Cities that use to have pro franchises

[Monello]

These are some of the cities I think of when people mention 'small market' teams. The Oorang Indians from La Rue, OH; population 747.

NBA
Anderson, IN
Waterloo, IA
Providence, RI
Sheboygan, WI
Fort Wayne, IN
Rochester, NY
Syracuse, NY


NFL

• Akron Pros (1920–26)
• Buffalo All-Stars (1920–27, 1929)
• Canton Bulldogs (1920–23, 1925–26)
• Columbus Panhandles/Tigers (1920–26)
• Dayton Triangles (1920–29)
• Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (1923–27)
• Evansville Crimson Giants (1921–22)
• Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–31)
• Hammond Pros (1920–26)
• Hartford Blues (1926)
• Kenosha Maroons (1924)
• Louisville Breckenridges (a.k.a. "Brecks") (1921–23)
• Louisville Colonels (1926)
• Muncie Flyers (1920–21)
• Newark Tornadoes (1930)
• Oorang Indians (1922–23)
• Orange Tornadoes (1929)
• Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs (1925–29)
• Providence Steam Roller (1925–31)
• Racine Legion (1922–24)
• Racine Tornadoes (1926)
• Rochester Jeffersons (1920–25)
• Rock Island Independents (1920–25)
• Staten Island Stapletons (1929–32)
• Toledo Maroons (1922–23)
• Tonawanda Kardex (1921)

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I think it was a bit different back then, anyone who wanted to start a pro team could. Probably a lot like the league that that southern maryland blue crabs, technically they are a pro team.

 

[b23hqb]

These are some of the cities I think of when people mention 'small market' teams. The Oorang Indians from La Rue, OH; population 747.

NBA
Anderson, IN
Waterloo, IA
Providence, RI
Sheboygan, WI
Fort Wayne, IN
Rochester, NY
Syracuse, NY


NFL

• Akron Pros (1920–26)
• Buffalo All-Stars (1920–27, 1929)
• Canton Bulldogs (1920–23, 1925–26)
• Columbus Panhandles/Tigers (1920–26)
• Dayton Triangles (1920–29)
• Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (1923–27)
• Evansville Crimson Giants (1921–22)
• Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–31)
• Hammond Pros (1920–26)
• Hartford Blues (1926)
• Kenosha Maroons (1924)
• Louisville Breckenridges (a.k.a. "Brecks") (1921–23)
• Louisville Colonels (1926)
• Muncie Flyers (1920–21)
• Newark Tornadoes (1930)
• Oorang Indians (1922–23)
• Orange Tornadoes (1929)
• Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs (1925–29)
• Providence Steam Roller (1925–31)
• Racine Legion (1922–24)
• Racine Tornadoes (1926)
• Rochester Jeffersons (1920–25)
• Rock Island Independents (1920–25)
• Staten Island Stapletons (1929–32)
• Toledo Maroons (1922–23)
• Tonawanda Kardex (1921)

You left out Tampa - we used to have a pro team.....

 

[vraiblonde]

You left out Tampa - we used to have a pro team.....

Washington used to have a pro team, too.

 

[GregV814]

 

[BOP]

San Diego soon won't have a pro football team.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...akland-raiders-joint-stadium-plan-los-angeles

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders announced Thursday that they have collaborated on a proposal to build a privately financed, $1.7 billion stadium in Carson, California, that the two teams would share if they relocate to the Los Angeles market.

In a joint statement, the Chargers and Raiders said they have been working for many years in their home markets to find stadium solutions and that they remain committed throughout 2015 to try to seek publicly acceptable solutions to the stadium issues in their current cities.

The Chargers have been chomping at the bit to move out of San Diego for at least since the last time I lived in San Diego, almost 15 years ago, and probably much longer than that, so "working to find stadium solutions in their current city" is an out-and-out lie.