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Football has a long and illustrious heritage. During its history, before the actual creation of the NFL, during the NFL's formative days as well as in today’s modern existence, there have been a wide variety of teams. Following is a list of many of those notable football teams. Some of these teams (particularly in the early days) did not have mascot titles. Several you will recognize as the names of some of today’s baseball clubs, but during their time, they were also the name of a football team. In some cases this was because a baseball franchise sponsored them. In other cases, they had a name that was later re-used by baseball owners. If you are a football fan and you are not familiar with some of these clubs, you might want to do some research. It will show you an incredible history.

Akron Pros	Duluth Eskimos	Oreos Athletic Club of Asbury Park
Allegheny Athletic Association	Duquesne Country & Athletic Club	Philadelphia Athletics
Arizona Cardinals	Frankford Yellowjackets	Philadelphia Eagles
Atlanta Falcons	Franklin Athletic Club	Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Colts	Green Bay Packers	Philadelphia Quakers
Baltimore Ravens	Hammond Pros	Phil-Pitt [Steagles]
Benwood	Houston Oilers	Phoenix Cardinals
Benwood-Moundsville	Indianapolis Colts	Pine Village Pros
Boston Braves	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Boston Patriots	Jeannette Athletic Club	Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Redskins	Kanaweola Athletic Club	Pittsburgh Stars
Boston Shamrocks	Kansas City Chiefs	Pittsburgh Steelers
Boston Yanks	Kansas City Wolves [1924]	Portsmouth Spartans
Brooklyn Dodgers	Kenosha ??? [1924]	Pottsville Maroons
Brooklyn Tigers	Latrobe Athletic Association	Providence Steam Roller
Buffalo All-Americans	Latrobe YMCA	Racine Cardinals
Buffalo Bills	Los Angeles Bulldogs	Rochester Jeffersons
Canton Athletic Club	Los Angeles Chargers	Rock Island Independents
Canton Bulldogs	Los Angeles Raiders	San Diego Chargers
Card-Pitt	Los Angeles Rams	San Francisco 49ers
Carolina Panthers	Los Angeles Tigers	Seattle Seahawks
Charleston Rockets	Massillon Tigers	Shelby Athletic Club
Chicago Bears	Miami Dolphins	St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	St. Louis Gunners
Chicago Tigers	Morgan Athletic Club	St. Louis Rams
Cincinnati Bengals	Moundville	St. Paul Ideals
Cincinnati Reds	Muncie Flyers	Staten Island Stapeltons
Cleveland Browns	New England Patriots	Syracuse Athletic Club
Cleveland Bulldogs	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cleveland Indians	New York	Tennessee Oilers
Cleveland Rams	New York Bulldogs	Tennessee Titans
Columbus Bullies	New York Giants	The Yanks
Columbus Panhandlers	New York Jets	Toledo Maroons
Dallas Cowboys	New York Knickerbockers	Warlow Athletic Club
Dallas Texans	New York Titans	Washington Redskins
Dayton Triangles	New York Yankees	Watertown Red and Blacks
Decatur Staleys	Normals	Wheeling Ironmen
Denver Broncos	Oakland Raiders
Detroit Heralds	Ohio Valley Panthers
Detroit Lions	Oorang Indians
Detroit Panthers	Orange Athletic Club

Alabama Hawks
Arkansas Diamonds
Charleston Rockets
Chicago Owls
Hartford Charter Oaks
Indianapolis Capitols
Las Vegas Cowboys
Mexico Golden Aztecs
Michigan Arrows
Norfolk Neptunes
Ohio Valley Ironmen (Wheeling)
Oklahoma City Plainsmen
Orange County Ramblers
Philadelphia Bulldogs
Quad Cities Raiders
Seattle Rangers
Spokane Shockers
Victoria Steelers

World Football League (1974-1975)

Birmingham Americans
Birmingham Vulcans
Boston Bulls
Chicago Fire
Chicago Winds
Detroit Wheels
Florida Blazers
Jacksonville Sharks
Memphis Southmen
New York Stars
Philadelphia Bell
Southern California Sun
The Hawaiians

Birmingham Stallions
Boston Breakers
Chicago Blitz
Houston Gamblers
Jacksonville Bulls
Los Angeles Express
Oakland Invaders
Oklahoma Outlaws
Philadelphia Stars
Tampa Bay Bandits

Professional Spring Football League (1992)
[went bankrupt, no games ever played]

Arkansas Miners
Carolina Cougars
Miami Tribe
Nevada Aces
New England Blitz
New Mexico Rattlesnakes
Oregon Lightning Bolts
Tampa Bay Outlaws
Utah Pioneers
Washington Marauders

Women's Tackle Football Teams Known to Have Existed From the 1960s to the 1980s

Atlanta Angels --1979
Battle Creek Rainbows--at least 1981 and 1983
California Mustangs--mid-to-late 1970s
Chicago Sirens--1976 to 1977
Cleveland Brewers--at least 1978 to late 1980s
Cleveland USA Daredevils--early 1970s
Columbus Pacesetters--1973 to 1988
Dallas Bluebonnets--circa 1972 to 1975
Dallas-Fort Worth Shamrocks--circa 1974 to 1979
Dayton Fillies--1974
Detroit Demons--1974 to 1978
Detroit Fillies--early 1970s
Grand Rapids Carpenters--1980s
Hollywood Stars--1978 to 1979
Houston Her-ricanes--1976 to 1981
Kalamazoo Rainbows--mid-1980s
Lansing Unicorns
Lawton Tornadoes--1978 to 1979
Long Beach Queens--1978 to 1979
Long Island Hurricanes (a.k.a. Her-ricanes)--mid-1970s
Los Angeles Dandelions--1973 to 1980
Los Angeles Scandals--1984/85
Mesa American Girls--1978
Middletown Mavericks--1976 to mid-1980s
Midwest Cowgirls--early 1970s
New York Fillies--1972 to circa 1974
Oklahoma City Dolls--1976 to 1979, 1982 revival attempt.
Pasadena Roses--1975 to 1978
Philadelphia Queen Bees--1976 to 1977
Phoenix Cowgirls--1978
Pittsburgh Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Powderkegs
Redmond Sex Killers--1979
San Antonio Flames--1976
San Antonio Rose--1976
San Diego Lobos--1975 to 1976
San Jose Ravens--mid-1970s
Seattle Lakers--1979
Southland Cowgirls--1978 to 1979
Texas Fireflies--mid-1970s
Toledo Furies--1983 to 1987
Toledo Troopers--1971 to 1979
Toronto Canadian Belles--early 1970s
Tucson Wild Kittens--1978
Tulsa Babes--1976 to 1978

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