World Football League

The World Football League (WFL) was a short-lived professional American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The league folded midway through its second season, in 1975.

Franchises

Franchise	Location	Venue	Years
Birmingham Americans	Birmingham, Alabama	Legion Field	1974
Birmingham Vulcans	Birmingham, Alabama	Legion Field	1975
New York Stars Charlotte Hornets	New York City, New York Charlotte, North Carolina	Downing Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium	1974 1974-75
Chicago Fire	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	1974
Chicago Winds	Chicago, Illinois	Soldier Field	1975
Detroit Wheels	Detroit, Michigan	Rynearson Stadium	1974
The Hawaiians	Honolulu, Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium	1974-75
Jacksonville Express	Jacksonville, Florida	Gator Bowl	1975
Jacksonville Sharks	Jacksonville, Florida	Gator Bowl	1974
Memphis Southmen	Memphis, Tennessee	Memphis Memorial Stadium	1974-75
Philadelphia Bell	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	John F. Kennedy Stadium Franklin Field	1974 1975
Portland Storm	Portland, Oregon	Civic Stadium	1974
Portland Thunder	Portland, Oregon	Civic Stadium	1975
Florida Blazers San Antonio Wings	Orlando, Florida San Antonio, Texas	Orlando Stadium Alamo Stadium	1974 1975
Houston Texans Shreveport Steamer	Houston, Texas Shreveport, Louisiana	Downing Stadium State Fair Stadium	1974 1974-75
Southern California Sun	Anaheim, California	Anaheim Stadium	1974-75

See also

• WFL league publications

Seasons

1970s	1974 • 1975