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in that league in 1972, including several games with margins of victory over 40 points, and after much dissatisfaction with the league announced it was leaving with the intent to reform the ACFL. The ACFL returned for one final season in 1973 with Hartford, Bridgeport, and several teams promoted up
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Most of the ACFL's teams, including all of the teams that had been in the Continental League, folded following the 1971 season. The Hartford Knights and Bridgeport Jets survived, and both moved down to the
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teams upward to the SFL to fill the old SFL teams' void). The return, however, was short-lived; the league determined it would not compete with the
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alum, who was the oldest player to play in a pro football league when he retired after 1964 season at the age of 47 (his record was later broke by
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In 1965, three of the franchises (the Hartford Charter Oaks, Newark Bears and Springfield Acorns) joined with five teams from the
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Commissioner Cosmo Iacovazzi was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
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teams to serve as farm clubs. The league paid a base salary of $ 100 per game and had 36 players on each active roster.
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Associated Press (1970-09-04). "First woman to earn place on pro grid team is also suspended." Retrieved 2010-12-25.
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coached in the league from its launch through 1966. One of the most unusual players in league history was
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Gill, Bob Outsiders II: Minor League and Independent Football 1951-1985 (St. Johann Press, 2010)
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that operated from 1962 to 1973. Until 1969, many of its franchises had working agreements with
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W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
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In 1970, the Orlando Panthers signed a husband and wife duo, Steven and
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served as league president. He had served in the same capacity for the
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Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States
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from the SFL (which led to a trickle-up that brought
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All teams still active as members of the NFL's 1083:"1969 Atlantic Coast Football League media guide" 2349: 665:1967: Virginia Sailors 20, Westchester Bulls 14 1073: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1059: 1057: 190:, three-time championship winning quarterback 2236: 2119:Champions Professional Indoor Football League 1472: 1176: 961: 959: 439:(1973) (affiliated with New England Patriots) 1864:Association of Professional Football Leagues 91:Virginia Sailors and Pottstown Firebirds (2) 2378:1973 disestablishments in the United States 1054: 2164:Professional Indoor Football League (2012) 2159:Professional Indoor Football League (1998) 1745:Pacific Coast Professional Football League 1479: 1465: 1183: 1169: 956: 1801:American Football Association (1977–1983) 2373:1962 establishments in the United States 1762:American Football Conference (1959–1961) 1728:American Association (American football) 96: 1783:Professional Football League of America 1706:Eastern League of Professional Football 990:"IS THERE A DR . TASHIRO ON THE FIELD?" 2350: 1936:Western Interprovincial Football Union 1862:³ Official NFL minor league; see also 1046:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 623:14 (Double OT), played indoors in the 2388:Sports leagues disestablished in 1973 2303:National Women's Football Association 2262:United States Women's Football League 2235: 2073:American Professional Football League 2001: 1888: 1887: 1501: 1500: 1460: 1164: 1119: 1077: 609: 2297:Women's Professional Football League 2285:Women's Professional Football League 2268:Women's National Football Conference 2129:Independent Indoor Football Alliance 1931:Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 1756:American Football League (1946–1950) 1739:Eastern Pennsylvania Football League 1734:American Football League (1938–1939) 1586:American Football League (1940–1941) 1578:American Football League (1936–1937) 1548:Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional 2309:Independent Women's Football League 2194:World Indoor Football League (2007) 2139:Indoor Professional Football League 1778:Midwest Football League (1962–1978) 1717:Midwest Football League (1935–1940) 1006:(1972-11-23). 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Retrieved 2010-12-20. 2291:National Women's Football League 1120:Nauta, Bob (December 19, 1962). 1002:"Hartford quits Seaboard loop." 708:1973: New England Colonials 41, 25: 2358:20th-century American sportsmen 2179:Ultimate Indoor Football League 2169:Southern Indoor Football League 2154:National Indoor Football League 1976:Canadian Junior Football League 1751:American Football League (1944) 1712:American Football League (1934) 1695:National Football League (1902) 1592:All-America Football Conference 1571:American Football League (1926) 194:, eventual 11-year NFL veteran 2363:Atlantic Coast Football League 1772:Atlantic Coast Football League 1192:Atlantic Coast Football League 1113: 1100: 1009: 996: 982: 968: 735:Atlantic Coast Football League 585:Western Massachusetts Pioneers 182:, league leading running back 107:Atlantic Coast Football League 20:Atlantic Coast Football League 16:Minor American football league 1: 2109:Can-Am Indoor Football League 1981:Quebec Junior Football League 1654:United States Football League 1642:Alliance of American Football 1618:United States Football League 1446:Wilmington Clippers/Renegades 949: 625:Atlantic City Convention Hall 603:Wilmington Clippers/Renegades 577:(1966-1967) (affiliated with 537:(1969-1971) (affiliated with 487:(1968-1970) (affiliated with 423:(1960-1964) (affiliated with 407:(1966-1968) (affiliated with 391:(1969-1970) (affiliated with 323:(1968-1969) (affiliated with 2094:Arena Football League (2024) 1948:Ontario Rugby Football Union 1854:American Football Conference 1689:New York Pro Football League 1108:Smith is Pats' UK connection 262: 243:in 1972. Hartford accrued a 208:. 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United States

American football
minor league
NFL
AFL
Joe Rosentover
American Football League
Providence Steam Roller
Newark Bears
Paterson, New Jersey
Cosmo Iacavazzi
United Football League
Continental Football League
Patricia Palinkas
Marvin Hubbard
Mel Meeks
Booth Lusteg
Jim "The King" Corcoran
Bob Tucker
Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmermann
Sports Illustrated
Steve Van Buren
DB
Kiyo "Doc" Tashiro
Harvard
George Blanda
Newark Bears

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