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Logo of a major college football team that plays in the Pacific Twelve Conference, the California Golden Bears. Their program is a long and storied one, having played their first season in 1886. They have claimed 5 national championships and 14 conference titles over the years. The school has provided a treasure trove of players to the NFL, including current stars Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch, Keenan Allen, Wesley Walker and Desean Jackson, while former NFL players who were Cal alumni include Les Richter, Steve Bartkowski, Tony Gonzalez, Sean Dawkins, Ed White and Matt Hazeltine.

Logo of a college football team, the Columbia University Lions, used from 1936 until 1956.  The school, located in Manhattan, fielded it’s first football team in 1870 and is one of the oldest programs in the country. The Lions play in the prestigious Ivy League, which is not exactly a gridiron powerhouse but plays competitive football. The Lions are remembered mostly for their long losing streaks, one of which set an NCAA record for futility, but they’ve sent a few players on to the NFL, including Marcellus Wiley, George Starke and Hall of Famer Sid Luckman. A few other former Lion players went on to become famous in careers other than football – baseball great Lou Gehrig, actor Brian Dennehy and writer Jack Kerouac.

Logo of an old World Football League team, the Charlotte Hornets, who played in the league in 1974 and ’75. This was a sorry franchise that began play in New York but relocated mid-season to Charlotte. Shortly after relocating, however, their uniforms were impounded due to an unpaid laundry bill in New York. They eventually got their uniforms back and, coached by former AFL star quarterback Babe Parilli, qualified for the USFL playoffs. The team was so poorly funded, however, that they suspended operations and were replaced in the playoffs by the Philadelphia Bell.

Logo of a pro football team that existed for only a single season, in 1974, in the old World Football League, the Detroit Wheels. The team was severely underfinanced, even though they had a list of investors that totaled 33, including Motown great Marvin Gaye. They had little money to pay players, and wound up with a weak roster that won only one game. Their best player was probably quarterback Bubba Wyche, brother of former Cincinnati Bengal coach Sam Wyche. When the WFL made plans for its’ second season in 1975, the Wheels were the only team that didn’t have its’ franchise reissued, so the team faded into history.

Logo of the Hamburg Sea Devils, a pro football team that played in NFL Europe from 2005 until 2007. The team came into existence as a direct replacement for the Scottish Claymore franchise, as the struggling league disbanded that team in favor of locating in the more lucrative German market. The Sea Devils won the World Bowl championship in their final game in 2007, and the league folded up shortly after that. Their most famous alumni is current Miami Dolphin cornerback Brent Grimes.

This is a logo of a small college football team, the Campbell University Fighting Camels. They are a Division I Football Championship Subdivision club that plays in the Pioneer League. The school had a football program that began play in 1925 but disbanded at the start of the Korean War in 1950. Their modern program started in 2008, and their current head coach is former Carolina Panther Mike Minter.

Logo of a college football team, the University of Texas El Paso Miners, who play in the West Division of Conference USA. The program has been in existence since 1914. UTEP players who have gone on to play in the pros include Seth Joyner, Thomas Howard, Charlie West, Marvin Washington, Fred Carr, Paul Smith and Hall of Famer Don Maynard.

Logo of one of the most iconic franchises in the National Football League, the New York Giants, used from 1961 until 1974. That era was mostly a dismal one for the Giants, although they reached the NFL Championship game in consecutive seasons in 1961 and ’62 under coach Allie Sherman and QB Y.A. Tittle, losing both times to the Green Bay Packers. Despite mostly losing seasons, this era saw some of the most iconic Giant players pass through, including Tittle, Frank Gifford, Fran Tarkenton, Sam Huff, Spider Lockhart, Joe Morrison and Alex Webster.

Used from 1998 until 2002, this is an alternate logo of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The team made it to it’s only Super Bowl appearance in the ’98 season, losing the game to the Denver Broncos. They were coached by Dan Reeves in this era, and some of their players included Chris Chandler, Jesse Tuggle, Jamal Anderson, Warrick Dunn, Michael Vick, Tim Dwight, Keith Brooking and one of the top kickers of all time, Morten Andersen.

Logo of a college football team, The University of Utah Utes, used from 1969 until 1987. They have competed in various conferences over the years, most notably the Western Athletic Conference and the Mountain West Conference, but currently play in the Pacific 12. Two-time Super Bowl winning coach George Seifert is among a large group of Utah alumni who have made major contributions to pro football. The list also includes Roy Jefferson, Mac Speedie, Bob Trumpy, Jamal Anderson, Manny Fernandez, Hall of Famer Larry Wilson and current NFL players Steve Smith, Alex Smith, Eric Weddle and Paul Kruger.