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{{Short description|American football team (1975)}} |
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'''San Antonio Wings''' were a franchise in the ]. The team had played the 1974 season in ] as the '''Florida Blazers'''. Before the 1975 WFL season the team relocated to ] and were renamed the Wings. |
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{{More citations needed|date=April 2010}} |
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{{Infobox American football team |
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| name = San Antonio Wings |
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| logo =San Antonio Wings Logo.png |
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| established = January 1975 |
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| folded = October 1975 |
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| location = ], ] |
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| field = ] (25,000) |
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| colours = Sky Blue & Cloud Silver<br>{{color box|#0072CE}} {{color box|#8D9093}} |
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| nickname = |
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| coach = ] |
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| manager = Duncan McCauley |
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| owner = Norman Bevan |
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| league = ] |
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| division = Western |
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| league_champ_type = ] wins |
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The '''San Antonio Wings''' were an American football team who played a single season in the ] in 1975. The team started as the ] in 1974, then moved to ] in 1975, becoming the San Antonio Wings. |
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==History== |
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The team was coached by well-known professional and collegiate football figure '''Jack Pardee'''. Near the end of the 1974 season it was announced that the team was to be moving to ] but nothing further ever came of the announcement. Home games were played in ] at what was then the ]. Home games in San Antonio were played at ]. |
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The Florida Blazers never drew well, leading team owner ] to openly discuss moving the team to ] in the middle of the 1974 season. The players and coaches were not paid for three months. Shortly after the Blazers' defeat in the ], Loudd was arrested on tax evasion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SLISAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5154,2866866&dq=rommie+loudd|title=Orlando Boss Faces Charges|date=December 23, 1974|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle|accessdate=June 13, 2009}}</ref> and cocaine trafficking charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/611396872.html?dids=611396872:611396872&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+11%2C+1975&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Ex-GM+in+WFL+charged+in+drug+ring&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021003522/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/611396872.html?dids=611396872:611396872&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+11,+1975&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Ex-GM+in+WFL+charged+in+drug+ring&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |title=Ex-GM in WFL charged in drug ring |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=March 11, 1975 |accessdate=June 12, 2009}}</ref> He was convicted on the latter charge and served three years in prison.<ref name="newspapers6749">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kB8MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c10DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749,3101628&dq=rommie+loudd|title=State Drops Charges Against Jailed Loudd|date=July 20, 1976|work=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=June 13, 2009}}</ref> He was also sentenced to two years in prison for possession and distribution of cocaine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/957456852.html?dids=957456852:957456852&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+09%2C+1976&author=&pub=The+Hartford+Courant&desc=Loudd+Gets+Two+Years+For+Cocaine+Possession&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021003536/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/957456852.html?dids=957456852:957456852&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Mar+09,+1976&author=&pub=The+Hartford+Courant&desc=Loudd+Gets+Two+Years+For+Cocaine+Possession&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |title=Loudd Gets Two Years For Cocaine Possession |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=March 9, 1976 |accessdate=June 12, 2009}}</ref> |
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The Blazers were one of two teams, the other being the ], to outright fold after 1974 with no direct replacement in their markets in 1975 (not counting teams that moved midseason). Only one ] would be added, with Norman Bevan buying the franchise rights and establishing a team in San Antonio. |
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The new Wings were restocked with an ] but retained 16 former Blazers, including running back ] and tight end Luther Palmer. ], a linebacker on the 1974 Blazers, retired but joined the Wings' coaching staff. The team's head coach was ], a former head coach at ] and a former NFL assistant coach; Blazers coach Jack Pardee, who wanted nothing more to do with the WFL, returned to the NFL during the offseason. |
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Before the 1974 season had started the franchise had orginially been planned to be the ] area WFL team. |
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Quarterback ], a relic from the old ] who had spent most of the early 1970s bouncing around NFL ]s, led the ] in passing in 1975. The Wings held their home games at ], which seated 25,000. San Antonio finished with a 7-6 record (winning all seven home games and losing all six road games) before the league folded on October 22, 1975. |
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===1975 regular season<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wflfootball.tripod.com/1975/results.html| title=1975 World Football League Results| accessdate=2015-11-11}}</ref>=== |
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| '''Key''': || style="background: #CCFFCC;" | '''Win''' || style="background: #FFCCCC;" | '''Loss''' || style="background: #CCCCCC;" | '''Bye''' |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Week |
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! Day |
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! Date |
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! Opponent |
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!1 |
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|Saturday |
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|July 26, 1975 |
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|] |
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|'''W''' 27–10 |
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|12,375 |
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!2 |
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|Saturday |
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|August 2, 1975 |
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|] |
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|'''W''' 19–3 |
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|10,411 |
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!3 |
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|Saturday |
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|August 9, 1975 |
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|] |
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|'''W''' 54–22 |
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|21,000 |
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!4 |
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|Saturday |
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|August 16, 1975 |
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|at ] |
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|'''L''' 20–27 |
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|8,447 |
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!5 |
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|Saturday |
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|August 23, 1975 |
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|at ] |
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|'''L''' 19–26 |
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|16,133 |
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|Saturday |
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|August 30, 1975 |
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|] |
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|'''W''' 22–0 |
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|12,197 |
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|Saturday |
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|September 6, 1975 |
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|'''W''' 30–8 |
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|10,470 |
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|Saturday |
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|September 13, 1975 |
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|at ] |
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|'''L''' 24–33 |
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|12,500 |
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|Sunday |
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|September 21, 1975 |
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|] |
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|'''W''' 30–11 |
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|10,871 |
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|Sunday |
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|September 28, 1975 |
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|'''W''' 25–17 |
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|Saturday |
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|October 4, 1975 |
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|at ] |
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|'''L''' 38–42 |
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|2,357 |
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|Sunday |
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|October 12, 1975 |
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|'''L''' 25–28 |
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|3,818 |
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|October 19, 1975 |
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|'''L''' 31–41 |
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|8,500 |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* at WorldFootballLeague.org |
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