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The first attempts to formalize women's gridiron football came about during the 1960s when Sid Friedman, an entrepreneur, created the Women's Professional Football League (WPFL). The league's approach was considered exploitative but the league resulted in the creation of a number of teams that later formed the NWFL. [1] [2]
The United Football League was a professional American football minor league that operated between 1961 and 1964. It had eight teams, primarily based in the Midwestern United States. [1] The league was founded in 1961 as a minor league alternative to the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL).
The Toledo Troopers were a professional women's American football team based in Toledo, Ohio. The Troopers began play in 1971 as a member of the Women's Professional Football League (WPFL), and later played in the National Women's Football League (NWFL). The franchise folded before the 1980 season, after it was put up for sale by the owner. [1]
Linda Jefferson and the Toledo Troopers — the winningest football team of all time — paved the way for women’s football as it’s played today across more than 60 cities in the United States.
College football player and former UT men's football coach [23] Bob Beemer: 1985 Retired NFL defensive end for the Detroit Lions [24] Chuck Ealey: 1971 University of Toledo's starting quarterback for 35 straight wins from 1969–1971 [5] Jerry Evans: Retired tight end for the Denver Broncos [25] T. J. Fatinikun: Defensive end Carl Ford
Toledo Mud Hens (first) (moved to Wichita, Kansas and became the Wichita Braves, would move again to Fort Worth, Texas and become the Fort Worth Cats, and move again to Dallas, Texas and become the Dallas Rangers for the rest of the team's existence) Toledo Mud Hens (second) (moved to Charleston, West Virginia and became the Charleston Senators ...
Toledo was up 20-12 at halftime, but Pitt outscored the Rockets in the third quarter to take the lead. In the fourth quarter, Toledo got a pick-six and a game-tying field goal to send the game to OT.
The 2000 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who left the school after the end of the season to coach at Missouri.