In the World Football League’s inaugural season in 1974, the league decided to go international and put a franchise in Canada – the Toronto Northmen, whose logo is on the left. However, Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau ruled that no American-based football team would be allowed to play in Canada in competition with the Canadian Football League under the country’s Canadian Football Act. So, after being legislated out of existence in Canada, the franchise moved to Memphis and became the Southmen, and adopted the logo on the right. Fans never warmed to the team’s nickname, and they were usually referred to as the “Grizzlies”. The team was owned by Canadian businessman John Bassett, and he made a huge splash by signing away 3 stars from the NFL’s top team at that time, the Miami Dolphins. Those players were receiver Paul Warfield and backs Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, with the moves pretty much gutting Miami’s offense. The team had a 7-4 record with the 3 new stars in 1975 but the league folded before the season ended. The team was pretty successful on the field in the league’s short existence with a 24-7 won-lost record, and among their home crowds was one famous fan – Elvis Presley, who was widely known to be a huge football fan.