The Canadian Football League expanded with U.S. teams in 1993-5. This quirky #CFL experiment had trading cards! Curation & alt-football takes by @Tannerman.
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19 Mar 2024
2 seasons with Gold Miners; previously with #WorldLeague's #BirminghamFire. #WLAF's 4th-leading receiver in 1992 w/706 yds on 57 rec. Career: 107 passes for 1,447 yds & 4 TDs.
Willie Bouyer #SacramentoGoldMiners - 1993 #JOGO #CFL #103
#CFLUSACards #TradingCards #Football
ALT A trading card featuring an American football player mid-action on the field, with the text "JOGO Incorporated" at the top and the player's name "Willie Bouyer '93" at the bottom along with a small illustration of a helmet.
ALT Trading card text for Willie Bouyer #80, a wide receiver with specs and career highlights, including his previous teams like the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and Michigan State University, as well as information on his performance in the World League.
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And #CFLFamily rejoiced...
15 Jul 2024
NEWS | General Manager and Head Coach Chris Jones has been relieved of his duties.
Assistant General Manager Geroy Simon has been named interim general manager and Jarious Jackson becomes the interim head coach.
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16 Jul 2024
In 41 games, Chris Jones won a grand total of 8 games
In 18 games, we won 5
@GoElks have you thought of hiring Ron Meyer next?
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10 Jun 2024
Cameras inside Command Center are pointless without transparency and context. Stop pretending #CFL.
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8 Jun 2024
You can take the chip out of the ball, but you can't the 90s out of these uniforms!
#CFL #CFLUSACards
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7 Jun 2024
As we head into halftime, here's a random trading card from the #CFL's American expansion...
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7 Jun 2024
The @CFL season opener IS HERE!
The @MTLAlouettes take on the @Wpg_BlueBombers LIVE NOW on @CBSSportsNet π€
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Great day for sports. Of course #CFL gets top billing, with apologies to NBA finals game 1.
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7 Jun 2024
For the past few seasons, the sponsor for TSN's coverage of #CFL games on Thursday nights used to be 7-Eleven, but for the 2024 season, the sponsor has changed to @NewYorkFries!
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6 Jun 2024
San Antonio Texans (1995)
Relocated from Sacramento, the team played only one season in the CFL. The Texans were the southernmost team to ever play in the league.
The team finished second in its Division in 1995 but lost in the Division Finals.
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6 Jun 2024
Memphis Mad Dogs (1995)
Originally called the Memphis Hound Dogs when the estate of Elvis Presley was involved, the name was changed when the estate backed out.
The team drew less than 10,000 fans a game and missed the playoffs in its only season.
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6 Jun 2024
Birmingham Barracudas (1995)
In the team's first home game, 31,000 fans came out to watch the team. Attendance started high, but by the end of the season an average of 9,000 fans were showing up. The team made the playoffs but lost in the Division Semi-Finals.
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6 Jun 2024
Shreveport Pirates (1994 - 1995)
The smallest US market to host a CFL team, the team had a loyal following among its fans. Despite the loyal support, the team was not successful on the field, missing the playoffs in both seasons. The team folded after the 1995 season.
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6 Jun 2024
Baltimore Stallions (1994 - 1995)
Easily the most successful of the American franchises in the CFL, the team featured four future Hall of Famers. In 1995, the team became the first, & only, American team to win the Grey Cup. Only months later, the team moved to Montreal.
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6 Jun 2024
Las Vegas Posse (1994)
Playing out of Sam Boyd Stadium, in the team's only CFL season, it finished sixth. In the team's penultimate home game, only 2,350 showed up, a record low in the CFL. The last "home" game for the team was played in Edmonton due to the team folding.
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Sacramento Gold Miners (1993 - 1995)
It was the first American team in the CFL, the first American team to host a CFL game and the first American team to record a win in the CFL.
The team finished fifth in 1993 & 1994 and moved to San Antonio in 1995.
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