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Most Beloved Sports Team for a City

CollectorAtWorkCollectorAtWork Posts: 859 ✭✭✭
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I just read the ESPN article on the 85 Bears Link. I was then thinking what are the most beloved sports teams in other cities (ideally one team for all sports but not required). Here's a shortlist of a few I can think of (IMHO):

Indianapolis
2006 Colts: first championship for the state

Chicago
1985 Bears: defense for the ages

Boston
2004 Red Sox: idiots break the curse

Kansas City
1985 Royals: Brett and Saberhagen bring home the only title in baseball

Philadelphia
1980 Phillies: Not sure if the 2008 Phillies or the 82-83 Sixers have surpassed this team

Cincinnati
1975 Reds: I'll give it to the first title for the Big Red Machine

Portland
76-77 Trail Blazers: Only title for the city

Seattle
78-79 Sonics: Only title for the city (although since the team's moved, this might have changed)

San Antonio
98-99 Spurs: First title for the city

New York
27 Yankees: obviously, a lot of options here, but I'll go pre-war school with the Murderers Row Yanks

New Orleans
2009 Saints: First title

Tampa Bay
2002 Bucs: First title (pretty easy to do when the city only has one title, .... what? The Lightning have won a Cup?)
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  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    I'm from New Orleans and am a huge Saints fan. Oddly enough, the 2006 Saints meant a lot more to me than last year's Super Bowl winners. I loved that team for coming back home after a year in San Antonio and a horrible season and giving us all something to cheer for. I also wonder about Kansas City. The Chiefs have a big fan base there, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Chiefs teams of the past are more beloved than the 85 Royals.
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  • SheamasterSheamaster Posts: 542 ✭✭✭
    The '85 Bears were more than just a great defense - that team had a lot of characters - from McMahon to the Refrigerator, Payton, Singletary, Ditka, et al. A pretty amazing team and season.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Baltimore?

    Brooklyn?

    Los Angeles

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  • BlacklabelsocietyBlacklabelsociety Posts: 1,033
    1997 Broncos......they finally win a super bowl game.
  • CollectorAtWorkCollectorAtWork Posts: 859 ✭✭✭
    Brooklyn
    1955 Dodgers: this is easy since this is the team that finally broke through against the Yanks. Pee Wee Reese for the last putout.

    Baltimore
    1970 Orioles: there's a lot of love for the later Ripken teams, but I'll go with this one with Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer, Flanagan, Robinson and the other Oriole greats.

    Los Angeles
    84-85 Lakers: tough one because there are so many great Laker and Dodger teams. I'll go with this one since it's the first time Magic beat Bird for a title in the NBA.

    Detroit
    96-97 Red Wings: there's a reason, I avoided these cities. Because I'm clueless about them. I'll go with this team for Hockeytown.

    St. Louis
    82 Cardinals: Whitey and Ozzie, what's not to love?

    San Francisco
    81 Niners: The Catch wasn't in the Super Bowl, but paved the way for this team of destiny.

    Oakland
    76 Raiders: Madden and a team of Hall of Famers break through.

    Washington DC
    82 Redskins: first title in the Gibbs era

    Dallas
    92 Cowboys: "America's team" rises again

    Houston
    94-95 Rockets: first title for the city

    Pittsburgh
    74 Steelers: the Steel Curtain as the original immovable force

    Cleveland
    48 Indians: I think Cleveland is the most cursed sports city without a title in eons. Here's the last one.

    Buffalo
    90 Bills: Buffalo doesn't even have a title, but the Bills teams are still much loved.

    San Diego
    84 Padres: No titles here either. This Gwynn team made it to the Fall Classic.

    Minneapolis
    91 Twins: let's go with this with Jack Morris pitching 10 innings of shutout ball in game 7.

    Green Bay / Milwaukee
    96 Packers: Favre brings the Lombardi trophy back to Titletown.

    Phoenix
    2001 Diamondbacks: Schiling and the Big Unit bring a title to the desert.

    Atlanta
    95 Braves: the Big Three break through

    Toronto
    61-62 Maple Leafs: pulling stuff out of my wazoo

    Montreal
    55-56 Canadiens: more of the same stuff
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  • sdsalezmansdsalezman Posts: 78 ✭✭
    I think for Los Angeles the case has to be made for most beloved dynasty versus a single team and I don't know if it's possible to declare a winner.

    How do you pick between Wooden's UCLA teams (1964 to 1975) and the Showtime Lakers (1979 to 1988)?

  • BlacklabelsocietyBlacklabelsociety Posts: 1,033


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    Cleveland
    48 Indians: I think Cleveland is the most cursed sports city without a title in eons. Here's the last one.
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    The last one for the indians but not for cleveland. The Browns won championships in the 60's.
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