When the NFL announced their expansion franchises in 1993, St. Louis was SURE football was coming back to their city. They had fans gather in the thousands to cheer on the St. Louis Stallions, wearing the team's purple and gold horse logo proudly on their chests. The only problem? They didn't get the franchise. What's a oft-jilted city supposed to do with their fanatic football devotion - and ALL THOSE SHIRTS - for a team that never was?

CHAPTERS

Intro (:00)

Rally For the Stallions (2:20)

Cardinals Stadium Woes (4:53)

The Stallions are Born...Sort of (7:17)

It's in the Bag (11:13)

Sportsprint Inc. Jumps the Gun (14:27)

The Announcement (15:43)

The Stallions' Downfall (16:37)

Delayed Gratification (18:52)

Battle for Ownership (21:08)

Unstable St. Louis (22:35)

The Shirt Off Your Back (24:40)

The Rams Arrive...and Leave (27:31)

Stallions Resale Rebirth (29:13)

SOURCES

Sports Talk Weekly: St. Louis Stallions Rally for NFL Expansion Team in 1993

Sports Talk Weekly: St. Louis (Stallions) loses NFL expansion bid to Jacksonville in 1993

Sports Talk Weekly: St. Louis (Stallions) lose NFL expansion bid to Charlotte in 1993

The NFL team we almost had... ESPN 101 St. Louis

St. Louis SACKED CBS KMOV 4

Stallions? Expansion Hopefuls Told to Pick Nicknames (Jim Thomas St. Louis Post-Dispatch 11/03/1992)

Stop the Press! NFL Keeps 80,000 T-Shirts in Boxes (Lorraine Kee Montre St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/27/1993)

Losing their Shirts (Lorraine Kee Montre St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/01/1993)

NLF 30, St. Louis 0 (Jim Thomas St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/01/1993)

Special Thanks to Ed Wheatley, Brad Straubinger and Matt Rockamann

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