pagan696 105 Posted March 17, 2015 the Observer ran a few photos from their archives. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/retro-charlotte/article14605814.html 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sc49erfan15 1,725 Posted March 17, 2015 Great pics. Pretty rare photographs of the "plain C" helmet logo they used - only for 6 games in 1974 after the move from NY. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TruColor 465 Posted March 17, 2015 Man - so weird to see how old those pics look. I vividly remember watching WFL games on TV when I was kid. And of course, I was drawn to the SoCal Sun uniforms right away...but also liked the Portland Thunder's logo - seemed like a tie-in of sorts with the Trail Blazers. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopard88 2,515 Posted March 17, 2015 Man - so weird to see how old those pics look. I vividly remember watching WFL games on TV when I was kid.Agreed. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yh 83 Posted March 17, 2015 Man - so weird to see how old those pics look. I vividly remember watching WFL games on TV when I was kid.Agreed.Thirded. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopard88 2,515 Posted March 17, 2015 Man - so weird to see how old those pics look. I vividly remember watching WFL games on TV when I was kid.Agreed.Thirded. We're old. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spearhead 54 Posted March 17, 2015 Count me as another oldster. I was a WFL Houston Texans fan. Saw at least two games in the Astrodome. I even saw a San Antonio Wings game at Alamo Stadium. Somewhere in a box of stuff I have an audio recording of the radio broadcast of the Texans' first regular season game on cassette. They lost to the Chicago Fire. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TruColor 465 Posted March 18, 2015 Glad to see all the old-timers here on the board commiserate together. Oh and BTW - I meant the Portland Storm - not the Portland Thunder. [/doh] 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bncjones 0 Posted March 18, 2015 Have any of you seen the WFL Football Cards Website? www.wflfootballcards.comSome cool sets and photos. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopard88 2,515 Posted March 18, 2015 Glad to see all the old-timers here on the board commiserate together.We should start a club? No members born after 1970.Now get off of my lawn! You're disturbing my nap! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-Rich 900 Posted March 18, 2015 Also in the old timer's club (I'mmmm FIFTY!), and also remember watching the very first TVS broadcast game of the WFL in my market, which was the New York Stars vs. Jacksonville Sharks. 9 years old a the time; I remember thinking that most of the names, colors, and logos were pretty cool. I also clearly remember seeing a news story about the move of the Texans to Shreveport.As I got a little older and more seriously into logos and such, I became more interested in the failed league. However, back then it was almost impossible to find out solid info on it. One of the first things I researched when the internet came about was the history, logo, photos, etc. of all the WFL teams. It blew my mind when I saw that the Southern California Sun actually used magenta and orange (I had only seen black and white photos of their logo).Two other points:The story I've read is the "C" with the star logo was actually a Chicago Bears "C" decal with the left point cut off. Something about them being readily available and a quick fix from the equipment manager.Colorwerx, the Portland Storm WAS renamed to the Portland Thunder in year 2 of the WFL (three other teams were also renamed in year 2: Birmingham, Jacksonville, and Chicago). 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyTopper 286 Posted March 18, 2015 Weirdly enough I've had a fascination with the WFL ever since I was about 11 or 12 years old, I guess because of its short, failed, but memorably weird existence. I love the story how a lineman for the Chicago Fire once said that he'd been offered a million dollar contract,"A dollar a year for a million years!" They also experimented one time with Color/key-coded pants, a different design for each position, to help more people understand the game:I've got to say that the San Antonio Wings had one of the coolest looking helmets I've ever seen:I wonder if my Dad remembers anything at all about the WFL (he was 14/15 at the time). For all I know he might have been a Southmen fan.All hail the Dickerod! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pagan696 105 Posted March 18, 2015 neat card site Jones. crazy pants RT.the stand up set back shows the evolution of the Hornets helmets. i have only seen the last style helmet before (yellow w hornet) and not the ones in the CO photos.B, i was born in '71 so i'll have to wait outside another year 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopard88 2,515 Posted March 18, 2015 B, i was born in '71 so i'll have to wait outside another year You won't suddenly be born in 1970 as of next year. Maybe we can just make Age 40 the cutoff so you can join now.While we're at it, we can revive the "Hottest Over 40" thread. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
logoman 72 Posted March 18, 2015 I feel obligated to do this every time something about the WFL is posted here. This is a replica I made for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Birmingham Americans/Vulcans in 2005. George Mira thought I had his old helmet. I also had him autograph a replica jersey I made with his number 10. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Cunningham 292 Posted March 19, 2015 Somewhere in a box of stuff I have an audio recording of the radio broadcast of the Texans' first regular season game on cassette. They lost to the Chicago Fire.This would be an absolute gem to listen to. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HailGoldPants 205 Posted March 19, 2015 Last fall, UniWatch had a WFL design contest. The premise was to design the WFL as if it existed today. It was fun...http://www.uni-watch.com/2014/09/27/wfl-contest-entries-part-i-let-the-voting-begin/ 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Pinstripes 41 Posted March 19, 2015 I feel obligated to do this every time something about the WFL is posted here. This is a replica I made for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the Birmingham Americans/Vulcans in 2005. George Mira thought I had his old helmet. I also had him autograph a replica jersey I made with his number 10.That's a sharp looking helmet, and the WFL had a number of good designs on the uniforms as well. I'm a fan of the widely hated Southern California Sun uniform, they just didn't care what the reaction was going to be. The Hawaiians, Blazers, Americans, and Hornets are my other favorites from that league. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjrrzube 255 Posted March 19, 2015 Also in the old timer's club (I'mmmm FIFTY!), and also remember watching the very first TVS broadcast game of the WFL in my market, which was the New York Stars vs. Jacksonville Sharks. 9 years old a the time; I remember thinking that most of the names, colors, and logos were pretty cool. I also clearly remember seeing a news story about the move of the Texans to Shreveport.As I got a little older and more seriously into logos and such, I became more interested in the failed league. However, back then it was almost impossible to find out solid info on it. One of the first things I researched when the internet came about was the history, logo, photos, etc. of all the WFL teams. It blew my mind when I saw that the Southern California Sun actually used magenta and orange (I had only seen black and white photos of their logo).Two other points:The story I've read is the "C" with the star logo was actually a Chicago Bears "C" decal with the left point cut off. Something about them being readily available and a quick fix from the equipment manager.Colorwerx, the Portland Storm WAS renamed to the Portland Thunder in year 2 of the WFL (three other teams were also renamed in year 2: Birmingham, Jacksonville, and Chicago).About the Chicago Bears "C", yes that's right. The Stars were visiting the Chicago Fire when they got notice that they had "moved" to Charlotte. So they borrowed some Bears decals and slapped them over the NY Star. For one game only, they were the Charlotte Stars. The next week, they used the white C and became the Charlotte Hornets. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TruColor 465 Posted March 19, 2015 A couple of years ago, I was able to obtain a few of the official Pantone values used by WFL teams...the Sun's color choices were...interesting. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
