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everyone who was playing for an athletic club, as an amateur. So the date of Temple becoming the first owner is still in question, but it is estimated by historians to be between 1898 and 1901. Several histories have tabbed the 1898 season, when the team was suddenly confronted with more players under contract than they'd expected. While others argue for 1899, when several new stars were hired to keep the team on top. The NFL's official chronology states that in 1900 Temple took over the D.C. & A.C. payments. Temple, a local steel magnate, was also a part owner and president of the
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Duquesnes could not survive financially while paying its players, William C. Temple, its chairman, took over the team payments becoming the first known individual club owner. However, in early days of professional football, the public wrongly viewed
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652:"The Birth of Pro Football"
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1806:Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
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1979:All-Lancaster Red Roses
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1989:Shenandoah Red Jackets
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554:"Stars Over All-Stars"
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2224:Philadelphia Ramblers
2131:Central Penn Capitals
2116:Pittsburgh Gladiators
2106:Arena-Indoor Football
2006:Wilkes-Barre Panthers
1914:Philadelphia Phillies
1894:World Football League
1688:Philadelphia Warriors
1665:Allentown Ambassadors
1385:Philadelphia Pythians
997:Philadelphia Phillies
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2440:Philadelphia Freedom
2344:Pittsburgh Victorias
2329:Pittsburgh Keystones
2284:Pittsburgh Shamrocks
2229:Philadelphia Rockets
2194:Philadelphia Quakers
2146:Johnstown Riverhawks
1954:Gilberton Cadamounts
1934:Wilkes-Barre Bullets
1874:Pittsburgh Americans
1864:Philadelphia Quakers
1655:Williamsport Red Sox
1620:New York–Penn League
1615:Pittsburgh Allegheny
1563:Wilkes-Barre Indians
1494:Waynesboro Red Birds
1491:Waynesboro Villagers
1472:Chambersburg Maroons
1415:Philadelphia Quakers
1405:Pittsburgh Keystones
1400:Pittsburgh Crawfords
1315:American Association
1179:Pittsburgh Americans
1160:Philadelphia Quakers
1087:Gilberton Cadamounts
827:William Chase Temple
230:John Wienstein, and
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176:William Chase Temple
115:William Chase Temple
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2520:Lehigh Valley Crocs
2480:Pittsburgh Phantoms
2465:Pittsburgh Stingers
2374:Pittsburgh Phantoms
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2249:Johnstown Red Wings
2219:Philadelphia Arrows
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1964:Wilkes-Barre Barons
1801:Philadelphia Spirit
1781:Philadelphia Tapers
1771:Wilkes-Barre Barons
1761:Pittsburgh Xplosion
1756:Pittsburgh Piranhas
1751:Lancaster Red Roses
1726:Pittsburgh Phantoms
1650:Williamsport Astros
1625:Bradford Blue Wings
1538:Lancaster Red Roses
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1380:Philadelphia Giants
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1231:Philadelphia Eagles
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2450:Philadelphia Fever
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2274:Mon Valley Thunder
2234:Pittsburgh Hornets
2199:Pittsburgh Pirates
1949:Coaldale Big Green
1929:Bethlehem Bulldogs
1889:Pittsburgh Maulers
1884:Philadelphia Stars
1839:Pottsville Maroons
1736:Pittsburgh Ironmen
1703:Pittsburgh Condors
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1440:Pittsburgh Stogies
1390:Philadelphia Stars
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1082:Coaldale Big Green
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1796:Philadelphia Aces
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3050:
3045:
3039:
3037:
3033:
3032:
3030:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2971:
2969:
2962:
2958:
2957:
2955:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2909:
2904:
2899:
2894:
2888:
2886:
2882:
2881:
2879:
2878:
2873:
2868:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2843:
2838:
2832:
2830:
2826:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2817:
2815:Riverhounds SC
2811:
2809:
2805:
2804:
2802:
2801:
2796:
2790:
2784:
2778:
2776:
2772:
2771:
2769:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2741:Steeler Nation
2738:
2733:
2728:
2722:
2720:
2716:
2715:
2713:
2712:
2706:
2700:
2694:
2688:
2682:
2676:
2674:Yellow Jackets
2670:
2668:
2664:
2663:
2661:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2639:
2637:
2633:
2632:
2630:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2583:
2580:
2579:
2572:
2571:
2564:
2557:
2549:
2540:
2539:
2534:
2531:
2530:
2528:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2511:
2509:
2501:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2431:
2429:
2423:
2422:
2420:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2403:
2401:
2395:
2394:
2392:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2301:
2296:
2291:
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2244:Johnstown Jets
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2185:
2183:
2177:
2176:
2174:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2036:Glassport Odds
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2004:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1911:
1906:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1876:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1820:
1818:
1812:
1811:
1809:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1746:Allentown Jets
1743:
1738:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1679:
1677:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1630:Erie Cardinals
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1588:
1585:
1583:Reading Chicks
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1543:Reading Brooks
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1498:Eastern League
1495:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1325:Federal League
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1296:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1279:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1256:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1222:
1220:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1201:
1195:
1193:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1175:
1173:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1162:
1156:
1154:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1117:
1115:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1078:
1076:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1028:Glassport Odds
1025:
1020:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
999:
994:
988:
986:
980:
979:
977:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
930:
928:
919:
918:
906:
905:
898:
891:
883:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
839:
837:
833:
832:
830:
829:
824:
818:
816:
812:
811:
809:
808:
802:
800:
796:
795:
793:
792:
786:
784:
780:
779:
777:
776:
758:
752:
749:
748:
739:
738:
731:
724:
716:
708:
707:
675:
637:
630:
601:
569:
538:
537:
535:
532:
529:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
501:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
473:
472:
469:
466:
463:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
437:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
409:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
381:
380:
377:
372:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
343:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
325:
320:
317:
314:
311:
304:
301:
288:
285:
275:
272:
239:
236:
207:
204:
183:
180:
169:team based in
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
140:
133:
132:
131:(c. 1898–1900)
123:
119:
118:
112:
108:
107:
98:
94:
93:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
62:
58:
57:
44:
40:
39:
26:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3459:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3419:
3417:
3398:
3397:Winter Garden
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3387:Sewall Center
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3329:
3327:
3323:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3293:
3291:
3287:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3275:Winter Garden
3273:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3251:
3248:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3203:
3201:
3198:
3197:
3195:
3191:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3147:
3145:
3142:
3140:
3137:
3135:
3132:
3130:
3127:
3125:
3122:
3120:
3117:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3106:
3104:
3100:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3040:
3038:
3034:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2977:
2973:
2972:
2970:
2966:
2963:
2959:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2903:
2900:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2889:
2887:
2883:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2842:
2839:
2837:
2836:Sledgehammers
2834:
2833:
2831:
2827:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2810:
2806:
2800:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2779:
2777:
2773:
2767:
2764:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2737:
2734:
2732:
2729:
2727:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2717:
2710:
2707:
2704:
2701:
2698:
2695:
2692:
2689:
2686:
2683:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2671:
2669:
2665:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2640:
2638:
2634:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2617:Mylan Classic
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2584:
2581:
2577:
2570:
2565:
2563:
2558:
2556:
2551:
2550:
2547:
2537:
2532:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2512:
2510:
2508:
2502:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2432:
2430:
2428:
2424:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2405:
2404:
2402:
2400:
2396:
2390:
2387:
2385:
2382:
2380:
2377:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2259:Erie Panthers
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2186:
2184:
2182:
2178:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2126:AIFA/AIFL/AIF
2124:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1821:
1819:
1817:
1813:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1676:
1672:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1447:Minor Leagues
1445:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1360:Negro leagues
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1300:Major leagues
1298:
1297:
1295:
1293:
1289:
1285:
1277:
1272:
1270:
1265:
1263:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
989:
987:
985:
981:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
929:
926:
920:
915:
912:
904:
899:
897:
892:
890:
885:
884:
881:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
834:
828:
825:
823:
820:
819:
817:
813:
807:
804:
803:
801:
797:
791:
788:
787:
785:
781:
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3210:Duquesne AC
2876:Dirty Dozen
2820:Riveters SC
2648:Wild Things
2209:Erie Blades
2136:Erie Freeze
1721:(est. 2000)
1645:Erie Tigers
1601:Sunbury A's
1219:(1941–1945)
1192:(1921–1930)
927:(1890–1900)
524:Roy Jackson
465:Roy Jackson
461:Roy Jackson
117:(1895–1900)
100:Red, Black
97:Team colors
91:(1895–1900)
3416:Categories
3306:Hurricanes
3129:Gladiators
3063:Monticello
3036:Basketball
2961:Historical
2942:Trees Hall
2846:Harlequins
2667:Basketball
2597:Great Race
2592:Grand Prix
2587:Dapper Dan
1904:NFL (1902)
1869:AFL (1936)
1859:AFL (1926)
1675:Basketball
764:Pittsburgh
534:References
370:Louis Vail
256:Greensburg
244:Dave Berry
3270:Victorias
3265:Shamrocks
3230:Keystones
3134:Homestead
3119:Americans
3114:Allegheny
3017:Keystones
3002:Filipinos
2997:Crawfords
2992:Champions
2982:Allegheny
2866:Wallabies
2861:Triangles
2793:Colonials
2787:Colonials
2766:Renegades
2709:Colonials
2703:Colonials
1939:Erie Vets
1605:York Bees
1226:Card-Pitt
1011:1903–1921
760:Based in
435:Ed Young
341:Chairman
199:1899 team
3311:Phantoms
3296:Beadling
3245:Phantoms
3220:Ft. Pitt
3164:Olympics
3102:Football
3093:Xplosion
3078:Piranhas
3068:Phantoms
3012:Hardhats
2987:Burghers
2968:Baseball
2902:PNC Park
2782:Penguins
2746:heritage
2731:Panthers
2726:Steelers
2719:Football
2685:Panthers
2679:Panthers
2653:Panthers
2636:Baseball
2612:Marathon
2507:football
2399:Lacrosse
1816:Football
1292:Baseball
1241:Steagles
699:Archived
667:Archived
593:Archived
561:Archived
366:Ed Young
264:baseball
167:football
122:Owner(s)
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3250:Pirates
3225:Hornets
3205:Cougars
3200:Bankers
3169:Quakers
3144:Maulers
3083:Pirates
3053:Ironmen
3048:Condors
3022:Stogies
2761:Passion
2736:Maulers
2643:Pirates
2622:Regatta
1214:Wartime
836:Seasons
799:Stadium
338:Manager
332:Captain
329:against
211:in the
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3325:Venues
3316:Spirit
3289:Soccer
3235:Lyceum
3193:Hockey
3139:Lyceum
3073:Pipers
3058:Loendi
3027:Rebels
2885:Venues
2808:Soccer
2775:Hockey
2427:Soccer
2181:Hockey
1188:Early
1172:(1936)
1170:AFL II
1153:(1926)
1114:(1926)
1075:(1924)
909:Early
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327:Points
322:Points
310:Season
221:tackle
182:Origin
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75:League
43:Folded
3179:Stars
3154:Power
3007:Grays
2841:Bulls
2829:Other
2756:Force
2751:Colts
2697:Dukes
2691:Dukes
2658:Dukes
2515:USAFL
2435:USL-2
2379:USAHA
1335:NABBP
1151:AFL I
702:(PDF)
691:(PDF)
670:(PDF)
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581:(PDF)
564:(PDF)
557:(PDF)
335:Coach
228:guard
3260:Pros
3159:Odds
3088:Rens
2627:WPHL
2607:Lore
2485:NASL
2470:NPSL
2445:MISL
2349:NAHL
2304:WPHL
2294:IPHL
2269:MAHL
2254:ECHL
2166:NIFL
1994:EPFL
1969:ELPF
1879:USFL
1786:USBL
1776:NABL
868:1900
863:1899
858:1898
853:1897
848:1896
843:1895
815:Lore
783:Club
626:ISBN
505:1900
477:1899
441:1898
413:1897
404:none
385:1896
347:1895
319:Tied
316:Lost
232:back
206:1898
197:The
161:The
139:wins
53:1900
46:1900
35:1895
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3240:PAC
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2851:PCC
2795:(w)
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2460:CSL
2407:NLL
2364:RHI
2279:IHL
2239:EHL
2204:AHL
2189:NHL
2111:AFL
1824:NFL
1741:CBA
1731:BAA
1718:ABA
1708:ABL
1693:ABA
1683:NBA
1217:NFL
1190:NFL
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