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Last Title by Town, Winter 2014

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  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #1

    Now that the Super Bowl been played , here is the last year that each major league city won a professional sports championship, or for those markets with no titles, the year they first had a major sports franchise there. In other words, it tells how long each area has been waiting for a title. This includes NHL/WHA, NBA/ABA, NFL/AFL/AAFC, and MLB:

    2013 Seattle (Seahawks NFL

    2013 Boston (Red Sox MLB)

    2013 Chicago (Blackhawks NHL)

    2013 Miami (Heat NBA)
    2012 Baltimore (Ravens NFL
    2012 San Fran/Oak/San Jose (Giants MLB)
    2012 Los Angeles/Anaheim (Kings NHL)
    2011 New York/New Jersey (Giants NFL)
    2011 St. Louis (Cardinals MLB)
    2011 Dallas/Ft. Worth (Mavericks NBA)
    2010 Green Bay (Packers NFL)
    2009 New Orleans (Saints NFL)
    2009 Pittsburgh (Penguins NHL)
    2008 Oklahoma City, no titles, year the "Thunder" began play.
    2008 Philadelphia (Phillies MLB)
    2008 Detroit (Redwings NHL)
    2007 San Antonio (Spurs NBA)
    2006 Indianapolis (Colts NFL)
    2006 Raleigh (Hurricane NHL)
    2004 Tampa/St. Pete (Lightning NHL)
    2001 Phoenix (Diamondbacks MLB)
    2001 Denver (Avalanche NHL)
    2001 Memphis, no titles, first year "Grizzlies" played there
    2000 Columbus, no titles, first year "Bluejackets" began play
    1997 Nashville, no titles, first year "Titans" played there
    1995 Houston (Rockets NBA)
    1995 Jacksonville, no titles, first year "Jaguars" began play
    1995 Atlanta (Braves MLB)
    1993 Toronto (Blue Jays MLB)
    1993 Montreal (Canadiennes NHL)
    1992 Washington D.C. (Redskins NFL)
    1991 Minneapolis/St. Paul (Twins MLB)
    1990 Cincinnati (Reds MLB)
    1990 Edmonton (Oilers NHL)
    1989 Calgary (Flames NHL)
    1989 Orlando, no titles, first year "Magic" played there
    1988 Charlotte, no titles, first year "Hornets" played there
    1985 Kansas City (Royals MLB)
    1985 Sacramento, no titles, first year "Kings" played there
    1979 Winnipeg (Jets, WHA)
    1977 Portland (Blazers NBA)
    1971 Milwaukee (Bucks NBA)
    1971 Salt Lake City (Stars ABA)
    1965 Buffalo (Bills AFL)
    1964 Cleveland (Browns NFL)
    1963 San Diego (Chargers AFL)
    1927 Ottawa (Senators NHL)
    1915 Vancouver (Millionaires, Stanley Cup)

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #2

    Prior to last night Seattle's last title was in 1979 when the Sonics won the NBA. So, that city had waited longer than only 8 other US/Canadian cities for a title of any kind.

    (note also that while I separate Milwaukee and Green Bay for this purpose because they are like 120 miles apart, Milwaukee considers the Packers "their" team.)

  • CLEinCHIC CLEinCHI wrote on
    #3

    Good Stuff Gipper, it's worth noting that Cleveland has waited 28 years longer (DC) for a championship than the next city with a NFL, MLB and NBA team...

    Thanks for pulling together.

    also,

    SCREW PITTSBURGH

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #4

    Here is what I come up with when I count the number of professional sports seasons played in the towns that have waited the longest since they had a championship:

    Ottawa has gone only 28 team seasons as follows: Original Senators went 7 seasons without a title when they went defunct in 1934. Plus, it has now been 21 seasons since the resurrection of the new Ottawa Senators.

    Sacramento has gone 29 team seasons since the Kings moved there in 1985.

    Portland has gone 37 team seasons since the Trailblazers won the NBA title in 1977.

    Salt Lake City has gone 40 team seasons since the ABA Utah Stars won a title in 1971. There are 5 years of the Stars and 35 years of the Jazz in the NBA .

    Vancouver has gone 49 team seasons which include 6 years that the NBA Grizzlies played there and 43 with the Canucks

    Kansas City has gone 58 team seasons since the Royals won the 1985 World Series. Twenty nine years each for the Royals and Chiefs. (Note: the Kansas City Kings left KC in 1985)

    Milwaukee has gone 86 team seasons since the Bucks won the NBA title in 1971. 43 years each for the Bucks and the Brewers.

    (but note as stated elsewhere, the Packers are really that cities team and the people there are as fervent for them as for any of the teams that actually play in Milwaukee....so, in a sense it may really only be about 10-12 team seasons)

    Buffalo has gone 100 team seasons since the Bills won the 1965 AFL Championship. 8 of those seasons are for when the NBA Braves...nka LA Clippers played there, plus 49 years now for the Bills plus 43 years for the NHL Sabres which were new in 1971.

    San Diego has gone 105 team seasons since the Chargers won the 1963 AFL title. These include 3 years for WHA San Diego Mariners, 6 years for the San Diego Clippers ...nka LA Clippers, plus 45 years for The MLB Padres and 51 years for the Chargers.

    Finally, Cleveland. It has been 147 team seasons since Cleveland last saw a title. There are 2 seasons of the NHL Cleveland Barons, 4 seasons of the WHA Cleveland Crusaders, 44 years of the Cleveland Cavs, 47 years of the Cleveland Browns, and50 seasons for the Cleveland Indians.

    So, in numbers, we in Cleveland have suffered through 1.5 times as many non title cities as the next one on the North American Continent.

    .

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #5

    I did not do the same thing for every city....but I did it for some notables. Here are the team seasons that have gone by since these cities last won a title:

    Seattle: -0-

    Boston: 1

    Miami: 2

    Chicago: 4

    SF/SJ/Oak: 8

    Baltimore: 2

    Los Angeles: 8

    St. Louis: 6

    Dallas: 10

    NYC: 18

    Pittsburgh: 14

    Cincinnati: 48

    Columbus: 13

    Detroit: 21

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