The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Falcons play their home games at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta, but construction is likely to begin in 2014 on a new stadium with play beginning in the 2017 season.

The Atlanta Falcons Football Team is owned by business man Arthur Blank, and eight limited partners.

The Atlanta Falcons Adviser Board is made up of eleven members: Arthur M. Blank, Henry L. “ Hank ” Aaron, Steve Bartkowski, Glenda Hatchett, David E. Homrich, Felker W. Ward, Jr., Carl Ware, Bill Bolling, Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Ingrid Saunders Jones and Andrew Young ( Ambassador ).

As of 2011 the Atlanta Falcons Executive Committee consisted of ten people: Arthur Blank, Owner and Chairman ; Rich McKay, President & CEO ; Thomas Dimitroff, General Manager ; Kim Shreckengost, Executive Vice President / Chief of Staff for AMB Group, LLC ; Greg Beadles, Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer ; Jim Smith, Chief Marketing Officer ; Danny Branch, Vice President of Information Technology ; Dave Cohen, Vice President of Sales and Service ; Reggie Roberts, Vice President of Football Communications and Tim Zulawski, VP of Sponsorship Sales and Service.

The Atlanta Falcons franchise began on June 30, 1965 when NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership to 41 year-old Rankin Smith Sr .. Smith an Executive Vice President of Life Insurance Company of Georgia at the time, paid $ 8. 5 million the highest price in NFL history at the time 1965 for an NFL franchise.

Former commissioner Pete Rozelle and Smith made the deal in about five minutes and the Atlanta Falcons brought the largest and most popular sport to the city of Atlanta.

The Atlanta Falcons Football Club received its nickname on August 29, 1965.

The Falcons had their first Monday Night Football game in Atlanta during the 1970 season.

In 1992, the Atlanta Falcons opened a new chapter in their history moving into the newly constructed Georgia Dome.

The Atlanta Falcons began the Arthur Blank era of ownership with a 9 – 6 – 1 record and a berth in the playoffs as

“ The new Atlanta Falcons logo is fresh, strong and dynamic, and yet appreciates the tradition and history of this franchise ,” said Falcons owner and CEO Arthur Blank.

The Atlanta Falcons hold the record among all major American sports leagues for the longest streak of seasons without consecutive winning seasons, a streak that lasted from 1966 – 2008.

The first half was a defensive struggle, with the first points coming off of a safety by the Falcons, giving Atlanta a 2-0 lead.

Atlanta Falcons uniform: 1971 – 1977

Atlanta Falcons uniform: 1997 – 2002

The Atlanta Falcons wore 1966 throwback jerseys for 2 home games in 2009 – against the Carolina Panthers on September 20 and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 29.

Urlacher, whose jersey was among the league's best-selling in 2002, was featured on Nike commercials with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.

The two conference title games led to a hot bidding war between the clubs for players ; the Niners signed cornerback Deion Sanders from the Atlanta Falcons and also signed linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. from the Cowboys ; they defeated the Cowboys 21-14 in the 1994 regular season and then hosted the Cowboys in that year's Conference title game, with the Cowboys now coached by Barry Switzer ; the 49ers raced to a 21-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the first quarter and won 38-28 en route to Super Bowl XXIX.

* 1982 – Michael Turner ( American football ), NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons

Supporters of Jacksonville's bid included NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, President Neil Austrian, Vice President Roger Goodell, Bud Adams of the Houston Oilers, Rankin Smith of the Atlanta Falcons and Ken Hofmann of the Seattle Seahawks.

In the team's final game of the regular season against the Atlanta Falcons, needing a win to earn a playoff berth, the Jaguars caught a bit of luck when Morten Andersen missed a 30 yard field goal with less than a minute remaining that would have given the Falcons the lead.

Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves and Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays are the most recent winners.

She was the opening act in Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Washington D. C.

Tampa Bay did not win their first game until the 13th week of their second season, starting with a record of 0 – 26 ( though the Bucs had beaten the Atlanta Falcons 17 – 3 in a 1976 pre-season game before their first regular season ).

Only a few Fox stations that air a late evening newscast in the traditional evening news timeslot used by NBC, ABC and CBS affiliates ( 11 p. m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, 10 p. m. in the Central and Mountain time zones ), along with the primetime newscast ; these include Fox-owned stations WTVT / Tampa, KDFW / Dallas, WAGA / Atlanta, WOFL / Orlando, WJBK / Detroit, KMSP / Minneapolis, KSAZ / Phoenix, WTTG / Washington, D. C. and WFXT / Boston, as well as affiliates WDAF-TV / Kansas City, WITI / Milwaukee, WBRC / Birmingham, KOKH / Oklahoma City, WTIC / Hartford, WXXA / Albany, WZTV / Nashville, WVUE / New Orleans, KTVI / St.

* Perry Tuttle, former NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts Ohio State Running Back / Defensive Back ( 1950s ), Ohio State All Time Interceptions Leader ( 2nd-17 ), 1st Team ALL-BIG 10 ( 1952 )

He and Gary Sheffield are the only players ever to hit at least 30 home runs in one season for 5 different teams ( Toronto ; San Diego ; Atlanta ; Tampa Bay ; Chicago Cubs ).

To date, only two franchises have never hosted a game: the Miami Marlins ( although scheduled to host the game in 2000, Major League Baseball moved the game to Atlanta ), and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

Also according to the airline's timetable in June of 1967, Eastern was flying nonstop jet service from Melbourne to Atlanta, Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale, and also operated direct, no change of plane jet service to New York City ( JFK Airport ), Washington, D. C. ( Dulles Airport ), Boston and Miami.

As a result, nine clubs left the First Division to form the North American Soccer League: Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks FC, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact, Rochester Rhinos, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vancouver Whitecaps, and the AC St. Louis expansion group.

The following teams announced the use of third jerseys for the 2008 – 09 NHL season: Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks ( a vintage jersey for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field ), Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings ( for the 2009 Winter Classic ), Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks.

The southern U. S. cities of Charlotte, Houston, Atlanta, and Tampa can be reached by nonstop flights in less than three hours.

Major cities: Atlanta ; Austin ; Charlotte ; Dallas ; Houston ; Jacksonville ; Las Vegas ; Los Angeles ; Memphis ; New Orleans ; Norfolk ; Orlando ; Phoenix ; Richmond ; San Antonio ; San Diego ; San Jose ; San Francisco ; Tampa.

Hinske has spent time at the major league level with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves playing third base, first base, left field, and right field.

In 2007, he moved from Atlanta to Tampa.

Born in Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela, he played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the White Sox ( 1985 – 97 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1998 ), Atlanta Braves ( 1998 – 1999 ) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2000 ).

The first clinics were opened in the Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and Tampa markets in the first half of 2006.

Holland & Knight has U. S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Northern Virginia ( Tyson's Corner ), Orlando, Portland, San Francisco, Tallahassee, Tampa, Washington, D. C., and West Palm Beach.

The league, which has yet to be sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation or the Canadian Soccer Association, would also comprise the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vancouver Whitecaps and a brand new team led by St. Louis Soccer United.

He also served as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers, and Chicago Blackhawks ; also he was the interim head coach for the Florida Panthers, and Los Angeles Kings.

* Julio Franco, SS / 2B, Philadelphia ( 1982 ), Cleveland ( 1983 – 88 ; 1996 – 97 ), Texas ( 1989 – 93 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1994 ), Milwaukee ( 1997 ), Tampa Bay ( 1999 ), Atlanta ( 2001 – 05 ; 2007 ), New York Mets ( 2006 – 07 ), played 139 games for Reading in 1981

The Atlanta Knights were an IHL expansion team in 1992 as the top farm team of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.