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Archived Guestbook: Page 17
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| Wednesday 01/26/2000 6:25:17am | |
| Name: | Lyle Skrapek |
| E-Mail: | bonneywalters@usa.net |
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| Referred By: | Signing another Guestbook |
| Location: | Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
| Comments: | Cool Site!!! I like looking at defunct AFL, NFL & CFL teams!!! Good info!!!! |
| Wednesday 01/26/2000 1:18:20am | |
| Name: | Mike De Carlo |
| E-Mail: | mjdecarlo@yahoo.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Pennsauken, NJ |
| Comments: | I was only five when the league was around butI remember watching Bell
games on TV. "Actor" Tim Rossavich used to play for them. This is a great site..... |
| Saturday 01/22/2000 9:48:38pm | |
| Name: | BISHOP BOYD |
| E-Mail: | CYNTHIASLUVA@HOTBOT.COM |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | CHICAGO |
| Comments: | I REMEMBER THE WFL ALL TOO WELL.LARRY CSONKA,JIM KIICK,& PAUL WARFIELD MADE QUITE ACOMMOTION WHEN THEY LEFT THE NFL TO PLAY FOR THE WFL.THE CHICAGO FIRE STANDS OUT IN MY MIND HERE BECAUSE THEY PLAYED IN SOLDIER FIELD WHERE THE BEARS PLAYED,HENCE ME BECOMING A FIRE FAN BEFORE I BECAME A BEAR FAN,BECAUSE THE FIRE WON GAMES & WERE MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE BEARS. VIRGIL CARTER WAS A FAV FIRE PLAYER OF MINE.WONDER WHERE HE IS THESE DAYS???? |
| Monday 01/17/2000 6:53:08pm | |
| Name: | Mark Mitchell |
| E-Mail: | mitchmark@hotmail.com |
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| Referred By: | From a Friend |
| Location: | Memphis Tn |
| Comments: | Being from Memphis people always ask me about Elvis. While I never saw him in concert he always attended the WFL games. He would always be introduced by the pa announcer and would lean out of the press box and wave to the crowd. He really loved football. |
| Monday 01/17/2000 5:10:14am | |
| Name: | Steven Herbert |
| E-Mail: | StvHerbert@aol.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Comments: | The World Football League was mentioned in the January 2, 2000 New York
Times in a roundup of failed 20th century professional sports leagues. Here
is what was written about the WFL: World Football League, 1974-75 The Memphis Southmen had a grizzly bear cub as their mascot. During one game, the cub playfully chewed through the insulation of a wire lying on the ground; when he got to the core he gave himself a terrific shock that threw him over on his back and shorted out the stadium scoreboard for 10 minutes. The week before the 1975 season finale, the Hawaiians, who played in Honolulu, asked their players to take pay cuts to save the franchise. Both quarterbacks refused and quit. Two days before the game, the team recruited two replacements: Milt Holt, who had played at Harvard, and Jim Fassel, who had been a player-coach for the Hawaiians in their first year. Holt was taken from a desk job at Honolulu City Hall, and Fassel, now the head coach of the Giants, had been driving a truck in Los Angeles. The Hawaiians lost to the Southern California Sun, 26-7. I posted the preceeding to the World Football League mailing list. I hope more visitors to this site will sign up for it. Just go to onelist.com, search for World Football League and sign up. |
| Thursday 01/06/2000 3:04:59pm | |
| Name: | Steven Herbert |
| E-Mail: | StvHerbert@aol.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Comments: | I have just e-mailed the Los Angeles Times obituary and a column on
Tom Fears, the Pro Football Hall of Fame member who was the Southern California
Sun's head coach, to the World Football League mailing list. Both mention
the Sun. You can join the list by going the www.onelist.com. Both stories should be part of the list archive at that site. |
| Wednesday 01/05/2000 1:09:49am | |
| Name: | Paul Hough |
| E-Mail: | hough@localnet.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Net Search |
| Location: | NY |
| Comments: | Memories------ great fun to look back on this old WFL league. |
| Monday 01/03/2000 0:30:27am | |
| Name: | Gary Grabowski |
| E-Mail: | garygrabowski@prodigy.net |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | West Allis, WI |
| Comments: | Watched the WFL games on WGN. Mabel another Black Label....was a sponsor! |
| Monday 12/27/1999 7:59:55am | |
| Name: | Frank Ingram |
| E-Mail: | frankcingram@yahoo.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Redwood City, CA |
| Comments: | Followed the WFL with great interest, especially the Southern California Sun and Darrel Lamonica. Would love to see an alternative league to the NFL make a go of it. Am very much intersted in purchasing replica helmets. |
| Friday 12/17/1999 8:05:57am | |
| Name: | Dr Tacks |
| E-Mail: | drtacks@yahoo.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Chicago |
| Comments: | 1974 CHICAGO FIRE WHISKEY BOTTLE!!!!! I have, for sale, an Ezra Brooks Whiskey 1974 Chicago Fire Bottle. It is shaped like the Fire's Logo and has the 1974 schedule on the back. So untouched there's still whiskey in it. Make me an offer. I have pictures available. |
| Thursday 12/09/1999 5:25:16pm | |
| Name: | A J Konig |
| E-Mail: | angus747@geocities.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Honolulu, now living in Northern California |
| Comments: | Saw Hawaiian's games against the Philidelphia Bell and Southern California Sun in 1975. |
| Wednesday 12/08/1999 5:52:26pm | |
| Name: | Antonio Abate |
| E-Mail: | eyeambones@aol.com |
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| Referred By: | Lycos |
| Location: | Albany, NY |
| Comments: | Great site-I am just wondering. I sent some emails out, and have not heard a response yet. I am desperately looking for game tapes from the WFL. Anybody with info they can give me will be greatly appreciated. |
| Wednesday 12/08/1999 12:21:10am | |
| Name: | Jim Gumm |
| E-Mail: | jimgumm@yahoo.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Net Search |
| Location: | Cleveland, Tennessee |
| Comments: | I've always been interested in both the WFL and the USFL. I'm the host of a radio sports call-in show in Chattanooga and have used both the WFL and USFL in trivia questions. It is a shame that so many people have forgotten about the WFL. Many people will hear "WFL" and they think about NFL Europe. I still believe that an alternative professionl football league can be successful in the United States. Cities such as Birmingham, Memphis, Orlando, San Antonio and Portland could support football on a smaller scale. If a city could just average around 30,000 in attendance, then a WFL or a USFL league could gain some credibility and a league with conservative owners would be a success. Great site. I really like the uniforms and helmets. |
| Wednesday 12/01/1999 8:31:49pm | |
| Name: | P.F. Wilson |
| E-Mail: | pnt92@juno.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Cincinnati, OH |
| Comments: | What a cool page! I love defucnt leagues/teams etc. I quried Sports Illustrated about an article on the 25th anniversary, but never heard back. I'm a writer. I'll be visiting this page A LOT!!! |
| Sunday 11/28/1999 5:33:41pm | |
| Name: | Steven Herbert |
| E-Mail: | StvHerbert@aol.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Beverly Hills, California |
| Comments: | What was the date of the Hawaiians at Southern California Sun 1974 World
Football League playoff game? Its 25th anniversary either just passed or
is coming up. I remember exactly where I was when I listened to its fourth
quarter--my bathtub. I think that was a sign of the greatness of the World Football League and the early-to-mid 1970s. I doubt I would remember for 25 years where I listened to a current National Football League game. A mistake Sun announcer Tom Harmon (the 1940 Heisman Trophy winner) made helps me remember where I was. With just a few minutes left and The Hawaiians assured of victory he said, "If The Hawaiians win, they'll stay in the United States and play in Birmingham next week." I was shocked because I knew there was no way the Sun could come overcome a 32-14 deficit. However, I was more shocked Harmon did not know Hawaii was part of the United States and had been so since the late 19th century. One play when by and Harmon's color commentator, Marlin McKeever, said, "Tom, what you meant was that The Hawaiians will stay in the continental United States. Hawaii is part of the United States." Also, what was the date of the World Bowl? My final question is, "Where are you now King Corcoran?" in reference to the Philadelphia Bell quarterback. I will elaborate on that in my next posting. It is time for me to prepare to head to the Tennessee-UCLA women's basketball which I will be covering for The Associated Press. I doubt it will be as memorable as the Hawaiians-Sun playoff game but this is where the differences between being a reporter and fan and being 38 and 13 figure in. (Ironically, the same reporter who covered the Sun for the Los Angeles Times, Earl Gustkey, may well be at the Tennessee-UCLA game because he is now The Times women's basketball reporter.) Thanks, Steven Herbert P. S. Please feel free to post responses to create greater feedback, but also e-mail me your responses because I do not check in here much. P. P. S. I apologize for this appearing as one long copy block. I do not think there is an alternative to this. |
| Friday 11/26/1999 11:33:20pm | |
| Name: | Danny Walden |
| E-Mail: | dwalden@austindesigns.com |
| Homepage Title: | Austin Diversified Services |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.austindesigns.com |
| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Dyersburg, TN |
| Comments: | I have been a fan of the WFL since it began. I attended all the Memphis Southmen's home games and have newspaper articles on all the games and the end of the league. I even have the news ticker copy from the local radio station when the league ended. I made banners, shot home movies of the games and have a WFL football autographed by Czonka, Kickk and Warfield that I am very proud of. I would be glad to talk to any fans who remember the league as the alternative to the NFL and how many young men got to play professional football in the smaller TV markets. |
| Friday 11/26/1999 11:25:20pm | |
| Name: | Danny Walden |
| E-Mail: | dwalden@austindesigns.com |
| Homepage Title: | Austin Diversified Services |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.austindesigns.com |
| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Dyersburg, TN |
| Comments: | My sons, Evan and Ian, and I were surfing through ebay and found your site. I was a season ticket holder and attended all the Memphis Southmen home football games. I have a WFL football autographed by the team after Czonka, Kickk, and Warfield arrived in Memphis. I have ticket stubs and programs from nearly all the home games. I was a big fan and enjoyed all the games. I have banners and some home movies of some day games. I would be glad to talk with others about the WFL and those days of pro football in the smaller TV markets. |
| Wednesday 11/24/1999 6:41:21pm | |
| Name: | Jeff |
| E-Mail: | jstofa@tech.belcan.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
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| Comments: | Enjoyed this page. I am looking for game film from the Jacksonville
Shark days. Especially the Sharks vs. the Colorado Ice Storm in the Bowl
game. Any other film that year would be great. Please e-mail me with any
info. I believe the years were 1974 & 1975. Thanks. |
| Wednesday 11/24/1999 3:05:08am | |
| Name: | Eric Armstrong |
| E-Mail: | armie@swko.net |
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| Referred By: | AngelFire |
| Location: | Liberal, KS |
| Comments: | My Dad played for the Chicago Fire and I just wanted to look up info. that pertained to his years with the Fire. If you have any info that you can send me, I would appreciate it. His name was JD Armstrong. Thank you for you time and consideration. |
| Friday 11/19/1999 3:45:37pm | |
| Name: | Timothy W. Hayden |
| E-Mail: | twayne_1959@yahoo.com |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Ranson, West Virginia |
| Comments: | Very Enjoyable site. I was a big fan of the WFL back in 1974 and 1975. I still have a letter from the Commisioner's office previewing the upcoming season for 1975. I also have quite a file of old news clippings from both seasons. If they could be of any research value please let me know, Thanks. |
| Saturday 11/06/1999 8:17:37pm | |
| Name: | Steven Herbert |
| E-Mail: | StvHerbert@aol.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | Beverly Hills, CA |
| Comments: | There was an excellent site on the World Football League, the World
Football League Hall of Fame, located at http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stands/9939/WFL/index.php It has disappeared. Does anyone know its new address? Please e-mail me. |
| Wednesday 11/03/1999 2:10:13pm | |
| Name: | Ryan Rathje |
| E-Mail: | rathjerj@hotmail.com |
| Homepage Title: | |
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| Referred By: | Just Surfed On In |
| Location: | MI & WA |
| Comments: | My father played for the Wheels, and I've always wanted to know more about the WFL, since I was only 1 yr. at the time. Great site! If any one would know how to get a hold of some game films drop me an email. |
| Monday 10/25/1999 4:30:49pm | |
| Name: | jwolf |
| E-Mail: | jwolf@riverwolf.com |
| Homepage Title: | RiverWolf Community |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.riverwolf.com |
| Referred By: | Net Search |
| Location: | NC |
| Comments: | I am a memorabelia collector.... and I have a complete set of WFL helmets for sale.... they will be listed in my site classifieds and on Ebay... thanks for doing this site -- used to go to all the Carolina games..... fond memories. |
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