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The San Francisco Pioneers were a professional basketball team in the Women's Professional Basketball League. The league played for 3 seasons between 1978 and 1981. WBL is considered to be the first professional women's basketball league in the United States. There were 8 teams in operation for the first season, Chicago Hustle, Dayton Rockettes, Houston Angels, Iowa Cornets, Milwaukee Does, Minnesota Fillies, New Jersey Gems, and New York Stars. The San Francisco Pioneers joined hte league in 1979, along with 4 other teams.

The league was disbanded in 1981 following the US lead ban on the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow. It was the hope of Bill Byrne, the league founder, that the Olympics would showcase the league's stars and gain popularity. The boycott prevented these plans and due to poor attendance it was decided to end the WBL in 1981.

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Super Bowl XXI was held on January 25th, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game was between the NFC Champions, the New York Giants and the AFC Champions, the Denver Broncos. Denver was lead by Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway and the Giants were lead by Super Bowl XXI MVP winner Phil Simms. 

The Broncos held the lead in the first half 10-9, the smallest margin in Super Bowl History. Their momentum ended though when New York sacked Elway in the end zone, causing a 2 point safety to be awarded. The Giants turned that momentum into a winning streak, scoring 30 points in the second half to win 39-20.

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Rocky, the bulldog featured on this button, is the mascot of Western Illinois University (WIU), founded in 1899. Rocky is the costumed mascot at all of the WIU sporting events, but the university also has an actual live bulldog as their mascot too, named Colonel Rock. 

WIU has a variety of sports teams, such as football, basketball, cross country, swimming, and soccer. Their colors are purple and gold, and their nickname is the Leathernecks.

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Ringette is a traditionally woman's sport that was developed in Canada in 1963. It is a team sport comprising of up to 18 players, 6 of which may be on the ice at one time. The object is to score goals by passing a large rubber ring over the opposing team's goal line using a straight stick, similar to a hockey stick. In the 2013-2014 season there were 30,398 registered players in Canada, 703 were male. 

In 1976 the Invitational High School Ringette Tournament was founded and held in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. 

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The vehicle on this button is a classic non-winged sprint car with the number 1 and American Flag wings on the hood. Sprint car racing has been a popular form of racing since the 1930's. This car is of the non-winged variety, indicating that it is much older than modern winged sprint cars. 

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Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, is a member of the Big Ten conference. Called the Boilermakers in homage to their hands on history, the Purdue basketball team holds the record for most Big Ten Championships, with 22. This button is from the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) which is held annually, the finals at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. An invitation-only tournament, it was at one point the most prestigious college basketball tournament, though int recent years it has been overshadowed by the NCAA March Madness. In 1982 the Boilermakers made it all the way to the finals, losing to Bradley University 67-58.

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Pennsylvania State University's team is the Nittany Lions, named after the lions that used to roam the area and Mount Nittany, a local landmark. Established in 1887, the Nittany Lions have won two national championships (in 1982 and 1986), three Big Ten Conference Championships (in 1994, 2005 and 2008), and have made 45 appearances in college bowl games.

The 1983 Sugar Bowl featured the second-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, and the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Penn State won 27-23, to win the national championship, and finished number one in the polls.

Collegiate Athletic Tours is a company that plans and manages trips that bring Penn State athletics fans to the venues where big athletic events occur.

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Patrick Danahy participated in the Annual Greater Washington Soap Box Derby in Washington D.C. Originally, the races took place on New Hampshire Avenue; however, through a Congressional Resolution by Congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the races were moved to Capitol Hill.

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