Skyhawks E1 | The football team that never won

Update: 2023-02-15

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The Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks. For some of you, that team will ring a bell. But for most sports fans in the Triangle, they're probably wondering why Joe Ovies is going to devote a few podcast episodes about the defunct World League of American Football franchise that never won a game in their lone season played in 1991. The goal? To highlight how, despite the massive misstep in thinking a minor league football team would work at Carter-Finley Stadium, the Raleigh Durham Skyhawks provide a fascinating jumping off point to a very important time in our area of North Carolina.

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Skyhawks E1 | The football team that never won

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Skyhawks E1 | The football team that never won

Skyhawks E1 | The football team that never won