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Falcon High School was founded in Falcon, Colorado, in 1900. It was the only school in the district until 1997. The school moved to Peyton to occupy an eco-friendly, technology-enhanced building in 2007 with a turf field. This school is most identifiable by its strong football program represented by a forest green uniform which was strengthened by the school’s location change.

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The rounded oval shape of the depicted football contrasts the pointed tips of contemporary footballs. Early footballs were inflated animal bladders placed inside leather covers and they had a rounded form based on the anatomical structure of the animal bladders. The shape of a contemporary football is a prolate spheroid.

Franklin is a sporting goods manufacturer founded in 1946 by brothers Irving H. Franklin and Sydney Franklin whose grandfather had been in the scrap leather business. Franklin took off in the 1980s with their professional-grade leather baseball batting gloves but have since expanded their business to the production of footballs and many other sporting accessories. Though Wilson sporting goods is the official manufacturer of the National Football League football, Franklin does have a partnership with the NFL to produce branded NFL gear for a casual consumer audience.

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This button is a promotional item for the San Francisco Fog, a professional soccer team that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for just one season, 1980-1981. The owner of the Detroit Lightning had moved his team to San Francisco in 1980, renaming them the Fog. The team played in the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, just south of San Francisco. After the 1980-1981 season, the team was moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where it became the Comets. The MISL existed from 1978-1992.

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Dwayne Murphy played for the Oakland Athletics from 1978-1987. Drafted right out of high school, he played in the minor league for 5 years before being called up to the Athletics in 1978. He won 6 straight Golden Glove awards between 1980 and 1985. Regarded as one of the best outfielders in the league, the awards he won reflected his talents. Murphy was known for his trademark move of losing his hat during virtually any play from routine caches to deep dives. Retiring from play, his last Major League Baseball game was with the Philadelphia Phillies on October 1st, 1989. Coming out of retirement, Murphy coached from 1998-2013 before retiring once more. He was hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks during their 2001 World Series win.

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Villanova Wildcats is the name of the athletic teams from the university of the same name, located in Villanova, PA. Their men’s basketball team has been around since 1920 and competes in the Big East Conference along with their other athletic teams.

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One of the youngest teams in the NFL at the time, the 1992 Dallas Cowboy season was a franchise best with a 13-3 record. Losing only to the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins, they entered the play-offs as the number one seed in the National Football Conference East. One of the most memorable games of the post season was between the Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, for the NFC conference championship. A failed 4th down conversion almost gave the game to the 49ers. The Cowboys were able to rally and hold on to the lead, scoring 13 points in the final quarter, winning the game and going on to play in Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California on January 31st, 1993. The Cowboys dominated the Buffalo Bills, winning with a score of 52-17 and becoming the National Champions.

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The Chicago Cubs did not make it to the World Series in 1967, let alone win it. That honor went to the St. Louis Cardinals. Though the Cubs did hold the top spot from July 2nd, 1967 to July 25th, they were not able to hold on to their lead, losing to the Cardinals 4-3 on the 25th and falling into 2nd place. After that loss, the Cubs were not able to rally and ended the season in 3rd place in the National League, standing with 87 wins and 74 losses.

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One of the oldest sports franchises in US history, the Chicago Cubs have been continually playing in the same city since 1870. Their logo has changed many times over the year, starting as a Old English C. The C shape changed several times over the years, sometimes represented with a bear or 'ubs' inside the C to create the team name. This logo came into use in 1957 when the jagged blue outline was abandoned in favor of a smooth shape. In 1979 a thicker blue circle was introduced. 

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