1967 Houston Mavericks Tee

1967 Houston Mavericks TeeThe Story With players like Willie Somerset & DeWitt Menyard gracing the court for the Houston it's a shame they didn't make it to the big show. Houston Mavericks played in Sam Houston Coliseum from 1967 to 1969 before eventually folding and moving operations to Greensboro in 1969 to become the Carolina Cougars. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1976 the glory of the Houston Mavericks was retired to the rafters of Basketballs past glory. Crafted with the

the Detroit Express soon folded and became no more

located at Kennywood Park

changed to the "Baltimore Claws

the United Soccer Association (USA…get it…) and National Professional Soccer League

but ran into several major roadblocks

The Washington Wave were one of the founding teams in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (renamed in 1989 to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League)

it wasn't enough to keep the white and blue in Oakland

The famed Whalers franchise was created in November 1971 when the World Hockey Association awarded a franchise to an ownership group in Boston

Despite having star athletes Norm Bazin and Paul Beraldo leading the squad

The reality however what much different and with low attendance

The owner of the local hockey shop and mentor to Gordon Bombay

They lost to the Denver Grizzlies in a four-game sweep