Ohio Valley Ironmen

Ohio Valley Ironmen

First Season
1962
Team History
Ohio Valley Ironmen (1968-69) Wheeling Ironmen (1962-67)
Conference/Division
Continental Football League (1965-69) Central Division (1969) Atlantic Division (1968) Atlantic South Division (1967) Western Division (1966) Eastern Division (1965) United Football League (1962-64)
Venue
Wheeling Stadium (1962-69)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Ohio Valley Ironmen were a professional American football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. The team began play in 1962 as a member of the United Football League, where they played for three seasons until that league dissolved. The Ironmen won the UFL championship during their first two seasons in the league.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
Wheeling Ironmen
1965
Week 1	August 14	at Toronto Rifles	Varisty Stadium
Week 2	August 22	vs. Newark Bears	Wheeling Stadium
Week 3	August 29	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 4	September 5	vs. Fort Wayne Warriors	Wheeling Stadium
Week 8	October 3	vs. Toronto Rifles	Wheeling Stadium
Week 9	October 9	at Philadelphia Bulldogs	Temple Stadium
Week 12	October 31	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Wheeling Stadium
Week 13	November 7	vs. Charleston Rockets	Wheeling Stadium
1967
preseason	August 12	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 7	October 7	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 8	October 15	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Wheeling Stadium
Ohio Valley Ironmen
1968
Week 2	September 8	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Wheeling Stadium
Week 4	September 21	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 6	October 5	at Alabama Hawks	Milton Frank Stadium
Week 7	October 12	at Charleston Rockets	Laidley Field
Week 8	October 20	vs. Oklahoma City Plainsmen	Wheeling Stadium
Week 9	October 26	at Orlando Panthers	Tangerine Bowl
Week 12	November 17	vs. Orlando Panthers	Wheeling Stadium
1969
preseason	August 23	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 2	September 7	vs. Jersey Jays	Wheeling Stadium
Week 3	September 13	at Norfolk Neptunes	Foreman Field
Week 4	September 20	at Tri-City Apollos	Midland Stadium
Week 9	October 26	vs. Norfolk Neptunes	Wheeling Stadium

Seasons

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