Arkansas Diamonds

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Arkansas Diamonds
First Season
1966
Team History
Arkansas Diamonds (1966-70)
Conference/Division
Continental Football League (1968-69)
  • Atlantic Division (1969)
  • Central Division (1968)
Venue
War Memorial Stadium (1968-69)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Arkansas Diamonds were a professional American football team based in Little Rock, Arkansas. They began play in 1966 as an independent, semi-professional club until they joined the Continental Football League for its 1968 season. The CoFL ceased operations after its 1969 season and the Diamonds officially folded in March 1970.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1968
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Week 2 September 7 at Oklahoma City Plainsmen Taft Stadium
Week 5 September 28 at Orlando Panthers Tangerine Bowl
Week 9 October 26 at Charleston Rockets Laidley Field
1969
Week 2 September 6 at Orlando Panthers Tangerine Bowl
Week 6 October 4 at Omaha Mustangs Rosenblatt Stadium
Week 10 November 1 vs. Chicago Owls War Memorial Stadium
Week 11 November 8 at Norfolk Neptunes Foreman Field
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Continental Football League
Teams Brooklyn Dodgers/Akron Vulcans • Alabama Hawks • Arkansas Diamonds • Charleston Rockets • Chicago Owls • Dallas Rockets • Eugene Bombers • Fort Worth Braves • Hartford Charter Oaks • Indianapolis Capitols • Jersey Jays • Long Beach Admirals • Mexico Golden Aztecs • Michigan Arrows/Tri-City Apollos • Fort Wayne Warriors/Montreal Beavers • Newark Bears/Orlando Panthers • Norfolk Neptunes • Ohio Valley Ironmen • Oklahoma Thunderbirds • Oklahoma City Plainsmen • Omaha Mustangs • Orange County Ramblers • Philadelphia Bulldogs • Portland Loggers • Quad-Cities Raiders/Las Vegas Cowboys • Rhode Island Indians • Richmond Rebels • Sacramento Buccaneers/Capitols • San Antonio Toros • San Jose Apaches • Seattle Rangers • Texarkana Titans • Toronto Rifles • Victoria Steelers/Spokane Shockers • West Texas Rufneks
Seasons 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
Venues Anaheim Stadium • Autostade • Bethel Park • Bush Stadium • City Stadium • Dillon Stadium • Downing Stadium • Foreman Field • Hughes Stadium • Joe Albi Stadium • Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Laidley Field • Memorial Stadium • Roffino Stadium • Rubber Bowl • Soldier Field • Temple Stadium • War Memorial Stadium • Varsity Stadium
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