A look at the 1974 Portland Storm, with some first-hand accounts by Jimmy Corcoran. A must read!
Category: WFL
Did the 1973 Patriots Use the 1974 WFL Sand-Knit Template?
UW pal and WFL expert Jimmy Corcoran goes down the rabbit hole of Sand-Knit jersey similarities between the NE Patriots & WFL templates
What if the AFL Never Existed? (Part 4)
This 4-part think piece explores all the alternate realities of pro football if the AFL never existed.
What if the AFL Never Existed? (Part 3)
Part 3 of “What If the AFL Never Existed?” covering the period from 1980-1990 where the alt reality NFL merges with the alt reality WFL.
What if the AFL Never Existed? (Part 2)
Part 2 of “What If the AFL Never Existed?” covering the period from 1970-1980 where the alt reality NFL merges with the alt reality WFL.
Gone but not Forgotten: The 1974-5 Southern California Sun
The Southern California Sun were an American football team based in Anaheim, California that played in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975.
A Uni Watch Look at Don Maynard
Click to enlarge Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Maynard died yesterday. I saw him play during the tail end of his career in the early 1970s, when I was …
DIY Helmets and a WFL History Lesson
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken I’m joined today by a longtime Uni Watch favorite, Leo Strawn, Jr., who has graced these pages with many great things, including …
Gene Sanny’s Amazing WFL Electric Football Project
By Phil Hecken A couple weeks ago, in the ticker, there was a link to uni watcher Gene Sanny and his electronic football projects, which (as you’re about to see) …
Wrapping Up The WFL Contest
By Phil Hecken, with Aaron Johnson As promised, this Saturday we’re wrapping up the WFL contest, which took place during the end of the summer and in which we asked …
WFL Contest Entries – Part the Last
By Phil Hecken Back again with Part III of the WFL uniform contest. If you missed Part I click here, and Part II is here. Very briefly, for those of …
WFL Contest Entries – Part the Second
By Phil Hecken Back again with Part II of the WFL uniform contest. If you missed Part I, click here. Very briefly, for those of you unfamiliar with the origin …
WFL Contest Entries Part I – Let the Voting Begin
By Phil Hecken And now the moment (some of you) have been waiting for: the first round of WFL design-a-uniform contest entries. For those of you unfamiliar with the origin …
WFL Contest Entries – The Progressions
By Phil Hecken, with Aaron Johnson You’ll recall about a month ago, Aaron Johnson and I took a look back at the World Football League (which would have turned 40 …
Next Uni Design Contest: The WFL Today
By Phil Hecken This will be a SHORT lede today (yay), since Paul has a great ESPN column. Link here. But I wanted to announce the next UW uni design …