Category: AAA Football Leagues

June 5, 2020

American Patriot League 2018-2020

American Patriot League Logo-Website Header Combo [Ref: 6]

Teams

North / West (Liberty Division?)	South (Freedom Division?)
Canton (Ohio)	Daytona Beach (Florida)
Ypsilanti (Michigan)	Mobile (Alabama)
Sacramento (California)	Shreveport (Louisiana)
???	Houston (Texas)

American Patriot League Teams 2018-2020 [Ref: 1]

Management

Role	Name
Managing Director	Keon Lattimore
Managing Director	Marques Ogden
Managing Director	Bob Golic
Director of Football Operations	David Holloway

American Patriot League Teams 2018-2020 [Ref: 4]

Report

The American Patriot League was founded in 2018 by the World Professional Football Association with the intention of starting an 8-team spring league, with teams playing a 14-game regular season, followed by three rounds of playoffs culminating in the Championship game, to be held in the city of Canton, Ohio, where the National Football League was founded in 1920.

The teams were to be in Daytona Beach (Florida), Mobile (Alabama), Houston (Texas), Shreveport (Louisiana), Sacramento (California), Canton (Ohio) and Ypsilanti (Michigan) with an eighth team to be announced as of 5 June 2020. Teams were to be arranged in two Divisions: Liberty and Freedom.

There had been no updates on the site or social media since a post on Facebook on January 18, 2019, announcing teams 5 and 6 (Houston and Canton). The management team included former NFL Players Bob Golic (13 years NFL) and Marques Ogden (5 years NFL).

References

Websites

[1] American Patriot League (2020) APL Teams [Internet] Available from: https://aplfootball.us/teams [Accessed 20 May 2020]

[2] American Patriot League (2020) APL Championship [Internet] Available from: https://aplfootball.us/championship [Accessed 20 May 2020]

[3] American Patriot League (2020) APL Info [Internet] Available from: https://aplfootball.us/about [Accessed 20 May 2020]

[4] American Patriot League (2020) APL Management [Internet] Available from: https://aplfootball.us/about/management [Accessed 20 May 2020]

Social Media

[5] American Patriot League | Facebook (2020) Home [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/americanpatriotleague/ [Accessed 20 May 2020]

Images

[6] American Patriot League (2020) combo-header [Internet] Available from: https://aplfootball.us/assets/gfx/combo-header.png [Accessed 20 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rick Kelley & Kim Kelley.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 June 2020

May 14, 2020

California Winter League 1928

Final Standings 1928

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*New York Yankees	6	3	2	1	42	39	.600
*Cleveland Bulldogs	5	2	2	1	38	34	.500
Los Angeles Wildcats	4	2	1	1	19	12	.667
Duluth Giants	3	0	2	1	19	33	.000

California Winter League Final Standings 1928 [Ref: Compiled from results in 1]

Reference: Compiled from Results in [1] Note: Includes Championship Game.

Championship Game

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship Game
05.02.1928	New York Yankees	13	Cleveland Bulldogs	6

California Winter League Championship Game 1928 [Ref: 1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
02.01.1928	Los Angeles Wildcats	6	New York Yankees	0
	Week 2
08.01.1928	Los Angeles Wildcats	7	New York Yankees	0
08.01.1928	Duluth Giants	6	Cleveland Bulldogs	13
	Week 3
15.01.1928	Los Angeles Wildcats	6	Cleveland Bulldogs	12
15.01.1928	Duluth Giants	0	New York Yankees	7
	Week 4
22.01.1928	New York Yankeees	9	Cleveland Bulldogs	7
22.01.1928	Los Angeles Wildcats	c	Duluth Giants	c
	Week 5
29.01.1928	Los Angeles Wildcats	0	Cleveland Bulldogs	0
29.01.1928	Duluth Giants	13	New York Yankees	13

California Winter League Results 1928 [Ref: 1]

Report

In the Winter of January-February 1927 & 1928, some of the top teams in the National Football League & American Football League played in a Winter League in California, following the end of the Fall (Autumn) NFL & AFL seasons. The teams included star players from college teams in California and were dubbed after the teams’ star NFL & AFL players. e.g. the Nevers Eskimoes were the Duluth Eskimoes of the NFL with star player, Ernie Nevers.

For the second year in a row the Duluth Eskimoes and New York Yankees ended their seasons by competing in a Winter League in California over January and February 1928. They were joined this time by the Cleveland Bulldogs.

There were no Pacific Coast Football League teams this year, however, the Duluth Eskimoes included many Californian College players on their roster, and were dubbed Nevers-Imlay Giants by the press (after their two star players – Ernie Nevers of the Eskimoes and Tut Imlay from the Californian Colleges). The Los Angeles Wildcats, previously of the American Football League, named Wilson’s Wildcats by the Press, made up the final team in the four team league.

The Wildcats won their opening two fixtures against the Yankees, before dropping a game to the Cleveland Bulldogs. Their fourth game, against the Duluth Giants was cancelled, and they tied their last game 0-0 with the Bulldogs.

The Yankees recovered from their defeats to the Wildcats to defeat the Bulldogs and tie with the Giants, and the Bulldogs had started their season with a win over the Giants and Wildcats, before losing to the Yankees and tying their last game.

Despite being the best team on the circuit for the second year in a row, the Los Angeles Wildcats were not invited to the season ending Finale, their place insted going to the Yankees as they were a better draw for the fans, even though they had lost both games to the LA team.

The Yankees made no mistake in their second California Winter League Finale, winning 13-6 against Friedmann’s Bulldogs.

The League was essentially a AAA League/Major League Rival to the NFL from 1927-1928, featuring both star NFL & AFL teamxs and players and teams and players from the Semi-Pro Pacific Coast Football League and Californian College players.

Teams & Star Players

Team	NFL/AFL/PCFL Team	Star Players
Grange’s Yankees	New York Yankees (NFL Fall 1927)	Red Grange
Wilson’s Wildcats	Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL)	Wildcat Wilson
Friedman’s Bulldogs	Cleveland Bulldogs (NFL)	Benny Friedman
Nevers-Imlay Giants	Duluth Eskimoes (NFL) & Californian College Players	Ernie Nevers & Tut Imlay (College Player)

California Winter League 1928 [Ref: 1]

Reference: [1]

Bob Gill (2009) Seasons in the Sun – The California winter league of 1927 and ’28 The Coffin Corner Volume 31,No. 1, Pro Football Researchers Association (2009)[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner00’s/CC-31-1.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 14 May 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

May 14, 2020

California Winter League 1927

CWL 1927

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Los Angeles Buccaneers (C)	5	3	2	0	56	43	.600
New York Yankees	4	2	2	0	74	43	.500
Los Angeles Wildcats	2	2	0	0	45	7	1.000
Duluth Eskimoes	5	2	3	0	39	34	.400
Hollywood Generals	3	1	2	0	19	79	.333
California All-Stars	3	1	2	0	9	36	.333

California Winter League 1927 [Ref: Compiled from Results in: 1]

Note: Includes Championship Series (C) Champions.

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Championship Series
30.01.1927	New York Yankees	14	Los Angeles Buccaneers	0
06.02.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	7	New York Yankees	6

California Winter League Championship series 1927 [Ref: 1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
18.12.1927	California All-Stars	0	Duluth Eskimoes	19
25.12.1927	Hollywood Generals	6	Duluth Eskimoes	3
26.12.1927	California All-Stars	9	Duluth Eskimoes	7
02.01.1927	California All-Stars	0	Duluth Eskimoes	10
09.01.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	19	Duluth Eskimoes	0
09.01.1927	Los Angeles Wildcats	28	Hollywood Generals	7
16.01.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	30	New York Yankees	6
23.01.1927	Hollywood Generals	6	New York Yankees	48
23.01.1927	Los Angeles Wildcats	17	Los Angeles Buccaneers	0

Report

The Duluth Eskimoes opened with 19-0 victory over the California All-Stars, a Pacific Coast Football League All-Star team made up of players from the Oakland and San Francisco franchises. They then lost to both the Hollywood Generals and California All-Stars, before winning the third match against the All-Stars, and finishing their tour with a loss to the Los Angeles Buccaneers (dubbed Muller’s Californians by the Press). The Los Angeles Wildcats also beat the Hollywood Generals on that day.

The New York Yankees, with star player, Red Grange then started their tour the following week (16 January 1927), with a loss to the Los Angeles Buccaneers, and then beating the Hollywood Generals. The same day the Los Angeles Wildcats beat the Los Angeles Buccaneers 17-0, but were not invited to the season ending series of games as they were not the draw the organizers wanted.

Instead, the Los Angeles Buccaneers met the New York Yankees for a shot at the title, and lost the first match 14-0, before winning the second, and last match 7-6, to finish the seson with three wins, and the unofficial Champions.

Teams & Star Players

Team	NFL/AFL/PCFL Team	Star Players
Muller’s Californians	Los Angeles Buccaneers (NFL)	Brick Muller
Wilson’s Wildcats	Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL)	Wildcat Wilson
Grange’s Yankees	New York Yankees (AFL Fall 1926)	Red Grange
Nevers’ Eskimoes	Duluth Eskimoes (NFL)	Ernie Nevers
Hollywood Generals	Hollywood Generals (PCFL)	Semi-Pro Team
California All-Stars	Oakland and San Francisco (PCFL)	Semi-Pro Team

California Winter League Teams and Star Players 1927 [Ref: 1]

Reference: [1]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 14 May 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

May 3, 2020

Pacific Pro Football 2020

Pacific Pro Football Logo [Ref: 2]

Teams

Teams	Teams
Los Angeles County	Ventura County
Orange County	San Diego County

Pacific Pro League Teams 2020 [Ref: 1]

Report

Pacific Pro League is an intended AAA Professional American Football, which was to begin play in 2020 with teams in four Southern California counties: Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Orange County and San Diego County, where the league is headquartered.

In an era where each new AAA or AA Pro League has a different angle the Pacific Pro said it would employ players straight out of high school, who don’t want or cannot play in college..

Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee teamed up with Jamie Hemann, former President of the NFL Network, and three-time Super Bowl Champion Ed McCaffrey to fill the Pro void between High School and the National Football League.

After the League launches in 2020, the plan is expansion, first by putting four teams on the East coast by 2023, and then by 2025 to have a 12 team league by filling in the middle. The League will play an 8-game schedule during July and August, although the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) may place a block on the league starting in 2020, and there has been no official announcement on the site, which is down, as of 3 May 2020.

References

Websites

[1] Fox 5 San Diego | Wayback Machine (2020) Pacific Pro Football League is looking to make roots in San Diego by 2020 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 10 April 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] Sports Business Daily (2018) Pacific Pro Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/-/media/Images/Daily/2018/02/28/Pac-Pro.ashx?mw=405&hash=834433D0660C338DB50EEFE36ADF225CA19C2972 [Accessed 3 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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Last Updated: 3 May 2020

April 15, 2020

Fan Ownership League 2001

Proposed FOL Cities

FOL Cities

Seattle

Philadelphia

New Orleans

Washington DC

Fan Ownership League [Ref: 1]

Report

The Fan Ownership League was a brief attempt by United States Football League founder Dave Dixon to start another Major League / AAA rival American Football League to the NFL.

It had four planned cities: Seattle, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Washington DC, but the emergence of another rival league, the International Football Federation, saw the two leagues consider merging, although it was a third league, the XFL, with its multi-million dollar NBC TV contract which put an end to both leagues.

References

[1] Remember the IFF (2020) Home [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/remembertheiff/home [Accessed 15 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ed Murphy

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April 11, 2020

Stars Football League 2011-2013

Stars Football League Logo [Ref: 1]

Stars FL 2011

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
New Orleans Jazz	2	2	0	0	36	15	4
Daytona Beach Racers	1	1	0	0	31	28	2
Michigan Coyotes	1	0	1	0	6	21	0
Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	2	0	2	0	37	46	0

Stars Football League Standings 2011 [Ref: Compiled from results in: 3-5]

Note: The Results of 3 matches currently unknown

Stars FL 2012

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Daytona Beach Racers	2	2	0	0	22	9	4
+Ft. Myers Swampdogs	2	1	1	0	23	16	2
+Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	2	0	2	0	0	20	0

Stars Football League Standings 2012 [Ref: Compiled from Results in: 6-8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
14.07.2012	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	21	Ft. Myers Swampdogs	10
	SFL Championship Game		Presidents Cup I
28.07.2012	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	14	Daytone Beach Racers	16

Stars Football League Playoffs 2012 [Ref: 9-11]

Stars FL 2013

	P	W	L	T	Pts
*Miami Ironmen	3	3	0	0	6
*Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	3	2	1	0	4
*Pompano Beach Swampdogs	3	1	2	0	2
Daytone Beach Racers	3	0	3	0	1

Stars Football League Final Standings 2013 [Ref: Compiled from results in: 12-16]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
02.07.2013	Pompano Beach Swamp Dogs	12	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	8
02.07.2013	Miami Ironmen	14	Daytona Beach Racers	0
	SFL Championship Game		President’s Trophy II
06.07.2013	Miami Ironmen	21	Pompano Beach Swampdogs	6

Stars Football League Playoffs 2013 [Ref: 17-19]

Report

The 2011 Stars Football League played 6 matches between 4 teams from 3 states [Ref: 5]. There was no Championship Game in the inaugural season, which was wrapped up in front of 1,900 fans at Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, when the hometown Jazz beat the Michigan Coyotes 21-6. [Ref: 5]

The second Stars Football League season in 2012 featured three teams in Southern Florida, playing a 2-game schedule each, with all three teams making the Playoffs. The Fort Lauderdale Barracudas, taking homefield advantage in the Semi-Final, beat the Ft. Myers Swampdogs 21-10, to advance to the first Stars Football League Championship Game, which was also held in Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Ft. Lauderdale. [Ref: 6-9]

Having failed to score during the regular season, the Barracudas again put up a much better showing in the President’s Trophy Championship Game, but this time fell short, with the Daytona Beach Swampdogs winning 16-14. [Ref: 9-11]

The Stars Football League expanded to 4 teams for the 2013 season, adding the Miami Ironmen. The Ft. Myers Swampdogs moved to Pompano Beach, also Florida.

The Daytona Beach Racers, defending champions, were unable to repeat, losing all three regular season matches and losing to expansion side Miami Ironmen in the Playoffs. The Swampdogs defeated Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas 12-8 in the other Semi-Final. The Ironmen, who had gone 3-0 during the Regular Season, went all the way, completing a perfect season, winning the President’s Trophy II, 11-6 over Pompano Beach Swampdogs in the Championship Game. [Ref: 13-20]

About

The Stars Football League was a Professional Spring Football League that played from 2011 to 2013, primarily in Florida, but also in 2011 in New Orleans (Louisiana) and Michigan. It is notable for introducing a 1-2-3 Rule after touchdowns, whereby Conversions are worth 1 Point if Kicked, or 2 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 2 Yards out, and 3 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 10 Yards out. [Ref: 2]. In 2013 the 1-2-3 Point Rule became a 1234 Point Rule with 4 Points awarded for Passing or Running the ball into the endzone from 20 Yards out. [Ref: 12]

References

Images

[1] Stars Football League (2010) Stars Football League Logo [Internet] Available from:https://starsfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sflLogo.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Stars Football League (2011) SFL ANNOUNCES 1-2-3 RULE AFTER TOUCHDOWNS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-announces-1-2-3-rule-touchdowns/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[3] Stars Football League (2011) FOOTBALL HISTORY WAS MADE WHEN THE JAZZ-BARRACUDA GAME WAS TIED USING THE SFL’S UNIQUE 1-2-3 RULE. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/jazz-barracuda-game-tied-sfl-unique-1-2-3-rule/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[4] Stars Football League (2011) DAYTONA BEACH RACERS BEST FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS 31-28. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-ft-lauderdale-barracudas-31-28/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[5] Stars Football League (2011) SFL WRAPS UP FIRST SEASON THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ 21; THE MICHIGAN COYOTES 6. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/playing-spring-years-come/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[6] Stars Football League (2012) FT. MYERS SWAMP DOGS BEATS THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/ft-meyers-swamp-dogs-beats-ft-lauderdale-barracudas/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[7] Stars Football League (2012) DAYTONA BEACH RACERS RECORDS 1ST VICTORY OF THE YEAR [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-records-1st-victory-year/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[8] Stars Football League (2012) THE DAYTONA BEACH RACERS DEFEATS THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-beat-ft-lauderdale-barracudas/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[9] Stars Football League (2012) THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS DEFEAT THE FT. MYERS SWAMP DOGS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/ft-lauderdale-barracudas-defeat-ft-meyers-swamp-dogs/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[10] Stars Football League (2012) SFL’S FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/2572/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[11] Stars Football League (2012) THE SFL PRESIDENT’S CHAMPION TROPHY [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-presidents-champion-trophy/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[12] Stars Football League (2011) SFL GOES TO NEW 1234 POINT RULE [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-new1234-point-rule/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[13] Stars Football League (2013) SFL 2013 SCHEDULE FINALIZED [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-2013-schedule-finalized/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[14] Stars Football League (2013) THE SWAMPDOGS AND IRONMEN VICTORIOUS IN WEEK 1 [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/racers-ironmen-victorious-week-1/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[15] Stars Football League (2013) MIAMI IRONMEN LEAD STANDINGS AFTER DECISIVE VICTORY OVER DAYTONA [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/miami-ironmen-lead-standings/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[16] Stars Football League (2013) PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FINALIZED [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/playoff-playoff-schedule-finalized/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[17] Stars Football League (2013) TEAM INFO – DAYTONA BEACH RACERS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/team-info/daytona-beach-racers/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[18] Stars Football League (2013) MIAMI HEADED TO PRESIDENTS CUP GAME [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/miami-headed-presidents-cup-game/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[19] Stars Football League (2013) THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL PRESIDENTS CUP [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/stage-set-annual-presidents-cup/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[20] Stars Football League (2013) TEAM INFO – POMPANO BEACH SWAMPDOGS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/team-info/gm-head-coach-ft-myers-swampdogs-football-club/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham and Rebecca Martin

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 April 2020

April 11, 2020

Stars Football League 2013

Stars Football League Logo [Ref: 1]

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	Pts
*Miami Ironmen	3	3	0	0	6
*Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	3	2	1	0	4
*Pompano Beach Swampdogs	3	1	2	0	2
Daytone Beach Racers	3	0	3	0	1

Stars Football League Final Standings 2013 [Ref: Compiled from results in: 3-7]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
02.07.2013	Pompano Beach Racers	12	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	8
02.07.2013	Miami Ironmen	14	Daytona Beach Racers	0
	SFL Championship Game		President’s Trophy II
06.07.2013	Miami Ironmen	21	Pompano Beach Swampdogs	6

Stars Football League Playoffs 2013 [Ref: 8-10]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
08.06.2013	Daytona Beach Racers	L	Pompano Swampdogs	W
08.06.2013	Miami Ironmen	18	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	14
	Week 2
15.06.2013	Pompano Beach Swampdogs	L	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	W
15.06.2013	Miami Ironmen	42	Daytone Beach Racers	6
	Week 3
27.06.2013	Pompano Beach Swampdogs	2	Miami Ironmen	10
27.06.2013	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	7	Daytona Beach Racers	0

Stars Football League Regular Season Results 2013 [Ref: 3- 7]

Report

The Stars Football League expanded to 4 teams for the 2013 season, adding the Miami Ironmen. The Ft. Myers Swampdogs moved to Pompano Beach, also Florida.

About

The Stars Football League was a Professional Spring Football League that played from 2011 to 2013, primarily in Florida, but also in 2011 in New Orleans (Louisiana) and Michigan. It is notable for introducing a 1-2-3 Rule after touchdowns, whereby Conversions are worth 1 Point if Kicked, or 2 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 2 Yards out, and 3 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 10 Yards out. In 2013 the 1-2-3 Point Rule became a 1234 Point Rule with 4 Points awarded for Passing or Running the ball into the endzone from 20 Yards out. [Ref: 2]

References

Images

[1] Stars Football League (2010) Stars Football League Logo [Internet] Available from:https://starsfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sflLogo.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Stars Football League (2011) SFL GOES TO NEW 1234 POINT RULE [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-new1234-point-rule/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[3] Stars Football League (2013) SFL 2013 SCHEDULE FINALIZED [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-2013-schedule-finalized/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[4] Stars Football League (2013) THE SWAMPDOGS AND IRONMEN VICTORIOUS IN WEEK 1 [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/racers-ironmen-victorious-week-1/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[5] Stars Football League (2013) MIAMI IRONMEN LEAD STANDINGS AFTER DECISIVE VICTORY OVER DAYTONA [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/miami-ironmen-lead-standings/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[6] Stars Football League (2013) PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FINALIZED [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/playoff-playoff-schedule-finalized/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[7] Stars Football League (2013) TEAM INFO – DAYTONA BEACH RACERS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/team-info/daytona-beach-racers/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[8] Stars Football League (2013) MIAMI HEADED TO PRESIDENTS CUP GAME [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/miami-headed-presidents-cup-game/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[9] Stars Football League (2013) THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL PRESIDENTS CUP [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/stage-set-annual-presidents-cup/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[10] Stars Football League (2013) TEAM INFO – POMPANO BEACH SWAMPDOGS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/team-info/gm-head-coach-ft-myers-swampdogs-football-club/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham and Rebecca Martin

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 April 2020

April 11, 2020

Stars Football League 2012

Stars Football League Logo [Ref: 1]

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Daytona Beach Racers	2	2	0	0	22	9	4
+Ft. Myers Swampdogs	2	1	1	0	23	16	2
+Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	2	0	2	0	0	20	0

Stars Football League Standings 2012 [Ref: Compiled from Results in: 3-5]

Note: * Qualify for Championship Game. + Qualify for Semi-Finals.

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final
14.07.2012	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	21	Ft. Myers Swampdogs	10
	SFL Championship Game		Presidents Cup I
28.07.2012	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	14	Daytone Beach Racers	16

Stars Football League Playoffs 2012 [Ref: 6-8]

Regular Season Results

Week	Date	Home Team		Away Team
1	19.06.2012	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	0	Ft. Myers Swampdogs	14
2	30.06.2012	Ft. Myers Swampdogs	9	Daytona Beach Racers	16
3	07.07.2012	Daytona Beach Racers	6	Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas	0

Stars Football League Regular Season Results 2012 [Ref: 3-5]

Report

The second Stars Football League featured three teams in Southern Florida, playing a 2-game schedule each, with all three teams making the Playoffs. The Fort Lauderdale Barracudas, taking homefield advantage in the Semi-Final, beat the Ft. Myers Swampdogs 21-10, to advance to the first Stars Football League Championship Game, which was also held in Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Ft. Lauderdale.

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[3] Stars Football League (2012) FT. MYERS SWAMP DOGS BEATS THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/ft-meyers-swamp-dogs-beats-ft-lauderdale-barracudas/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

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April 2, 2020

Adrian Young Irish-Born NFL, Pro and College American Football Player 1964-1975

Adrian Young

Height: 6-1 Weight: 230

Born: 03 January 1946, Dublin (Ireland)

CollegeL: Southern California Trojans (1964-1967)

Draft: 3rd Round (68th Overall), PhiladelphiaEagles (1968)

Pro: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL 1968-1972), Detroit Lions (NFL 1972), Chicago Bears (NFL 1973), The Hawaiians (WFL 1974-1975)

Adrian Young Philadelphia Eagles 1972 [Ref: 6]

Adrian Young, born in Dublin, Ireland, played for the Hawaiians in the World Football League from 1974-1975, as well as Philadelphia Eagles (1968-1972), Detroit Lions (1972) & Chicago Bears (1973) in the National Football League beforehand. [2]

He was born in Dublin, and grew up in Albert Court, across from Boland Mills, the famous bread company. His grandfather had delivered bread for the company on a horse-drawn cart. His mpther was a baker and he went to school in St. Canice’s CBS on North Circular Road, ‘a tough place’ and also Westland Row and Haddington Place.

He would go to hurling and football matches at Croke Park, and got to participate in a track meet there, an experience which meant a lot to him. He got involved through his father in Football in the Phoenix Park. They were a typical Dublin family – his mother came from a big family and they grew up opposite them. They took one bath a week, and his mother heated the water on the stove.

It was the middle of the 1950s, however, and with a large amount of emigration, and his father decided to follow in the footsteps of some of his siblings and move to Baltimore in Maryland, USA. They went to Cobh, in Cork, and took a big boat – the SS United States – on a six or seven day trip across the Atlantic – a journey which remains a vivid memory for Adrian. They landed in New York, and they didn’t have much money. Their father was supposed to pick them up. The car broke down enroute to Baltimore, and they waited six or seven hours in New York for him. He managed to get there eventually, and got to Baltimore, where they were “two strange kids walking around Baltimore” (Adrian and his brother). Their parents got them long pants for the first time.

His fther got a meat-packing job in Baltimore but it wasn’t long before California beckoned, and they drove all the way along the Appalachian Trail, all along Route 66, in a 1953 Ford, before they arrived in Southern California. They settled in La Puente, about half an hour outside downtown Los Angeles. Young attended Bishop Amat High School, and with no soccer on the activities list, joined the Football team, American Football, that is. Their coach was ex-Notre Dame, who wad played under the legendar y Frank Leahy. They won an Inter-State Championship and Young was selected as one of the best players around.

Being Irish, and from a small island, and then being in a big place like the United States of America and Los Angeles, it made him feel more comfortable in it, being good at something over there, like Football. They never had much money, but they were told life was opportunity, and to go after it, so even though Football was alien to his parents, they saved up to buy football cleats.

He was slight though, only 165 lbs, and decided to dedicate himself to training. He won a scholarship to USC (the University of Southern California), he would otherwise have never have afforded to go to University. They had won National Championships a few years previously. Young is part of the USC legend, which is something considering the athletes there over the years. He was co-captain of a side containg OJ Simpson, Tim Rossovich and Ron Yary – all legendary American Footballers. It was during one game against longtime rivals Notre Dame , that Young made NFL teams sit up and notice. . He made four interceptions in the game, which tied a conference record. The LA Times referred to it as “Young’s greatest day” .

With OJ Simpson, one of the greatest Pro and College players ever, on the team, the went all the way to the Rose Bowl, one of the top College Bowls, and Young was selected as an All-Conference and All-American player, significant awards. Simpson carved out a stellar career with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, Yary was the first draft pick 12 months later for the ad became a star with the Minnesota Vikings. Rossovich was, like Young, drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, and went on to become a Hollywood stuntman after the NFL – he had roomed with Tom Selleck, while at USC. Young and Rossovich roomed together while at the Eagles. Young rembers his time at USC, rubbing shoulders with billionaires, and going to parties and going into the den and seeing Oscars there. Some of the college students came from the Hollywood Elite.

He recalled that he had been fortunate enough to stay injury free while at college, but in the tougher world of the NFL he was getting beat up more. He had been quick on his feet, but tore his ligament off his right knee. He was able to play again, and was starting linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles for five and a half years, and then played half a year for the Detroit Lions, and then one for the Chicago Bears, and two for the Hawaiians in the World Football League, a Major League rival to the NFL. He felt his time at Philadelphia wasn’t as successful as his time inn College, the Eagles were going through a transition phase, and had numerous coach changes, but he said he got to play 6 years in the National Football League and nothing could take away from that.

He returned to Dublin recently, and said that it had changed a lot – his old neighbourhood was now an upscale development – but said that his Irish background remained something deeply respected, despite all the fame and glamour he was exposed to in the NFL and USC.

Adrian Young Career Statistics

Year	Team	League	No	Position	GP	GS
1968	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	10
1969	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	35	LLB	13	1970
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LLB	14
1971	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	RLB	2	2
1972	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	35	LB	1	0
1972	Detroit Lions	NFL	51	LB	10	0
1972	Year	NFL			11	0
1973	Chicago Bears	NFL	54	LB	2
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	61	RLB
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	65	WLB

Adrian Young Career Record [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Shirt Number. LLB = Left Linebacker. RLB = Right Linebacker. LB = Linebacker. WLB = Wide Linebacker. GP = Games Played. GS = Games Started.

Interceptions

Year	Team	League	No.	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
1970	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	2	19	9.5	13	0
1974	The Hawaiians	WFL	1	11	11.0	11	0
1975	The Hawaiians	WFL	2	38	19.0	19	0

Adrian Young Interceptions [Ref: 5]

Legend: NFL = National Football League. WFL = World Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. YDS = Yards Returned. AVG = Average Yards Returned. LG = Longest Yards returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

Fumbles

Year	Team	League	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1968	PhiladelphiaEagles	NFL	0	0	0	1	1	11	0
1969	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	0	0	1	2	3	24	0

Adrian Young Fumbles [Ref: 5]

NFL = National Football League. No. = Number of Interceptions Made. Lost = Fumbles Made (Lost). Own = fumbles Recovered (Own Team). Opp = Fumbles Recovered (Opposing Team). Rec = Total Fumbles Received. YDS = Yards Returned. TD = Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns.

AAWU (College) 1964

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
Oregon State Beavers	8	3	0	.727	3	1	0	.750
USC Southern Califonia Trojans	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	5	2	0	.714
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	4	6	0	.400	2	2	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	7	2	1	.750	1	2	1	.375
Washington State Cougars	3	6	1	.350	1	2	1	.375
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	0	4	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1964 [Ref: 6]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1964. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1965

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	8	2	1	.773	4	0	0	1.000
USC Southern California Trojans	7	2	1	.750	4	1	0	.800
Washington State Cougars	7	3	0	.700	2	1	0	.667
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	4	3	0	.571
Stanford Cardinal	6	3	1	.650	2	3	0	.400
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Oregon State Beavers	5	5	0	.500	1	3	0	.250
Oregon Ducks	4	5	1	.450	0	5	0	.000

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1965 [Ref: 7]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1965. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1966

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	7	4	0	.636	4	1	0	.800
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	9	1	0	.900	3	1	0	.750
Oregon State Beavers	7	3	0	.700	3	1	0	.750
Washington Huskies	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571
California Golden Bears	3	7	0	.300	2	3	0	.500
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	1	4	0	.200
Oregon Ducks	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250
Washington State Cougars	3	7	0	.300	1	3	0	.250

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1966 [Ref: 8]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1966. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

AAWU (College) 1967

	OW	OL	OT	Pct	CW	CL	CT	Pct
USC Southern California Trojans	10	1	0	.909	6	1	0	.857
Oregon State Beavers	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	7	2	1	.750	4	1	1	.750
California Golden Bears	5	5	0	.500	2	3	0	.400
Stanford Cardinal	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Washington Huskies	5	5	0	.500	3	4	0	.429
Oregon Ducks	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167
Washington State Cougars	2	8	0	.200	1	5	0	.167

Athletic Association of Western Universities Standings 1967 [Ref: 9]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Southern California Trojans in 1967. [2] Note: OW=Overall Wins, OL= Overall Losses, OT=Overall Ties, CW=Conference Wins (AAWU), CL=Conference Losses (AAWU), CT=Conference Ties (AAWU)

NFL & AFL 1968

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	12	2	0	431	186	.857
New York Giants	14	7	7	0	294	325	.500
Washington Redskins	14	5	9	0	249	358	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	12	0	202	351	.143
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	394	273	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	9	4	1	325	289	.692
New Orleans Saints	14	4	9	1	246	327	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	2	11	1	244	397	.154
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	13	1	0	402	144	.929
Los Angeles Rams	14	10	3	1	312	200	.769
San Francisco 49ers	14	7	6	1	303	310	.538
Atlanta Falcons	14	2	12	0	170	389	.143
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	8	6	0	282	242	.571
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	250	233	.500
Green Bay Packers	14	6	7	1	281	227	.462
Detroit Lions	14	4	8	2	207	241	.333
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	11	3	0	419	280	.786
Houston Oilers	14	7	7	0	303	248	.500
Miami Dolphins	14	5	8	1	276	355	.385
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	229	406	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	1	12	1	199	367	.077
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	2	0	453	233	.857
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	12	2	0	371	170	.857
San Diego Chargers	14	9	5	0	382	310	.643
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	255	404	.357
Cincinnati Bengals	14	3	11	0	215	329	.214

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1968 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1968	Cleveland Browns	31	Dallas Cowboys	0
1968	Baltimore Colts	24	Minnesota Vikings	14
	NFL Championship
1968	Cleveland Browns	0	Baltimore Colts	34
	AFL Western Division Playoff
1968	Oakland Raiders	41	Kansas City Chiefs	6
	AFL Championship
1968	New York Jets	27	Oakland Raiders	23
	Super Bowl III		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1968	New York Jets (AFL)	16	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1968 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1968. [2]

NFL & AFL 1969

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Conference Capitol Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	2	1	369	223	.846
Washington Redskins	14	7	5	2	307	319	.583
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	311	393	.357
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	9	1	279	377	.308
Eastern Conference Century Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	3	1	351	300	.769
New York Giants	14	6	8	0	264	298	.429
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	314	389	.308
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	1	13	0	218	404	.071
Western Conference Coastal Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	11	3	0	320	243	.786
Baltimore Colts	14	8	5	1	279	268	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	6	8	0	276	268	.429
San Francisco 49ers	14	4	8	2	277	319	.333
Western Conference Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	379	133	.857
Detroit Lions	14	9	4	1	259	188	.692
Green Bay Packers	14	8	6	0	269	221	.571
Chicago Bears	14	1	13	0	210	339	.071
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Eastern Division
*New York Jets	14	10	4	0	353	269	.714
Houston Oilers	14	6	6	2	278	279	.500
Boston Patriots	14	4	10	0	266	316	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	4	10	0	230	359	.286
Miami Dolphins	14	3	10	1	233	332	.231
Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	12	1	1	371	242	.923
Kansas City Chiefs	14	11	3	0	359	177	.786
San Diego Chargers	14	8	6	0	268	276	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	8	1	297	344	.385
Cincinnati Bengals	14	4	9	1	280	367	.308

National Football League and American Football League Standings 1969 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	NFL Conference Championships
1969	Dallas Cowboys	14	Cleveland Browns	38
1969	Minnesota Vikings	23	Los Angeles Rams	20
	NFL Championship
1969	Minnesota Vikings	27	Cleveland Browns	7
	AFL Divisional Playoffs
1969	New York Jets	6	Kansas City Chiefs	13
1969	Oakland Raiders	56	Houston Oilers	7
	AFL Championship
1969	Oakland Raiders	7	Kansas City Chiefs	17
	Super Bowl IV		Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
1969	Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)	23	Minnesota Vikings (NFL)	7

National Football League and American Football League Playoffs 1969 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1969. [2]

NFL 1970

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Baltimore Colts	14	11	2	1	321	234	.846
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	297	228	.714
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	255	286	.286
Buffalo Bills	14	3	10	1	204	337	.231
Boston Patriots	14	2	12	0	149	361	.143
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	312	255	.571
Cleveland Browns	14	7	7	0	286	265	.500
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	5	9	0	210	272	.357
Houston Oilers	14	3	10	1	217	352	.231
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	300	293	.667
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	272	244	.583
San Diego Chargers	14	5	6	3	282	278	.455
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	1	253	264	.385
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	299	271	.714
New York Giants	14	9	5	0	301	270	.643
St. Louis Cardinals	14	8	5	1	325	228	.615
Washington Redskins	14	6	8	0	297	314	.429
Philadelphia Eagles	14	3	10	1	241	332	.231
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	335	143	.857
*Detroit Lions	14	10	4	0	347	202	.714
Green Bay Packers	14	6	8	0	196	293	.429
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	256	261	.429
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	10	3	1	352	267	.769
Los Angeles Rams	14	9	4	1	325	202	.692
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	8	2	206	261	.333
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	172	347	.154

National Football League Standings 1970 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Baltimore Colts	17	Cincinnati Bengals	0
1970	Oakland Raiders	21	Miami Dolphins	14
	AFC Championship
1970	Baltimore Colts	27	Oakland Raiders	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1970	Dallas Cowboys	5	Detroit Lions	0
1970	Minnesota Vikings	14	San Francisco 49ers	17
	NFC Championship
1970	San Francisco 49ers	10	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl V		Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
1970	Baltimore Colts (AFC)	16	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	13

National Football League Playoffs 1970 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1970. [2]

NFL 1971

	P	W	L	`T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	10	3	1	315	174	.769
*Baltimore Colts	14	10	4	0	313	140	.714
New England Patriots	14	6	8	0	238	325	.429
New York Jets	14	6	8	0	212	299	.429
Buffalo Bills	14	1	13	0	184	394	.071
AFC Central Division
*Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	285	273	.643
Pittsburgh Steelers	14	6	8	0	246	292	.429
Houston Oilers	14	4	9	1	251	330	.308
Cleveland Browns	14	4	10	0	284	265	.286
AFC Western Division
*Kansas City Chiefs	14	10	3	1	302	208	.789
Oakland Raiders	14	8	4	2	344	278	.667
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	311	341	.429
Denver Broncos	14	4	9	1	203	275	.308
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	11	3	0	406	222	.786
*Washington Redskins	14	9	4	1	276	190	.692
Philadelphia Eagles	14	6	7	1	221	302	.462
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	231	279	.308
New York Giants	14	4	10	0	228	362	.286
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	11	3	0	245	139	.786
Detroit Lions	14	7	6	1	341	286	.538
Chicago Bears	14	6	8	0	185	276	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	4	8	2	274	298	.333
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	9	5	0	300	216	.643
Los Angeles Rams	14	8	5	1	313	260	.615
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	6	1	274	277	.538
New Orleans Saints	14	4	8	2	266	347	.333

National Football League Standings 1971 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1971. [2]

NFL 1972

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	14	0	0	385	171	1.000
New York Jets	14	7	7	0	367	324	.500
Baltimore Colts	14	5	9	0	235	252	.357
Buffalo Bills	14	4	9	1	257	377	.321
New England Patriots	14	3	11	0	192	446	.214
AFC Central Division
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	11	3	0	343	175	.786
*Cleveland Browns	14	10	4	0	268	249	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	299	229	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	164	380	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	10	3	1	365	248	.750
Kansas City Chiefs	14	8	6	0	287	254	.571
Denver Broncos	14	5	9	0	325	350	.357
San Diego Chargers	14	4	9	1	264	344	.321
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Washington Redskins	14	11	3	0	336	218	.786
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	319	240	.714
New York Giants	14	8	6	0	331	247	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	193	303	.321
Philadelphia Eagles	14	2	11	1	145	352	.179
NFC Central Division
*Green Bay Packers	14	10	4	0	304	226	.714
Detroit Lions	14	8	5	1	339	290	.607
Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	301	252	.500
Chicago Bears	14	4	9	1	225	275	.321
NFC Western Division
*San Francisco 49ers	14	8	5	1	353	249	.607
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	269	274	.500
Los Angeles Rams	14	6	7	1	291	286	.464
New Orleans Saints	14	2	11	1	215	361	.179

National Football League Standings 1972 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Oakland Raiders	7
1972	Miami Dolphins	20	Cleveland Browns	14
	AFC Championship
1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	Miami Dolphins	21
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1972	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	30
1972	Washington Redskins	16	Green Bay Packers	3
	NFC Championship
1972	Washington Redskins	26	Dallas Cowboys	3
	Super Bowl VII		Memorial Colisseum, LA, Ca.
1972	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	14	Washington Redskins	7

National Football League Playoffs 1972 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions in 1972. [2]

NFL 1973

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC Eastern Division
*Miami Dolphins	14	12	2	0	343	150	.857
Buffalo Bills	14	9	5	0	259	230	.643
New England Patriots	14	5	9	0	258	300	.357
New York Jets	14	4	10	0	240	306	.286
Baltimore Colts	14	4	10	0	226	341	.286
AFC Central Division
*Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	286	231	.714
*Pittsburgh Steelers	14	10	4	0	347	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	7	5	2	234	255	.571
Houston Oilers	14	1	13	0	199	447	.071
AFC Western Division
*Oakland Raiders	14	9	4	1	292	175	.679
Kansas City Chiefs	14	7	5	2	231	192	.571
Denver Broncos	14	7	5	2	354	296	.571
San Diego Chargers	14	2	11	1	188	386	.179
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC Eastern Division
*Dallas Cowboys	14	10	4	0	382	203	.714
*Washington Redskins	14	10	4	0	325	198	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	8	1	310	393	.393
St. Louis Cardinals	14	4	9	1	286	365	.321
New York Giants	14	2	11	1	226	362	.179
NFC Central Division
*Minnesota Vikings	14	12	2	0	296	168	.857
Detroit Lions	14	6	7	1	271	247	.464
Green Bay Packers	14	5	7	2	202	259	.429
Chicago Bears	14	3	11	0	195	334	.214
NFC Western Division
*Los Angeles Rams	14	12	2	0	388	178	.857
Atlanta Falcons	14	9	5	0	318	224	.643
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	262	319	.357
New Orleans Saints	14	5	9	0	163	312	.357

National Football League Standings 1973 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Oakland Raiders	33	Pittsburgh Steelers	14
1973	Miani Dolphins	34	Cincinnati Bengals	16
	AFC Championship
1973	Miami Dolphins	27	Oakland Raiders	10
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1973	Minnesota Vikings	27	Washington Redskins	20
1973	Dallas Cowboys	27	Los Angeles Rams	16
	NFC Championship
1973	Dallas Cowboys	10	Minnesota Vikings	27
	Super Bowl VIII		Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
1973	Miami (AFC)	24	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	7

National Football League Playoffs 1973 [Ref: 1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Chicago Bears in 1973. [2]

WFL 1974

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*Florida Blazers	20	14	6	0	419	280	.700
Charlotte Hornets	20	10	10	0	467	350	.500
*Philadelphia Bell	20	9	11	0	493	413	.450
Jacksonville Sharks	14	4	10	0	258	358	.286
Central Division
*Memphis Southmen	20	17	3	0	629	365	.850
*Birmingham Americans	20	15	5	0	503	394	.750
Chicago Fire	20	7	13	0	446	622	.350
Detroit Wheels	14	1	13	0	209	358	.071
Western Division
*Southern California Sun	20	13	7	0	486	622	.350
*The Hawaiians	20	9	11	0	413	425	.450
Portland Storm	20	7	12	1	204	426	.375
Shreveport Steamer	20	7	12	1	240	415	.375

World Football League Standings 1974 [Ref: 2]

First Round Playoffs
Florida Blazers	18	Philadelphia Bell	3
Honolulu Hawaiians	32	Southern California Sun	14
Semi-Finals
Florida Blazers	18	Memphis Southmen	15
Birmingham Americans	22	Honolulu Hawaiians	19
World Bowl 74
Birmingham Americans	22	Florida Blazers	21

References: [1]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1974. [2]

WFL 1975

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
Birmingham Vulcans	12	9	3	0	257	186	.750
Memphis Southmen	11	7	4	0	254	206	.636
Charlotte Hornets	11	6	5	0	225	199	.545
Jacksonville Express	11	6	5	0	227	247	.545
Philadelphia Bell	11	4	7	0	195	237	.364
Western Division
Southern California Sun	12	7	5	0	354	341	.583
San Antonio Wings	13	7	6	0	364	268	.538
Shreveport Steamer	12	5	7	0	276	313	.417
The Hawaiians	11	4	7	0	213	269	.364
Portland Thunder	11	4	7	0	210	281	.364
Chicago Winds	5	1	4	0	67	125	.200

World Football League Standings 1975 [Ref: 2]

Adrian Young, LB, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, played Linebacker for the Hawaiians in 1975. [3]

Adrian Young (35) Philadelphia Eagles v NY Giants Preseason 1971 [Ref: 7]

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “Past Standings 1968-1973” 2014 NFL Record & Fact Book. pp. 393-395.

Websites

[2] Bob Braunwart, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1988) WFL by Team Records [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/10-03-337.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

[3] Pro Football Archives (2019) Adrian Young [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[4] O’Callaghan, Eoin (2020) “Hollywood, the NFL and OJ – the remarkable tale of the Dublin kid who lived the American dream” The 42 Sunday, February 2, 2020. [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/adrian-young-nfl-4987121-Feb2020/ [Accessed 5 February 2020]

[5] Pro Football Archives (12020)ADRIAN YOUNG [Internet] Available from:http://www.profootballarchives.com/playery/youn00400.html [Accessed 12 October 2019]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) 1964 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1964-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[7] Sports Reference (2020) 1965 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1965-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[8] Sports Reference (2020) 1966 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1966-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[9] Sports Reference (2020) 1967 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1967-standings.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

Images

[10] NASL Jersey (2016) Adrian Young, Philadelphia Eagles 1972 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2016/Eagles%2072%20Home%20Adrian%20Young,%20Topps%202.jpg [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[11] NASL Jersey (2016) Adrian Young in action for the Philadelphia Eagles a versus the New York Giants Preseason 1971 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2013Images/2013WFL/NFL/Eagles%2070%20Road%20Back%20Nate%20Ramsey%20(24),%20Adrian%20Young%20(35),%20Giants.jpg [Accessed 9 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham

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All-America Football Conference 1949

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Cleveland Browns	12	9	1	2	339	171	.900
*San Francisco 49ers	12	9	3	0	416	227	.750
*Brooklyn-New York Yankees	12	8	4	0	196	206	.667
*Buffalo Bills	12	5	5	2	236	256	.500
Chicago Hornets	12	4	8	0	179	268	.333
Los Angeles Dons	12	4	8	0	253	322	.333
Baltimore Colts	12	1	11	0	172	341	.083

All-America Football Conference Final Standings 1949 [Ref: 3]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
	Cleveland Browns	31	Buffalo Bills	21
	San Francisco 49ers	17	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	7
	Championship Game
	Cleveland Browns	21	San Francisco 49ers	7
	Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game		Rice Stadium, Houston
17.12.1949	All-Stars	12	Cleveland Browns	7

All-America Football Conference Playoffs & All-Star Game 1949 [Ref: 2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
26.08.1949	Chicago Hornets	17	Buffalo Bills	14
28.08.1949	San Francisco 49ers	31	Baltimore Colts	17
	Week 2
02.09.1949	Los Angeles Dons	49	Baltimore Colts	17
04.09.1949	San Francisco 49ers	42	Chicago Hornets	7
05.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	Cleveland Browns	28
	Week 3
09.09.1949	Los Angeles Dons	21	Chicago Hornets	23
11.09.1949	Cleveland Browns	21	Baltimore Colts	0
11.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	14	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	17
	Week 4
16.09.1949	Chicago Hornets	35	Baltimore Colts	7
18.09.1949	Cleveland Browns	14	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	3
18.09.1949	San Francisco 49ers	42	Los Angeles Dons	14
	Week 5
22.09.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	10	Los Angeles Dons	7
25.09.1949	Baltimore Colts	20	Cleveland Browns	28
25.09.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	San Francisco 49ers	17
	Week 6
30.09.1949	Chicago Hornets	24	San francisco 49ers	42
02.10.1949	Cleveland Browns	42	Los Angeles Dons	7
02.10.1949	Buffalo Bills	28	Baltimore Colts	35
	Week 7
07.10.1949	Chicago Hornets	24	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	38
09.10.1949	San Francisco 49ers	56	Cleveland Browns	28
09.10.1949	Los Angeles Dons	42	Buffalo Bills	28
	Week 8
14.10.1949	Los Angeles Dons	14	Cleveland Browns	61
16.10.1949	San Francisco 49ers	51	Buffalo Bills	7
16.10.1949	Baltimore Colts	21	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	24
	Week 9
23.10.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	24	San Francisco 49ers	3
23.10.1949	Buffalo Bills	17	Los Angeles Dons	14
23.10.1949	Baltimore Colts	7	Chicago Hornets	17
	Week 10
28.10.1949	Chicago Hornets	14	Los Angeles Dons	24
30.10.1949	Cleveland Browns	30	San Francisco 49ers	28
30.10.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	21	Baltimore Colts	24
	Week 11
06.11.1949	Cleveland Browns	30	Chicago Hornets	2
06.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14	Buffalo Bills	17
06.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	10	San Francisco 49ers	28
	Week 12
13.11.1949	Cleveland Browns	7	Buffalo Bills	7
13.11.1949	Los Angeles Dons	24	San Francisco 49ers	41
13.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14	Chicago Hornets	10
	Week 13
20.11.1949	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	0	Cleveland Browns	31
20.11.1949	Buffalo Bills	10	Chicago Hornets	0
20.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	10	Los Angeles Dons	21
	Week 14
24.11.1949	Chicago Hornets	6	Cleveland Browns	14
24.11.1949	Los Angeles Dons	16	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	17
27.11.1949	San Francisco 49ers	35	Brooklyn-New York Yankees	14
27.11.1949	Baltimore Colts	14	Buffalo Bills	38

All-America Football Conference Regular Season Results 1949 [Ref: 2]

Championship Game

Sunday, December 11, 1949, Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. Att: 22, 550

San Francisco 49ers 7 Cleveland Browns 21 – The Cleveland Browns won their fourth AAFC Championship in-a-row, and the last ever Championship Game of the AAFC, beating the San Francisco 49ers 21-7 on the back of three Runs by E. Jones, Motley and D. Jones, with Salata receiving a pass for a touchdown from Albert for San Francisco’s only score

At Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	0	0	7
Cleveland Browns	7	0	7	7	21
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
Cle – E. Jones 2 Run (Groza Kick)					0-7
2nd Quarter
No Scoring
3rd Quarter
Cle – Motley 63 Run (Groza Kick)					0-14
4th Quarter
SF – Salata 23 Pass from Albert (Vetrano Kick)					7-14
Cle – D. Jones 4 Run (Groza Kick)					7-21

Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game

Saturday, December 17, 1949, Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas, Att: 12,000

AAFC All-Stars 12 Cleveland Browns 7 – The Shamrock Bowl All-Star Game was the last ever game played by the All-America Football Conference, as the league merged with the National Football League after the season. It was organised as a Charity Event by Glenn McCarthy, who had tried to purchase a franchise in the league after the season, and before it merged with the NFL. It was the only All-Star Game played by the AAFC, and was a Charity Event in aid of the Hally Hall Home for the Aged, the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, and the National Kids Day Foundation, and is also notable for being one of the first racially-integrated sports events in Houston. The AAFC All-Stars won the game 12-7 with two touchdowns either side of a Cleveland Browns one. Mutryn ran in the first, and Dub Jones replied for Cleveland with a pass from Graham. Baldwin won the game for the All-Stars with a 23 yard reception from Albert.

At Rice Stadium, Houston	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
AAFC All-Stars	6	6	0	0	12
Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	0	7
Scorers					Score
1st Quarter
AAFC – Mutryn 2 Run (Albert Missed Kick)					6-0
2nd Quarter
Cle – Dub Jones 40 Pass from Graham (Groza Kick)					6-7
AAFC – Baldwin 23 Pass from Albert (Albert Missed Kick)					12-7
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					12-7
3rd Quarter
No Scoring					12-7

The All-American football Conference of 1946-1949 was a successful rival to the NFL, so much so, that the two leagues agreed to merge in 1950, although in essence it was a takeover of the three most successful AAFC clubs by the NFL – San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns & Baltimore Colts.

The League was won by the Cleveland Browns all four seasons – in 1946 they defeated New York Yankees 14-9, and in 1948 defeated the Buffalo Bills in the Championship game 49-7 before beating the San Francisco 49ers in the 1949 Championship Game 21-7

Of particular note for Irish American Football fans, is the last ever game, the Shamrock Bowl Charity All-Star Game, the only one played by the AAFC. It was organised by Glenn McCarthy, who had tried to purchase the Cleveland Browns and move them to Houston after the 1949 season, and before it merger with the NFL in 1950. It was played in aid of three charities, and was also notable for the fact it was one of the first ever racially integrated sports events ever played in Houston.

Glenn McCarthy was a Houston Oil millionaire who opened the Shamrock Hotel in Houston on St. Patrick’s Day 1949. He was several generations removed from his Irish ancestors from Co. Cork, and was one of the richest men in America, and probably the richest in Texas. He was known as “King of the wildcatters”, a term applied to the early Irish in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, in reference to people who find oil in places not proven to have oil [Ref: 2]

Oilman Glenn McCarthy, left [Ref: 7]

References

Websites

[1] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2005) All-America Football Conference (AAFC) Standings (1946-1949) [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballhof.com/news/all-america-football-conference-aafc-standings-1946-1949/ [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] McHugh (2019) “The Magnificent Shamrock Hotel” Ireland’s Own [Internet] Available from: https://www.irelandsown.ie/the-magnificent-shamrock-hotel/ [Accessed 12 March 2020]

Bibliography

[3] Crippen, Kenneth R. & Reaser, Matt, Eds. (2018) “The All-America Football Conference”. Part 6: Linescores. 1949. pg. 134-146. Published by McFarland & Co, Jefferson, North Carolina.

[4] Crippen, Kenneth R. & Reaser, Matt, Eds. (2018) “The All-America Football Conference”. Part 5: Conference Statistics. 1949. pg. 70. Published by McFarland & Co, Jefferson, North Carolina.

Images

[5] Wikipedia (2018) All-America Football Conference Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/All-America_Football_Conference_%28logo%29.png [Accessed 8 October 2018]

[6] Houston Chronicle (2020) Shamrock Bowl 1949 Programme [Internet] Available from: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/04/36/52/1174165/3/920×920.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]

[7] Houston Chronicle (2020) Oilman Glenn McCarthy, left [Internet] Available from: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/04/36/52/1174166/3/375×250.jpg [Accessed 12 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill

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