Newspaper article from 1978. Birchenall and Husband swapped numbers, giving Husband his favored number 7. It seemed to work. Husband scored in his first game wearing the new number.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
ROGUES VS. COLORADO CARIBOU, 1978
Snapshot autographed by Rogues' defenders John Faulkner (foreground) and Phil Beal (background). Since tomorrow is Halloween, this photo show the most hideous uniform in sports history, the Colorado Caribou's "old west' kit.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
1978 MEMPHIS ROGUES
This team photo was taken prior to the Rogues first game, away to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The original coach, Malcolm Allison, had a falling out with the owners and was replaced with Eddie McCreadie. McCreadie had six weeks to get the team together and ready for the 1978 season.
THE BEGINNING...
April 8, 1978, Memphis Rogues vs. Philadelphia Fury at Liberty Bowl Stadium. The Rogues' first home game. Pictured are the official KICK Magazine game program and ticket stub. Unfortunately, the Rogues lost 3-2. Tony Field and Henry McCully scored for the Rogues. The starting line-up for Memphis was T. Burns, B. Thompson, J. Faulkner, P. Beal, P. D'Agostino, N. Smillie, C. Bennett, H. O'Neill, T. Field, H. McCully, J. Husband. Attendance was 17,251.
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