment division SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Busch Entertainment Corporation. History Beginnings and national expansion In 1852, German American brewer and saloon operator George Schneider opened the Bavarian Brewery on Carondelet Avenue (later known as South Broadway) between Dorcas and Lynch streets in South St. Louis.Herbst, 32. Schneider's Brewery expanded in 1856 to a new brewhouse near Eighth and Critte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Orthwein
James Busch Orthwein (March 13, 1924 – August 15, 2008) was an American heir and business executive. He owned the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1992 to 1993. After unsuccessfully attempting to move the franchise to his home city of St. Louis, he sold the Patriots to Robert Kraft in 1994. Early life James Busch Orthwein was born on March 13, 1924. His father, Percy Orthwein, was an advertising executive. His mother, Clara Busch, was the granddaughter of Adolphus Busch, the German-born founder of Anheuser-Busch. Orthwein was educated at the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis. Career Orthwein joined his father's advertising firm in 1947.Marquard, Bryan (August 19, 2008).James Busch Orthwein, at 84; onetime owner of Patriots who set stage for team resurgence.''Boston Globe'' He served as the chairman and chief executive of the D'Arcy Advertising Company from 1970 to 1983. Orthwein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at EverBank Stadium. Founded alongside the Carolina Panthers in 1995 NFL season, 1995 as an expansion team, the Jaguars competed in the AFC North, AFC Central until they were moved to the AFC South in 2002. The franchise is owned by Shahid Khan, who bought the team from its original majority owner Wayne Weaver in 2012. The Jaguars saw early success during their second through fifth seasons, which saw them make the playoff each year, win two division titles, and appear in two AFC Championship Games. They are the youngest NFL expansion team to appear in a conference championship (by their second season in 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars season, 1996, along with the Panthers) and clinch their conference's top seed (by their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
