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Logo of the Omaha Mammoths, who were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, which is trying to become a developmental league for the NFL. The Mammoths played only one season, in 2014, finishing in second place. They quietly folded up operations following that season, with team ownership citing travel costs as the reason. The team’s roster included Alonzo Highsmith Jr., son of the former college All American, and a receiver named Gerald Ford – no relation to the former president.

Logo of the Canton Cougars, who began play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2011, the league’s first season of play. In 2013 the league became the United Indoor Football League, then switched back to “Ultimate” in 2013. The Cougars finished 1-13 in that first year, with their only win coming when the team owner guaranteed a win to their fans. The team ceased operations in January of 2013.

Logo of a football team that played in the old defunct World Football League, the Philadelphia Bell. The club played 2 seasons, 1974 and ’75, in the league, and were owned by John B. Kelly Jr., brother of actress and princess Grace Kelly. Former Green Bay Packer star Willie Wood coached the Bell in their second season, becoming the first African American pro football coach of the modern era. Former Bell players include Tim Rossovich, Ted Kwalick and Vince Papale, who went on to play for the NFL Eagles and was the subject of the film Invincible.

Logo of an old Negro League team, the Baltimore Black Sox. They were founded in 1916 as an independent team, and existed until 1933. They were part of 4 different leagues over the years, and won the American Negro League title in 1929. That ’29 team boasted a “Million Dollar Infield” consisting of Jud Wilson, Frank Warfield, Ghost Marcelle and Sir Richard Lundy. The media dubbed them that since that would have been their prospective worth had they been white players.

Logo of a minor league hockey team that existed from 1996 until 2001, the Manitoba Moose. They played in the International Hockey League and moved from Minnesota to Manitoba to fill the void after the original Winnipeg Jets’ NHL franchise moved to Arizona. They were an independent club during their IHL existence and not affiliated with an NHL franchise. There is a current reincarnation of the Moose that plays in the American Hockey League that is affiliated with the new Winnipeg Jet team.

Logo of a team that plays in the NBA Developmental League, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, who came into existence in 2006, and who won their first D-League championship in 2014. Developmental teams in the NBA’s league usually have multiple affiliations, and over the years the Mad Ants have had ties with 13 different NBA teams. The team’s nickname is a salute to the city’s and fort’s namesake, General “Mad” Anthony Wayne.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Big Sky Conference, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The school fielded its’ first football team in 1931. They have played for the Division 1-AA national championship five times, winning once, in 2003. Lumberjack alumni who have played in the NFL include Michael Haynes, Mike Mercer, Rusty Tillman, Frank Pollack and Al Clark.

Logo of an old minor league hockey team that played in the American Hockey League, the Quebec Aces, whose existence spanned the era from 1959 until 1971. They were affiliated over the years with the Montreal Canadiens, then the Philadelphia Flyers, and some of their former players include Red Berenson, Yvon Cournyer, Jacques Lemaire, Serge Savard, Bill Clement, Andre Lacroix, Simon Nolet and Doug Favell.

Logo of a small college football program, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals, who play at the Division II level in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The list of Cardinal players who’ve gone on to play in the NFL is small, and includes Paul Spicer, Ruvell Martin and Eugene Marve.

Logo of the Oregon State Beavers, a major college football program. This logo was used from 1973 until 1996, when the team was part of the Pacific Eight Conference, which has now grown into the Pac 12. The school fielded its’ first team in 1893. They had one Heisman Trophy winner, Terry Baker in 1962. Former OSU players who have played in the pros include Vic Sears, Chad Johnson, Sam Baker, Bob Grim, Paul Lowe, Stephen Jackson and Brandin Cooks.