SWC75
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This is an update of a post I did last spring. Unfortaintely for the Rangers, Ic an't move them down from 1961. I was rooting for them since the Mets were uncompetitive and I decided I wanted a team that either had never won it. Instead we got a team winning it's 11th World Series. Since all the NFL teams I've ever followed, (Theb Bowns, Broncos, Dolphins, Colts and Eagles), stink this year, I'll be in the same mode: rooting for someone who has never won an NFL title but could do it this year, or at least a team that's waited along time since the last title.
The Giants won the World Series last year, for the first time since 1954. I decided to create an up-to-date, (as of April 2011, now updated through the 10/11 World Series) list of each current major league franchise in baseball, football, basketball and hockey in terms of how long they have waited to win the championship. Next to the team name, I’ve listed either the last year they won their sports title, or, if they’ve never won it, when the franchise was founded. (I decided to put the year first.)
I haven’t accounted for franchise shifts: The football Cardinals haven’t won the NFL title since 1947. They were in Chicago then. They moved to St. Louis in 1960 and to Phoenix in 1988, (they renamed themselves the Arizona Cardinals in 1994). They are listed as waiting since 1947 to win a title again. I decided to count titles in former leagues such as the AFL, ABA or WHL as they were the ultimate titles those teams could have won in those years. Thus the Bills have been waiting since 1965, when they won the AFL title, not 1960, when they were founded. The current Cleveland Browns were founded in 1999 and I have listed them there but of course Cleveland has not celebrated a football title since 1964. That title was won by the franchise that is now the Baltimore Ravens who have since won another, (2000). The “year” for football is the year in which the season began. Thus the Cowboys last won in 1995. For basketball and hockey, it’s the year in which the season ended. Thus the Boston Celtics last won in 2008 and the Pittsburgh Penquins in 2009.
1908 Chicago Cubs
1947 Arizona Cardinals
1948 Cleveland Indians
1951 Sacramento Kings
1957 Detroit Lions
1958 Atlanta Hawks
1960 Philadelphia Eagles
1961 Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Texas Rangers
1962 Houston Astros
1963 San Diego Chargers
1965 Buffalo Bills
1966 Atlanta Falcons
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs
1968 Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Kings, New York Jets, St. Louis Blues
1969 Kansas City Chiefs, Milwaukee Brewers, Phoenix Suns, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals
1971 Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Canucks
1973 Indiana Pacers, Miami Dolphins, New York Knicks
1975 Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Washington Capitols
1976 New Jersey Nets, Seattle Seahawks
1977 Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners
1978 Washington Wizards
1979 Oklahoma City Thunder, Pittsburgh Pirates
1980 Phoenix Coyotes
1983 Baltimore Orioles, New York Islanders, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Detroit Tigers
1985 Chicago Bears, Kansas City Royals
1986 New York Mets
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
1989 Calgary Flames, New Orleans Hornets, Oakland Athletics
1990 Cincinnati Reds, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic
1991 Minnesota Twins, Washington Redskins
1992 San Jose Sharks
1993 Colorado Rockies, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Blue Jays
1994 Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, San Francisco 49ers
1995 Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Rockets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Flyers
1996 Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
1998 Chicago Bulls, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Rays
1999 Cleveland Browns, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Rams
2000 Atlanta Thrashers, Baltimore Ravens
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild
2002 Houston Texans, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2003 Florida Marlins
2004 Detroit Pistons, New England Patriots, New Jersey Devils
2005 Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Lightening
2006 Carolina Hurricanes, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Heat, 2007 Anaheim Ducks, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, San Antonio Spurs
2008 Detroit Red Wings, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Steelers
2009 New Orleans Saints, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Penquins
2010 Chicago Blackhawks, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Giants
2011 Dallas Mavericks, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Cardinals
Sooooo….if your team can’t win and you don’t bear a grudge toward the teams at the top of this list, you might consider rooting them on so their ship can finally come in as the Giants did last year.
The Giants won the World Series last year, for the first time since 1954. I decided to create an up-to-date, (as of April 2011, now updated through the 10/11 World Series) list of each current major league franchise in baseball, football, basketball and hockey in terms of how long they have waited to win the championship. Next to the team name, I’ve listed either the last year they won their sports title, or, if they’ve never won it, when the franchise was founded. (I decided to put the year first.)
I haven’t accounted for franchise shifts: The football Cardinals haven’t won the NFL title since 1947. They were in Chicago then. They moved to St. Louis in 1960 and to Phoenix in 1988, (they renamed themselves the Arizona Cardinals in 1994). They are listed as waiting since 1947 to win a title again. I decided to count titles in former leagues such as the AFL, ABA or WHL as they were the ultimate titles those teams could have won in those years. Thus the Bills have been waiting since 1965, when they won the AFL title, not 1960, when they were founded. The current Cleveland Browns were founded in 1999 and I have listed them there but of course Cleveland has not celebrated a football title since 1964. That title was won by the franchise that is now the Baltimore Ravens who have since won another, (2000). The “year” for football is the year in which the season began. Thus the Cowboys last won in 1995. For basketball and hockey, it’s the year in which the season ended. Thus the Boston Celtics last won in 2008 and the Pittsburgh Penquins in 2009.
1908 Chicago Cubs
1947 Arizona Cardinals
1948 Cleveland Indians
1951 Sacramento Kings
1957 Detroit Lions
1958 Atlanta Hawks
1960 Philadelphia Eagles
1961 Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Texas Rangers
1962 Houston Astros
1963 San Diego Chargers
1965 Buffalo Bills
1966 Atlanta Falcons
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs
1968 Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Kings, New York Jets, St. Louis Blues
1969 Kansas City Chiefs, Milwaukee Brewers, Phoenix Suns, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals
1971 Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Canucks
1973 Indiana Pacers, Miami Dolphins, New York Knicks
1975 Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Washington Capitols
1976 New Jersey Nets, Seattle Seahawks
1977 Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners
1978 Washington Wizards
1979 Oklahoma City Thunder, Pittsburgh Pirates
1980 Phoenix Coyotes
1983 Baltimore Orioles, New York Islanders, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia 76ers
1984 Detroit Tigers
1985 Chicago Bears, Kansas City Royals
1986 New York Mets
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
1989 Calgary Flames, New Orleans Hornets, Oakland Athletics
1990 Cincinnati Reds, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic
1991 Minnesota Twins, Washington Redskins
1992 San Jose Sharks
1993 Colorado Rockies, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Blue Jays
1994 Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, San Francisco 49ers
1995 Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Rockets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Flyers
1996 Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
1998 Chicago Bulls, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Rays
1999 Cleveland Browns, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Rams
2000 Atlanta Thrashers, Baltimore Ravens
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild
2002 Houston Texans, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2003 Florida Marlins
2004 Detroit Pistons, New England Patriots, New Jersey Devils
2005 Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Lightening
2006 Carolina Hurricanes, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Heat, 2007 Anaheim Ducks, Boston Red Sox, New York Giants, San Antonio Spurs
2008 Detroit Red Wings, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Steelers
2009 New Orleans Saints, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Penquins
2010 Chicago Blackhawks, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Giants
2011 Dallas Mavericks, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Cardinals
Sooooo….if your team can’t win and you don’t bear a grudge toward the teams at the top of this list, you might consider rooting them on so their ship can finally come in as the Giants did last year.
