World Football League (1974-1975)


BIRMINGHAM AMERICANS / BIRMINGHAM VULCANS

1974 1975 1975
BIRMINGHAM AMERICANS BIRMINGHAM VULCANS BIRMINGHAM VULCANS

CHICAGO FIRE

1974

CHICAGO WINDS

1975 (first 4 games) 1975 (game 5 only)

This team lasted for only five games in 1975. I have finally added the second design above (which was apparently used only once, during the team's last game vs Memphis) thanks to the photograph below, which confirms that the "W" within the helmet logo was apparently enclosed entirely within the football-shape:

Nearly every other instance of the logo dating from that period shows the "W" spilling outside the football-shape (examples below from media guides and tickets):


DETROIT WHEELS

1974

This team folded after playing fourteen games in 1974.


FLORIDA BLAZERS / SAN ANTONIO WINGS

1974 1975
FLORIDA BLAZERS SAN ANTONIO WINGS

THE HAWAIIANS

1974 - 1975

HOUSTON TEXANS / SHREVEPORT STEAMER

1974 (first 12 games) September 25, 1974 1974 (last 7 games)
HOUSTON TEXANS SHREVEPORT STEAMER SHREVEPORT STEAMER
1975
SHREVEPORT STEAMER

This team played its first eleven games in 1974 as the Houston Texans. One day before game twelve (September 19 at Birmingham) the franchise announced that it would relocate to Shreveport, but the September 19 game was apparently still played under the Houston Texans name (presumably still with the first helmet design shown above). "Plain" helmets were used the following week (September 25 vs Memphis), the first home game in Shreveport and the first game played with the Shreveport Steamer name. A new helmet logo was first used the following week (October 2 vs Detroit).


JACKSONVILLE SHARKS / JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS

1974 1975
JACKSONVILLE SHARKS JACKSONVILLE EXPRESS

MEMPHIS SOUTHMEN

1974 1975

NEW YORK STARS / CHARLOTTE STARS / CHARLOTTE HORNETS

1974 (first 13 games) October 3, 1974 1974 (last six games)
NEW YORK STARS CHARLOTTE STARS CHARLOTTE HORNETS
1975
CHARLOTTE HORNETS

PHILADELPHIA BELL

1974 - 1975

PORTLAND STORM / PORTLAND THUNDER

1974 1975
PORTLAND STORM PORTLAND THUNDER

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUN

1974 - 1975 1975