Logo of a team from the old World Football League, the Chicago Fire, who existed for only season in the league, 1974. The Fire played their home games at Soldier Field, and were coached by Jim Spavital. The franchise became the first WFL team to sign a player when they inked receiver Jim Seymour to a contract, and then signed the first “name” player when they brought in former NFL quarterback Virgil Carter. One other notable player on the Fire roster was running back Leroy Kelly, a Hall of Famer who starred in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns.