First, in the 1970s, there were the Jacksonville Sharks of the World Football League.

In Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sharks admitted that anywhere from 14, 000 to 44, 000 people had attended their first two games for free or at significantly reduced prices.

In October, the league pulled the plug on the Wheels and the Sharks after 14 games ; the folding of the Jacksonville franchise meant that the Gator Bowl would not host World Bowl I.

The deceased Sharks of Jacksonville came back as the ' Express.

In 2010, Jacksonville received an Arena Football League expansion franchise, which revived the Sharks name.

The Jacksonville Sharks name was later revived for a team in the 2010 revival of the Arena Football League.

Notable local announcers include John Sterling ( New York Stars / Charlotte Hornets television ), Spencer Ross ( New York Stars radio ), Bob Sheppard ( New York Stars PA ), Mike Patrick ( Jacksonville Sharks ), Larry King ( Shreveport Steamer ), Larry Matson ( Birmingham Americans / Birmingham Vulcans ), Fred Sington ( Birmingham Americans / Birmingham Vulcans ) and Eddie Doucette and Vince Lloyd ( Chicago Fire radio and TV respectively ).

* Jacksonville Sharks 1974 / Jacksonville Express 1975

They lost the game to the Jacksonville Sharks when Jacksonville quarterback Aaron Garcia threw a game-winning touchdown pass on the game's final play.

Arizona advanced to ArenaBowl XXIV, but lost to the Jacksonville Sharks in the championship.

In 2011, the Predators finished the regular season 11 – 7, but fell to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference semifinals by a score of 63 – 48.

Aided by a Southern Division where nobody has pulled away, a three game winning streak, including an emotional victory over the Jacksonville Sharks has put the VooDoo in first place heading into the final month of the regular season.

Among the victims were the Jacksonville Sharks, Southern California Sun, Portland Storm, and Houston Texans.

The Jacksonville Sharks were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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( The team did however play one " controlled scrimmage " against the Jacksonville Sharks on Saturday, June 29, 1974.

The Americans travelled to Florida to face the Jacksonville Sharks, 27, 140 Jacksonville fans, and the Sharks ' new coach, Charlie Tate.

Any future Super Bowl that would have such a combination would have to have the Detroit Lions playing either the Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, or Jacksonville Jaguars in the game.

The bidding cities included: Anaheim, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pasadena, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Tempe.

The bidding cities included: Anaheim, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pasadena, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Tempe.

Twelve cities were part of the bidding process, which was scheduled to award two Super Bowls ( XXIII and XXIV ) The bidding cities included: Anaheim, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Tempe.

* James " Little Man " Stewart – NFL player from 1995 – 2003, for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions ; was raised in Morristown and played for Morristown Hamblen High School West and the University of Tennessee.

Community programs are offered in the following cities: Houston, Stamford, Seattle, Oakland, Washington, D. C., Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Jacksonville, Manchester, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Pittsburgh.

The five other teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League, and the Jacksonville Bulls and New Jersey Generals of the defunct United States Football League.

As of December 2009, the PPM is currently measured in thirty-three markets including: Houston, Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Long Island, Middlesex-Somerset-Union, Chicago, Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Baltimore, and San Jose.

It includes local chapters in: Atlanta Area, Brandywine Valley, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas / Fort Worth, Detroit, Jacksonville, Gulf Coast, Maine, Miami County, Michigan City, New York, Northwest Ohio, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain / Denver, San Francisco, Smoky Mountain, Springfield, MA Washington, DC, and Youngstown-Cleveland.

Vegfest is an annual vegetarian food festival held in numerous locations around the world including Seattle, Portland, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Jacksonville, Florida, Tampere and similar events in San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa and St. Catharines.

In addition, the company owns The Slate Group, Express, El Tiempo Latino, The Gazette and Southern Maryland newspapers, The Herald ( Everett, WA ), Post-Newsweek Stations ( Detroit, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Jacksonville ), Cable ONE — a cable TV and Internet service provider with subscribers in midwestern, western, and southern states — and Avenue100 Media Solutions, an online lead generation provider.

A team folding in mid-season was not unusual for the WFL ( the Jacksonville Sharks and Detroit Wheels had died 14 games into a 20-game regular season in 1974 ), so the league was prepared.

* The live songs were recorded in Berlin ( Germany ), Rome ( Italy ), Roskilde ( Denmark ), Pittsburgh ( PA, USA ), Loreley ( Germany ), Melbourne ( FL, USA ), Toronto ( Ontario, Canada ), Dortmund ( Germany ), Detroit ( MI, USA ), Berlin ( Germany ), New York ( NY, USA ), Ithaca ( NY, USA ), Raleigh ( NC, USA ), Munich ( Germany ), Tallinn ( Estonia ), Baltimore ( MD, USA ), Vancouver ( British Columbia, Canada ), Chicago ( IL, USA ), San Francisco ( CA, USA ), Jacksonville ( FL, USA ) and Montreal ( Quebec, Canada )

The program is carried on WSB-AM in Atlanta, Georgia ( delayed one hour ), WBAP-AM in Dallas, Texas, KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, Utah, KABC-AM in Los Angeles, California, WMAL in Washington, D. C., KFYI-AM in Phoenix, Arizona, WOKV in Jacksonville, Florida, WJR ( AM ) in Detroit ( first two hours ), WCBM in Baltimore, Maryland and WKRC-AM in Cincinnati, Ohio, among others.

Jackson has also played for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions.

Ramsey has also been a member of the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings.

* Shawn Bouwens-professional football player for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and Jacksonville Jaguars NFL franchises

He played professional football in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins ( 1992 – 1994 ), Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1995 ), Green Bay Packers ( 1996, 1999 ), Oakland Raiders ( 1997 – 1998 ) and Detroit Lions ( 1999 – 2002 ).

* In the NFL, four teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl ( Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans ) and ten others have never won that game.

* Stockar McDougle ( 1996 ): American football linebacker in the NFL ( 2000 – 2006 ) selected in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft ; played for the Detroit Lions ( 2000 – 2004 ), Miami Dolphins ( 2005 ) and Jacksonville Jaguars ( 2006 )

Moore missed games at the Indianapolis Colts, at the Green Bay Packers, against the Detroit Lions, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and at the Chicago Bears with an ankle sprain.

Thorpe has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, New York Sentinels, Omaha Nighthawks and Tijuana Flats Black Magic.

* Wed 30 October: Detroit at Jacksonville ( cancelled )

After a 14-11 loss to Shreveport, the league folded the Wheels ( and the equally struggling Jacksonville Sharks ).