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In addition to being the most successful of the U.S. CFL teams on the field, Baltimore was far and away the most successful of the CFL's American teams at the box office. It had significant fan support and strong attendance – averaging 37,347 in 1994 (best in the CFL), and 30,112 in 1995 (second best).
Matt Goodwin (born July 15, 1970) is a former award-winning Canadian Football League (CFL) linebacker and Grey Cup champion.. Goodwin played his college football at Iowa State and played professionally for 2 years with the Baltimore Stallions.
Baltimore was far and away the most successful of any American CFL team both on the field and off, averaging crowds of over 37,000 their first year. [48] Knowing that Canadian football was considerably different from the American game, Speros stocked the Baltimore club mostly with CFL veterans.
The 1994 Baltimore Football Club season was the first in the history of the Baltimore CFL franchise. Initially intended to be named the Baltimore CFL Colts, the team was forced to adopt a generic name after Robert Irsay successfully enjoined the team from using any name that might associate with the former Baltimore Colts, which he had controversially moved to Indiana 11 years prior.
In 1995, Anthony made 48 tackles with four passes broken up and five interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and was named a CFL All-Star as the Stallions won the 83rd Grey Cup. [6] He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers in 1996, but released at the end of training camp.
However, the CFL refused to let Speros' team keep their legacy as the Stallions, though it allowed him to reclaim the history and records of the previous two incarnations of the Alouettes. According to official CFL records, Speros is reckoned as having canceled his franchise in Baltimore and "reactivated" the dormant 1946-86 Alouettes franchise.
Chris Wright (August 24, 1972 – July 31, 2005) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) kick returner and Grey Cup champion. Wright played college football at Georgia Southern . His first year as a professional was successful, for as kick returner with the Baltimore Stallions he scored 3 touchdowns on punt returns and added an 82-yard punt return ...
After the 1994 season, a name-the-team fan poll was held to decide a new team name. After the team's first week of the season being known as the Baltimore Football Club, the fan poll ended and Jim Speros announced to the Baltimore faithful that their team would be known as the Baltimore Stallions. Mike Pringle's rushing totals were 1,791 yards ...