Major Professional Teams Sorted by Nickname From “A Game With No Rules” (For other sports, go to Professional Sports Team Names) See also Teams Sorted by Locale This table shows most major professional teams for baseball, football, basketball and hockey for the following leagues, sorted by team nickname.  There are numerous other professional leagues not included here; but including them is beyond the scope of this site.

Abbreviations are as follows:   AAFC - All-American Football Conference; 1946-1949 AAU - Amateur Athletic Union, basketball; 1888-now ABA* - old Amereican Basketball Association; 1967-1976 ABA - Amereican Basketball Association; 2000, 2002-now AFL I - American Football League; 1926 AFL II - American Football League; 1936-1937 AFL III - American Football League; 1940-1941 AFL IV - American Football League; 1960-1967 AHL - American Hockey League; 1936-now AL - American League, baseball; 1903-now APFA - American Professional Football Assoc. (becomes NFL); 1921 BAA - Basketball Association of America; 1946-1948 CFL - Continental Football League; 1965-1969 DBA - District Basketball Association DBL - District Basketball League IHL - International Hockey League; 1929-1936 Ind B- Independent basketball team Ind F - Independent football team NBA - National Basketball Association; 1946-now NBL - National Basketball League; 1927-1949 NFL - National Football League (former APFA); 1922-now NHA - National Hockey Association; 1909-1918 NHL - National Hockey League; 1917-now NL - National League, baseball; 1903-now NPBL - National Professional Basketball League; 1950-1951 PCHA - The Pacific Coast Hockey Association played 1911-1924 USFL - United States Football League; 1983-1985 WCHL - Western Canada Hockey League; 1921-1926 WHA - The World Hockey Association; 1972-1979 WHL - The World Hockey League; 1925-1926 WFL - World Football League; 1974-1975 Nickname Locale Dates League 228th Battalion Toronto 1916-1917 NHA 49ers San Francisco 1950- now NFL 49ers San Francisco 1946-1949 AAFC 76ers Philadelphia 1963- now NBA Aces Cornwall 1993-1996 AHL Aces Orlando 2006-now ABA Acorns Springfield 1965-1965 CFL Admirals Long Beach 1967-1967 CFL Admirals Milwaukee 2001- now IHL Admirals Milwaukee 1977-2000 IHL Admirals Norfolk 2000- now AHL Aeros Haileybury 1909-1910 NHA Aeros Houston 2001- now AHL Aeros Houston 1994-2000 IHL Aeros Houston 1972-1978 WHA Aftershock Los Angeles 2005- now ABA Agogans Evansville 1951-1951 NPBL All-Americans Buffalo 1922-1923 NFL All-Americans Buffalo 1920-1921 APFA Alley Cats Indiana 2005- now ABA All-Stars St. Louis 1923-1923 NFL Alpines Moncton 1982-1984 AHL Ambrose Jellymakers Denver 1945-1946 AAU Amegos Anaheim 1967-1968 ABA* American Legion Denver 1941-1944 AAU Americans Birmingham 1974-1974 WFL Americans Boston 1900-1900 AL Americans Brooklyn 1941-1942 NHL Americans New Jersey 1967-1968 ABA* Americans New York 1941-1941 AFL III Americans New York 1925-1940 NHL Americans Pittsburgh 1936-1937 AFL II Americans Rochester 1956- now AHL Angels Anaheim 1997- now AL Angels California 1965-1996 AL Angels Los Angeles 1961-1964 AL Apaches San Jose 1967-1967 CFL Apollos Tri-City (Midland MI) 1969-1969 CFL Arenas Toronto 1917-1919 NHL Aristocrats Victoria 1918-1920 PCHA Aristocrats Victoria 1913-1912 PCHA Arrows Michigan (Detroit) 1968-1968 CFL A's Kansas City 1962-1967 AL Astros Houston 1965- now NL Athletics Kansas City 1955-1961 AL Athletics Oakland 1968- now AL Athletics Philadelphia 1901-1954 AL Avalanche Colorado 1995- now NHL Aviators Ohio 2005- now ABA Aztecs Mexico Golden (Monterrey) 1969-1969 CFL Badgers Milwaukee 1922-1926 NFL Ballers Twin City 2005- now ABA Ballhawgs Oklahoma City 2004-2005 ABA Bandits Baltimore 1995-1997 AHL Bandits Tampa Bay 1983-1985 USFL Barons Cleveland 2001- now AHL Barons Cleveland 1976-1978 AHL Barons Cleveland 1936-1972 AHL Barons Jacksonville 1972-1974 AHL Beaneaters Boston 1883-1906 NL Bears Boston 1940-1940 AFL III Bears Chicago 1922- now NFL Bears Hershey 1938- now AHL Bears Newark 1965-1965 CFL Bears Newark 1926-1926 AFL I Beast New Haven 1997-1999 AHL Beavers Montreal 1966-1967 CFL Bees Boston 1936-1940 NL Bell Philadelphia 1974-1975 WFL Bengals Cincinnati 1970- now NFL Bengals Cincinnati 1968-1969 AFL Bengals Cincinnati 1940-1941 AFL III Bengals Cincinnati 1937-1937 AFL II Bills Buffalo 1970- now NFL Bills Buffalo 1960-1969 APFA Bills Buffalo 1947-1949 AAFC Bisons Buffalo 1946-1946 AAFC Bisons Buffalo 1946-1946 NBL Bisons Buffalo 1940-1970 AHL Bisons Buffalo 1936-1936 AHL Bisons Buffalo 1929-1929 NFL Bisons Buffalo 1924-1925 NFL Blackhawks Bellevue 2004- now ABA Blackhawks Chicago 1926- now NHL Blackhawks Tri-City (Moline-Rock Island-Davenport) 1949-1951 NBA Blackhawks Tri-City (Moline-Rock Island-Davenport) 1947-1949 NBL Blades Baltimore 1975-1975 WHA Blades Baltimore 1975-1975 WHA Blades Erie 1981-1982 AHL Blaze Cincinnati 2004-2005 ABA Blazers Florida 1974-1974 WFL Blazers Philadelphia 1972-1973 WHA Blazers Vancouver 1973-1974 WHA Blitz Chicago 1983-1984 USFL Blue Jackets Columbus 2000- now NHL Blue Jays Philadelphia 1944-1945 NL Blue Jays Toronto 1977- now AL Bluebirds Cleveland 1901-1901 AL Blues Cleveland 1901-1901 AL Blues Hartford 1926-1926 NFL Blues Kansas City 1924-1925 NFL Blues New Orleans 2005- now ABA Blues St. Louis 1967- now NHL Bobcats Charlotte 2004- now NBA Bombers Eugene 1967-1967 CFL Bombers St. Louis 1950-1950 NBA Bombers St. Louis 1946-1949 BAA Braves Atlanta 1966- now NL Braves Boston 1971-1974 AHL Braves Boston 1941-1952 NL Braves Boston 1932-1932 NFL Braves Boston 1912-1935 NL Braves Buffalo 1970-1977 NBA Braves Ft. Worth 1969-1969 CFL Braves Milwaukee 1953-1965 NL Breakers Boston 1983-1983 USFL Breakers New Orleans 1984-1984 USFL Breakers Portland 1985-1985 USFL Brecks Louisville 1922-1923 NFL Brecks Louisville 1921-1921 APFA Brewers Milwaukee 1999- now NL Brewers Milwaukee 1970-1998 AL Brewers Milwaukee 1894-1901 AL Brickley's Giants New York 1921-1921 APFA Bridegrooms Brooklyn 1884-1898 NL Broncos Cleveland 1902-1904 AL Broncos Denver 1970- now NFL Broncos Denver 1960-1969 AFL Brown Stockings St. Louis 1881-1898 NL Browns Cleveland 1999- now NFL Browns Cleveland 1950-1995 NFL Browns Cleveland 1946-1949 AAFC Browns St. Louis 1902-1953 AL Bruins Boston 1924- now NHL Bruins Providence 1992- now AHL Buccaneers Los Angeles 1926-1926 NFL Buccaneers New Orleans 1967-1969 ABA* Buccaneers Sacramento 1967-1969 CFL Buccaneers Tampa Bay 1976- now NFL Bucks Milwaukee 1968- now NBA Bulldogs Boston 1929-1929 NFL Bulldogs Boston 1926-1926 AFL I Bulldogs Canton 1922-1926 APFA Bulldogs Canton 1922-1926 NFL Bulldogs Canton 1920-1921 AHL Bulldogs Canton 1920-1921 APFA Bulldogs Canton 1915-1921 AHL Bulldogs Canton 1915-1921 Ind F Bulldogs Cleveland 1927-1927 NFL Bulldogs Cleveland 1924-1925 NFL Bulldogs Hamilton 1996- now AHL Bulldogs Los Angeles 1937-1937 AFL II Bulldogs New York 1949-1949 NFL Bulldogs Philadelphia 1965-1967 CFL Bulldogs Quebec 1919-1920 NHL Bulldogs Quebec 1909-1917 NHA Bullets Baltimore 1963-1972 NBA Bullets Baltimore 1950-1954 NBA Bullets Baltimore 1948-1949 BAA Bullets Baltimore 1944-1947 ABL Bullets Capital 1973-1973 NBA Bullets Washington 1974-1996 NBA Bullies Columbus 1940-1941 AFL III Bulls Birmingham 1976-1978 WHA Bulls Chicago 1966- now NBA Bulls Chicago 1926-1926 AFL I Bulls Jacksonville 1984-1985 USFL Burkhardts Akron 1916-1916 Ind F Buzz Carson 2005- now ABA Buzz Orange County 2004-2004 ABA Cajun Pelicans Baton Rouge 2004-2005 ABA Cajun Pelicans Louisiana 2004-2004 ABA California Surf Southern 2001-2001 ABA Canadiens Fredericton 1990-1999 AHL Canadiens Montreal 1917- now NHL Canadiens Montreal 1910-1916 Ind F Canadiens Sherbrooke 1984-1989 AHL Canaries Spokane 1916-1917 PCHA Canucks Hamilton 1992-1994 AHL Canucks Vancouver 1970- now NHL Capitals Indianapolis 1968-1969 CFL Capitals Indianapolis 1939-1952 AHL Capitals Regina 1921-1926 WCHL Capitals Washington 1974- now NHL Capitals Washington 1946-1950 BAA Caps Washington 1969-1969 ABA* Card/Pitt St. Louis/Pittsburgh 1944-1944 NFL Cardinals Arizona 1994- now NFL Cardinals Chicago 1945-1959 NFL Cardinals Chicago 1922-1943 NFL Cardinals Chicago 1921-1921 APFA Cardinals Chicago 1901-1920 Ind F Cardinals Phoenix 1988-1993 NFL Cardinals St. Louis 1960-1987 NFL Cardinals St. Louis 1900- now NL Cavaliers Cleveland 1970- now NBA Celtics Boston 1950- now NBA Celtics Boston 1946-1949 BAA Celts Cincinnati 1921-1921 APFA Chaparrals Dallas 1971-1972 ABA* Chaparrals Dallas 1967-1969 ABA* Chaparrals Texas 1970-1970 ABA* Chargers Los Angeles 1960-1962 AFL Chargers San Diego 1970- now NFL Chargers San Diego 1963-1969 AFL Charter Oaks Hartford 1965-1967 CFL Chiefs Anderson 1945-1946 Ind B Chiefs Kansas City 1970- now NFL Chiefs Kansas City 1963-1969 AFL Chiefs Milwaukee 1940-1941 AFL III Citadelles Quebec 1999-2002 AHL Citadels Halifax 1988-1993 AHL Civics Ottawa 1976-1976 WHA Claws Baltimore 1975-1975 ABA* Clippers Baltimore 1962-1975 AHL Clippers Los Angeles 1984- now NBA Clippers San Diego 1978-1984 NBA* Colonels Kentucky 2004-2005 ABA Colonels Kentucky 1967-1975 ABA* Colonels Louisville 1926-1926 NFL Colt .45s Houston 1962-1964 NL Colts Baltimore 1953-1983 NFL Colts Baltimore 1947-1950 NFL Colts Baltimore 1947-1949 AAFC Colts Chicago 1890-1897 NL Colts Indianapolis 1984- now NFL Condors Pittsburgh 1970-1971 ABA* Conquistadors San Diego 1972-1974 ABA* Cougars Carolina 1969-1973 ABA* Cougars Chicago 1972-1974 WHA Cougars Detroit 1926-1929 NHL Cougars Victoria 1924-1926 WHL Cougars Victoria 1922-1923 PCHL Cowboys Calgary 1975-1976 NFL Cowboys Dallas 1960- now NFL Cowboys Kansas City 1926-1926 NFL Cowboys Las Vegas 1968-1969 CFL Coyotes Phoenix 1997- now NHL Crescents Saskatoon 1923-1928 WCHL Crimson Giants Evansville 1922-1922 APFA Crimson Giants Evansville 1921-1921 NFL Crunch Syracuse 1996- now AHL Crusaders Cleveland 1972-1975 WHA Cubs Chicago 1903- now NL Dawgs Central Valley 2004-2004 ABA Dawgs Visalia 2004-2004 ABA Devil Rays Tampa Bay 1998- now AL Devils New Jersey 1982- now NHL Devils Utica 1987-1993 AHL Diablos Tijuano 2004-2004 ABA Diamond Backs Arizona 1998- now NL Diamonds Arkansas 1968-1969 CFL Dodgers Brooklyn 1966-1966 CFL Dodgers Brooklyn 1946-1948 AAFC Dodgers Brooklyn 1931-1957 NL Dodgers Brooklyn 1930-1943 NFL Dodgers Brooklyn 1913-1913 NL Dodgers Los Angeles 1958- now NL Dogs Detroit 2000-2001 ABA Dolphins Miami 1970- now NFL Dolphins Miami 1966-1969 AFL Dons Los Angeles 1946-1949 AAFC Doves Boston 1907-1910 NL Dragons Tijuana 2004- now ABA Dream Salt Lake 2005- now ABA Drillers Calgary 2004-2004 ABA Drillers Calgary 2004- now NFL Ducks Anaheim 1992-1999 NHL Duffey Packers Anderson 1947-1948 NBL Eagles New Haven 1945-1945 AHL Eagles New Haven 1936-1943 AHL Eagles Philadelphia 1944- now NFL Eagles Philadelphia 1933-1942 NFL Eagles St. Louis 1934-1934 NHL Eagles Syracuse 1974-1974 AHL Eber Seagrams Rochester 1942-1942 Ind B Eclipse Phoenix 2000-2002 ABA Eskimos Duluth 1926-1927 NFL Expos Montreal 1969-2004 NL Express Fredericton 1981-1987 AHL Express Jacksonville 1975-1975 WFL Express Los Angeles 1983-1985 USFL Express Newark 2005- now ABA Falcons Atlanta 1966- now NFL Falcons Cleveland 1923-1936 AHL Falcons Detroit 1947-1947 BAA Falcons Detroit 1930-1931 NHL Falcons Springfield 1994- now AHL Federals Washington 1983-1984 USFL Fighting Saints Minnesota 1976-1976 WHA Fire Chicago 1974-1974 WFL Firebird Philadelphia 1975-1978 AHL Firebirds Syracuse 1979-1979 AHL Flames Atlanta 1972-1979 NHL Flames Calgary 1980- now NHL Flames Saint John 1993-2003 AHL Flight St. Louis 2004-2004 ABA Floridians Miami 1968-1970 ABA* Flyer Muncie 1920-1921 APFA Flyers Congerville 1910-1915 Ind F Flyers Muncie 1916-1919 Ind F Flyers Philadelphia 1967- now NHL Flyers St. Louis 1944-1953 AHL Frenzy Boston 2004-2006 ABA Frenzy Cape Cod 2006- now ABA Frontier Refiners Denver 1950-1951 NPBL Frost Heaves Vermont 2005- now ABA Fusion Philadelphia 2004-2004 ABA Gallos Juarez 2004-2004 ABA Gamblers Houston 1984-1985 USFL Gems Detroit 1946-1946 NBL Generals New Jersey 1983-1985 USFL Giants New York 1925- now NFL Giants New York 1885-1957 NL Giants San Francisco 1958- now NL Gold Denver 1983-1985 USFL Golden Blades New York 1973-1973 WHA Golden Flames Moncton 1984-1987 AHL Golden Seals California 1970-1975 AHL Golden Seals California 1967-1967 AHL Gothams New York 1882-1884 NL Griffins Grand Rapids 2001- now AHL Griffins Grand Rapids 1996-2000 IHL Grizzlies Memphis 2002- now NBA Grizzlies Memphis 1975-1975 WFL Grizzlies Utah 2001- now AHL Grizzlies Utah 1995-2000 IHL Grizzlies Vancouver 1995-2001 NBA Gulls Hampton 1977-1978 AHL Gunners St. Louis 1935-1941 Ind F Gunners St. Louis 1934-1934 NFL Gunslingers San Antonio 1984-1985 USFL Gunslingers San Antonio 1973-1973 ABA* Gwizzlies Gwinnett 2004-2005 ABA Havoc Houston 2005- now ABA Hawaiians The Honolulu 1974-1975 WFL Hawks Alabama 1968-1969 CFL Hawks Atlanta 1968- now NBA Hawks Milwaukee 1951-1954 NBA Hawks Moncton 1987-1994 AHL Hawks New Brunswick 1978-1982 AHL Hawks St. Louis 1955-1967 NBA Hawks Waterloo 1950-1951 NPBL Hawks Waterloo 1949-1949 NBA Hawks Waterloo 1948-1948 NBL Heat Miami 1988- now NBA Heat Wave Fresno 2003- now ABA Heralds Detroit 1921-1921 NFL Heralds Detroit 1920-1920 APFA Heralds Detroit 1911-1919 Ind F Highlanders New York 1903-1912 AL Hornets Charlotte 1988-2002 NBA Hornets Charlotte 1974-1975 WFL Hornets Chicago 1949-1949 AAFC Hornets New Orleans 2003- now NBA Hornets Pittsburgh 1936-1955 AHL Horseman Brooklyn 1926-1926 AFL I Houn'Dawgs Memphis 2000-2002 ABA Hurricanes Carolina 1997- now NHL Huskies Toronto 1946-1947 BAA Hustlers Baltimore 1975-1975 ABA Ice Toledo 2005- now ABA Ice Cats Worcester 1994- now AHL Imperials Palm Beach 2005- now ABA Independents Rock Island 1926-1926 AFL I Independents Rock Island 1922-1925 NFL Independents Rock Island 1920-1921 APFA Independents Rock Island 1912-1919 Ind F Indians Akron 1926-1926 NFL Indians Buffalo 1940-1941 AFL III Indians Cleveland 1931-1931 NFL Indians Cleveland 1923-1923 NFL Indians Cleveland 1921-1921 APFA Indians Cleveland 1915- now AL Indians Oorang 1922-1923 NFL Indians Providence 1965-1965 CFL Indians Springfield 1974-1993 AHL Indians Springfield 1954-1966 AHL Indians Springfield 1936-1942 AHL Innocents Allegheny 1882-1890 NL Invaders Oakland 1983-1985 USFL Ironmen Ohio Valley (Wheeling) 1968-1969 CFL Ironmen Pittsburgh 1946-1947 BAA Ironmen Wheeling 1965-1967 CFL Islanders Capitol District 1990-1993 AHL Islanders New York 1972- now NHL Jaguars Jacksonville 1995- now NFL Jam Jacksonville 2005- now ABA Jam Long Beach 2004-2004 ABA Jays Jersey 1969-1969 CFL Jazz New Orleans 1974-1978 NBA Jazz Utah 1979- now NBA Jeffersons Rochester 1922-1925 NFL Jeffersons Rochester 1920-1921 APFA Jeffersons Rochester 1910-1919 Ind F Jets Indianapolis 1948-1949 NBL Jets New York 1970- now NFL Jets New York 1963-1969 AFL Jets Sherbrooke 1982-1983 AHL Jets Winnipeg 1979-1996 NHL Jets Winnipeg 1972-1978 WHA Jumping Frogs Quebec 2005- now ABA KauskyACs Indianapolis 1931-1931 Ind B Kautskys Indianapolis 1946-1946 BAA Kautskys Indianapolis 1945-1947 NBL Kautskys Indianapolis 1941-1942 NBL Kautskys Indianapolis 1940-1940 Ind F Kautskys Indianapolis 1937-1938 NBL Kautskys Indianapolis 1935-1936 MBC Kautskys Indianapolis 1933-1935 Ind B Kautskys Indianapolis 1932-1932 NBL Kelleys Duluth 1923-1925 NFL Kings Kansas City 1975-1984 NBA Kings Kansas City-Omaha 1972-1974 NBA Kings Los Angeles 1967- now NHL Kings Peoria 2006- now ABA Kings Sacramento 1985- now NBA Kings Springfield 1967-1973 AHL Knickerbockers New York 1946-1949 BAA Knickerbockers New York 1946- now NBA Knights Atlanta 1996-1996 IHL Knights Kansas City 2000-2004 ABA Knights New Jersey 1973-1973 WHA Lakers Los Angeles 1960- now NBA Lakers Minneapolis 1949-1959 NBA Lakers Minneapolis 1948-1948 BAA Lakers Minneapolis 1947-1947 NBL Legends Indiana 2002-2004 ABA Legends Indiana 2000-2001 ABA Legion Horlick/Racine 1918-1921 Ind F Legion Racine 1922-1924 NFL Les Canadiens Toronto 1909-1911 NHA Lightning Tampa Bay 1992- now NHL Lions Brooklyn 1926-1926 NFL Lions Detroit 1934- now NFL Lions Washington 1947-1948 AHL Lions Washington 1941-1943 AHL Lock Monsters Lowell 1998- now AHL Loggers Portland 1969-1969 CFL Lumbermen Tonawanda 1921-1921 APFA Magic Orlando 1989- now NBA Magicians Birmingham 2005- now ABA Maple Leafs St. John's 1996- now AHL Maple Leafs Toronto 1926- now NHL Mariners Maine 1977-1991 AHL Mariners San Diego 1974-1976 WHA Mariners Seattle 1977- now AL Marines Minneapolis 1922-1924 NFL Marines Minneapolis 1921-1921 APFA Marlins Florida 1993- now NL Maroons Kenosha 1924-1924 NFL Maroons Montreal 1924-1938 NHL Maroons Pottsville 1925-1928 NFL Maroons Toledo 1922-1923 NFL Maroons Toledo 1906-1921 Ind F Maroons Vancouver 1922-1925 WCHL Matrix Montreal 2005- now ABA Maulers Pittsburgh 1984-1984 USFL Mavericks Dallas 1980- now NBA Mavericks Houston 1967-1968 ABA* Metropolitans Seattle 1915-1924 WCHL Mets New York 1962- now NL Mighty Ducks Anaheim 2000- now NHL Mighty Ducks Cincinnati 1993- now AHL Millionaires Vancouver 1911-1921 WCHL Miracles Mississippi 2005- now ABA Mohawks Cincinnati 1949-1952 AHL Monarchs Carolina 1995-1997 AHL Monarchs Manchester 2001- now AHL Moose Manitoba 2001- now AHL Moose Manitoba 1996-2000 IHL Muskies Minnesota 1967-1968 ABA* Mustangs Atlanta 2004-2004 ABA Mustangs Omaha 1968-1969 CFL Naps Cleveland 1905-1914 AL Nationals Ottawa 1972-1972 WHA Nationals Syracuse 1950-1962 NBA Nationals Syracuse 1946-1949 NBL Nationals Washington 2005- now NL Nationals Washington 1901-1955 AL Navigators Tacoma 2005- now ABA Neptunes Norfolk 1966-1969 CFL Neptunes Norfolk 1965-1965 CFL Nets New Jersey 1977- now NBA Nets New York 1976-1977 NBA Nets New York 1968-1975 ABA* Nighthawks Maryland 2004- now ABA Nighthawks New Haven 1972-1993 AHL Noise Knoxville 2005- now ABA Nordiques Quebec 1979-1994 NHL Nordiques Quebec 1979-1994 NHL Nordiques Quebec 1972-1993 WHA Nordiques Quebec 1972-1978 WHA North Stars Minnesota 1967-1993 NHL Nuggets Denver 1976- now NBA Nuggets Denver 1974-1975 ABA* Nuggets Denver 1949-1949 NBA Nuggets Denver 1948-1948 NBL Nuggets Denver 1947-1947 AAU Nuggets Denver 1939-1940 AAU Oaks Oakland 1967-1968 ABA* Oilers Alberta 1972-1972 WHA Oilers Cape Breton 1988-1996 NFL Oilers Edmonton 1979- now NHL Oilers Edmonton 1973-1978 WHA Oilers Houston 1970-1996 NFL Oilers Houston 1960-1969 AFL Oilers Nova Scotia 1984-1987 AHL Oilers Tennessee 1997-1998 NFL Olympian Beijing Aoshen 2005- now ABA Olympians Indianapolis 1949-1953 NBA Ontarios Toronto 1913-1914 NHA Orioles Baltimore 1954- now AL Orioles Baltimore 1901-1902 AL Orphans Chicago 1898-1902 NL Outlaws Arizona 1985-1985 USFL Outlaws Gallup 2005- now ABA Outlaws Oklahoma 1984-1984 USFL Owls Chicago 1968-1969 CFL Pacers Indiana 1976- now NBA Pacers Indiana 1967-1975 ABA* Packers Anderson 1950-1951 NPBL Packers Anderson 1949-1949 NBA Packers Chicago 1961-1961 NBA Packers Green Bay 1922- now NFL Packers Green Bay 1920-1921 APFA Padres San Diego 1969- now NL Panhandles Columbus 1920-1923 APFA Panhandles Columbus 1920-1923 NFL Panhandles Columbus 1907-1919 Ind F Panthers Carolina 1995- now NFL Panthers Cleveland 1926-1926 AFL I Panthers Detroit 1925-1926 NFL Panthers Florida 1993- now NHL Panthers Louisville 1999-2001 AHL Panthers Michigan 1983-1984 USFL Panthers Orlando 1966-1969 CFL Patriots Boston 1970-1970 NFL Patriots Boston 1960-1969 AFL Patriots New England 1971- now NFL Pearls Baltimore 2005- now ABA Penguins Pittsburgh 1967- now NHL Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1999- now AHL Perfectos St. Louis 1899-1899 NL Phantoms Philadelphia 1996- now AHL Phillies Philadelphia 1946- now NL Phillies Philadelphia 1890-1943 NL Pilgrims Boston 1903-1904 AL Pilots Seattle 1969-1969 AL Pipers Minnesota 1968-1968 ABA* Pipers Pittsburgh 1966-1969 ABA* Pirates Pittsburgh 1933-1940 NFL Pirates Pittsburgh 1925-1930 NHL Pirates Pittsburgh 1891- now NL Pirates Portland 1993- now AHL Pistons Detroit 1957- now NBA Pistons FortWayne 1950-1956 NBA Pistons FortWayne 1948-1949 BAA Pit Bulls Pennsylvania 2004-2004 ABA Plainsmen Oklahoma City 1968-1968 CFL Plymouth Rocks Boston 1900-1900 AL Poison Monterrey 2005- now ABA Predators Nashville 1998- now NHL Pro Cats Kentucky 2000-2001 ABA Pro Cats Kentucky 2000-2001 ABA Pros Akron 1920-1925 NFL Pros Akron 1920-1921 APFA Pros Akron 1920-1921 APFA Pros Akron 1918-1919 Ind F Pros Akron 1918-1919 Ind F Pros Canton 1911-1914 Ind F Pros Hammond 1922-1926 NFL Pros Hammond 1920-1921 APFA Pros Memphis 1970-1971 ABA* Pros Rochester 1943-1944 Ind B Puritans Boston 1905-1906 AL Quakers Philadelphia 1930-1931 NHL Quakers Philadelphia 1926-1926 AFL I Quakers Philadelphia 1880-1889 NL Racers Indianapolis 1974-1978 WHA Rafales Quebec 1997-1999 IHL Raiders Los Angeles 1982-1994 NFL Raiders New York 1972-1972 WHA Raiders Oakland 1995- now NFL Raiders Oakland 1970-1981 NFL Raiders Oakland 1960-1969 AFL Raiders Quad Cities (Moline) 1968-1968 CFL Ramblers New Haven 1956-1950 AHL Ramblers Orange County 1967-1968 CFL Ramblers Philadelphia 1936-1949 AHL Rampage San Antonio 2002- now AHL Rams Cleveland 1937-1945 NFL Rams Cleveland 1936-1936 AFL II Rams Los Angeles 1946-1994 NFL Rams St. Louis 1994- now NFL Rangers Binghamton 1990-1997 AHL Rangers Buffalo 1926-1927 NFL Rangers New York 1926- now NHL Rangers Seattle 1967-1969 CFL Rangers Texas 1972- now AL Raptors Toronto 1995- now NBA Rattlers Las Vegas 2004-2005 ABA Rattlers Las Vegas 2003-2003 ABA Ravens Baltimore 1996- now NFL Razorsharks Rochester 2005- now ABA Rebels Cleveand 1946-1946 BAA Rebels Richmond 1965-1967 CFL Red Caps Boston 1876-1882 NL Red Skins Sheboygan 1950-1951 NPBL Red Skins Sheboygan 1949-1949 NBA Red Skins Sheboygan 1938-1948 NBL Red Sox Boston 1907- now AL Red Stockings Boston 1871-1875 NL Red Stockings Cincinnati 1869-1933 NL Red Wings Detroit 1932- now NHL Red Wolves Mississauga 2005- now ABA Redjackets Minneapolis 1929-1930 NFL Redlegs Cincinnati 1953-1958 NL Reds Cincinnati 1959- now NL Reds Cincinnati 1934-1952 NL Reds Cincinnati 1933-1934 NFL Reds Providence 1936-1975 AHL Reds Rhode Island 1976-1976 AHL Redskins Boston 1933-1936 NFL Redskins Washington 1937- now NFL Reign Portland 2004-2004 ABA Reigning Knights Georgia 2004-2004 ABA Renegades Orlando 1985-1985 USFL Revivals Harlem 2004-2005 ABA Rhythm Nashville 2004-2004 ABA Rifles Toronto 1965-1967 CFL Rim Rockers Arkansas 2004-2005 ABA Riptide Oregon 2005- now ABA River Rats Albany 1993- now AHL Roadrunners Edmonton 2003- now AHL Roadrunners Phoenix 1974-1976 WHA Robins Brooklyn 1914-1930 NL Robins Richmond 1971-1976 AHL Rockets Charleston 1965-1968 CFL Rockets Chicago 1946-1948 AAFC Rockets Dallas 1969-1969 CFL Rockets Houston 1971- now NBA Rockets Philadelphia 1940-1942 AHL Rockets San Diego 1967-1970 NBA Rockets{Larks} Denver 1967-1974 ABA* Rockies Colorado 1991- now NL Rockies Colorado 1976-1981 NHL Rockstars Chicago 2005- now ABA Rollers Hammond 2005- now ABA Rosebuds Portland 1925-1925 WHL Rottweilers Columbia 2005- now ABA Rottweilers St. Louis 2004-2004 ABA Royals Cincinnati 1957-1971 NBA Royals Kansas City 1999- now NL Royals Kansas City 1968- now AL Royals Rochester 1950-1956 NBA Royals Rochester 1948-1949 BAA Royals Rochester 1945-1947 NBL Rufneks West Texas (Odessa-Midland) 1969-1969 CFL Running Guns Cedar Rapids 2005- now ABA Rustlers Boston 1911-1911 NL Sabres Buffalo 1970- now NHL Safeway Stores Denver 1936-1938 AAU Safeway-Piggly Wigglys Denver 1935-1935 AAU Sails San Diego 1975-1975 ABA* Saints New Orleans 1967- now NFL Saints Newmarket 1986-1991 AHL Saints St. Catharines 1982-1985 AHL Scouts Kansas City 1974-1975 NHL Seagrams Rochester 1936-1941 Ind B Seagrams Rochester 1933-1935 DBL Seagrams Rochester 1932-1932 DBA Seagrams Rochester 1923-1931 Ind B Seahawks Miami 1946-1946 AAFC Seahawks Miami 1946-1946 AFL Seahawks Seattle 1976- now NFL Seals Oakland 1968-1969 AHL Senators Binghamton 2002- now AHL Senators Ottawa 1992- now NHL Senators Ottawa 1917-1933 NHL Senators Prince Edward Island 1993-1996 AHL Senators Victoria 1911-1912 PCHA Senators Washington 1961-1972 AL Senators Washington 1956-1960 AL Senators Washington 1921-1921 APFA Sentinels Mexicali 2006- now ABA Seris Hermosillo 2004-2005 ABA Shamrocks Boston 1936-1937 AFL II Shamrocks Montreal 1908-1910 NHA Shamrocks Toronto 1914-1915 NHA Sharks Jacksonville 1974-1974 WFL Sharks Los Angeles 1972-1973 WHA Sharks San Jose 1991- now NHL Sheiks Moose Jaw 1921-1922 WCHL Shockers Spokane 1968-1969 CFL Shockwave Big Valley 2005- now ABA Showboats Memphis 1984-1985 USFL Silver Kings Cobalt 1909-1910 NHA Silverbacks Buffalo 2005- now ABA Skeiks Saskatoon 1922-1923 WCHL Skipjacks Baltimore 1982-1993 AHL Sky Cats New Jersey 2004-2004 ABA Skyliners Chicago 2000-2001 ABA Slam Bellingham 2005- now ABA Slam Las Vegas 2002-2002 ABA Slam Las Vegas 2001-2001 ABA Slamma Jammas Minneapolis/St. Paul 2005- now ABA Snowbears Utah 2004-2004 ABA Soldiers Chicago 2004-2005 ABA Somersets Boston 1901-1902 AL Sound Strong Island 2005- now ABA Sounds Memphis 1974-1974 ABA* Southmen Memphis 1974-1974 WFL Spartans Portsmouth 1930-1933 NFL Spiders Cleveland 1899-1900 NL Spirits of St. Louis St. Louis 1974-1975 ABA Spurs Denver 1975-1975 WHA Spurs San Antonio 1976- now NBA Spurs San Antonio 1974-1975 ABA* Squires Jersey 2004-2004 ABA Squires Virginia 1970-1975 ABA* St. Patricks Toronto 1919-1926 NHL Stags Chicago 1949-1950 NBA Stags Chicago 1946-1948 BAA Stags Michigan 1974-1974 WHA Staleys Chicago 1921-1921 APFA Staleys Decatur 1920-1920 APFA Stallions Birmingham 1983-1985 USFL Stapes Staten Island 1931-1932 NFL Stapletons Staten Island 1929-1930 NFL Stapletons Staten Island 1929-1930 NFL Stapletons Staten Island 1915-1925 Ind F Stars Baltimore 1985-1985 USFL Stars Dallas 1994- now NHL Stars Iowa 2005- now AHL Stars Los Angeles 2000-2004 ABA Stars Los Angeles 1968-1970 ABA* Stars New York 1974-1974 WFL Stars Philadelphia 1983-1984 USFL Stars Syracuse 1936-1939 AHL Stars Utah 1970-1975 ABA* Steagles Philadelphia/Pittsburgh 1943-1943 NFL Steam Roller Providence 1946-1948 BAA Steam Roller Providence 1925-1931 NFL Steam Roller Providence 1916-1924 Ind F Steamer Shreveport 1974-1975 WFL Steelers Pittsburgh 1945- now NFL Steelers Pittsburgh 1941-1942 NFL Steelers Victoria 1967-1967 CFL Stingers Cincinnati 1975-1978 WHA Stingers Mississippi 2004-2004 ABA Storm Colorado 2004-2005 ABA Storm Portland 1974-1974 WFL Strong Dogs Harlem 2004-2004 ABA Strong Dogs Tampa Bay 2005- now ABA Stunners St. Louis 2005- now ABA Style New Mexico 2005- now ABA Sun Southern California 1974-1975 WFL Suns Phoenix 1968- now NBA Superbas Brooklyn 1899-1912 NL Supersonics Seattle 1967- now NBA Surf Southern California 2002-2002 ABA Swords Cincinnati 1971-1974 AHL Tams Memphis 1972-1973 ABA* Tecumsehs Toronto 1912-1913 NHA Texans Dallas 1960-1962 AFL Texans Dallas 1952-1952 NFL Texans Houston 2002- now NFL Texans Houston 1974-1974 WFL The Floridians Miami 1970-1972 ABA* Thoroughblades Kentucky 1996-2001 AHL Thrashers Atlanta 1997- now NHL Thunder Carolina 2004-2005 ABA Thunder Carolina 2004-2004 ABA Thunder Lincoln 2005- now ABA Thunder Portland 1975-1975 WFL Thunder Dawgs Tampa Bay 2000-2001 ABA Thunderbirds Oklahoma (Tulsa) 1969-1969 CFL Tigers Bridgeport Sound 2001- now AHL Tigers Brooklyn 1944-1944 NFL Tigers Brooklyn 1936-1936 AFL II Tigers Chicago 1920-1920 APFA Tigers Cleveland 1920-1921 APFA Tigers Columbus 1924-1926 NFL Tigers Detroit 1901- now AL Tigers Detroit 1894-1895 AL Tigers Hamilton 1920-1925 NHL Tigers Rochester 1936-1937 AFL II Timberwolves Minnesota 1989- now NBA Titans New York 1960-1962 AFL Titans Tennessee 1999- now NFL Titans Texarkana 1969-1969 CFL Tornadoes Newark 1930-1930 NFL Tornadoes Orange 1929-1929 NFL Tornadoes Racine 1926-1926 NFL Toros San Antonio 1969-1969 CFL Toros Toronto 1973-1975 WHA Trail Blazers Portland 1970- now NBA Triangles Dayton 1922-1929 NFL Triangles Dayton 1920-1921 APFA Twins Minnesota 1961- now AL Tycoons Texas 2004- now ABA United Alexandria-Mongolia 2005- now ABA Venom Las Vegas 2005- now ABA Vikings Minnesota 1961- now NFL Vision Atlanta 2004- now ABA Voyageurs Montreal 1969-1970 AHL Voyageurs Nova Scotia 1971-1983 AHL Vulcans Akron 1967-1967 CFL Vulcans Birmingham 1975-1975 WFL Wanderers Montreal 1909-1917 NHA Warriors Ft. Wayne 1965-1965 CFL Warriors GoldenState 1971- now NBA Warriors Hawaii 1969-1969 CFL Warriors Ontario 2004-2004 ABA Warriors Philadelphia 1950-1961 NBA Warriors Philadelphia 1946-1949 BAA Warriors San Francisco 1967-1970 ABA* Warriors San Francisco 1962-1966 NBA Warriors Syracuse 1951-1954 AHL Wave Jacksonville 2004-2004 ABA Whalers Binghamton 1977-1990 AHL Whalers Hartford 1979-1996 NHL Whalers New England 1972-1978 WHA Wheels Detroit 2004- now ABA Wheels Detroit 1974-1974 WFL White Sox Chicago 1904- now AL White Stockings Chicago 1900-1903 AL White Stockings Chicago 1876-1889 NL Wild Minnesota 2000- now NHL Wildcats Los Angeles 1926-1926 AFL I Wildcats San Diego 2005- now ABA Wildfire San Diego 2000-2002 ABA Wildfire San Diego 2000-2000 ABA Winds Chicago 1975-1975 WFL Wings San Antonio 1975-1975 WFL Wings Tidewater 1971-1972 AHL Wings Virginia 1973-1975 AHL Wizards Washington 1997- now NBA Wolf Pack Hartford 1997- now AHL Wolverines Detroit 1928-1928 NFL Wolves Chicago 2002- now AHL Wolves Chicago 1994-2001 IHL Wonders Brooklyn 2005- now ABA Wranglers Arizona 1983-1984 USFL Wranglers Waco 2005- now ABA Xplosion Pittsburgh 2005- now ABA Yankees Brooklyn-New York 1949-1949 AAFC Yankees New York 1946-1948 AAFC Yankees New York 1940-1940 AFL III Yankees New York 1936-1937 AFL II Yankees New York 1927-1928 NFL Yankees New York 1926-1926 AFL I Yankees New York 1913- now AL Yanks Boston 1944-1948 NFL Yanks New York 1950-1951 NFL Yellow Jackets Frankford 1924-1931 NFL Zephyrs Chicago 1962-1962 NBA Zollner Pistons FortWayne 1941-1947 NBL Zollner Pistons FortWayne 1939-1940 Ind B

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