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Jerry Summers: Chattanooga's Pro Football (1963-1966)


Jerry Summers: Chattanooga s Pro Football (1963-1966)
Friday, May 21, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers
Local businessman Charles O. Ragan, Sr., had visions of making Chattanooga a hot bed of professional football when he created the Chattanooga Cherokees in 1962.
Ragan believed that the high interest in both high school and college teams in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia could be developed into professional football at one level below that of the National Football League (NFL).
The Cherokees played three seasons in the semi-professional Southern Football League in 1963-1965 and then merged with the North American Football League in 1966.
The team was comprised of many former high school and college players from the Chattanooga area with University of Chattanooga players being a large component of the 40-man roster. ....

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Jerry Summers: Chattanooga's Pro Football (1963-1966)


Jerry Summers: Chattanooga s Pro Football (1963-1966)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers
Local businessman Charles O. Ragan, Sr., had visions of making Chattanooga a hot bed of professional football when he created the Chattanooga Cherokees in 1962.
Ragan believed that the high interest in both high school and college teams in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia could be developed into professional football at one level below that of the National Football League (NFL).
The Cherokees played three seasons in the semi-professional Southern Football League in 1963-1965 and then merged with the North American Football League in 1966.
The team was comprised of many former high school and college players from the Chattanooga area with University of Chattanooga players being a large component of the 40-man roster. ....

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FEATURE: Taiwan's soccer roots start in colonial Tainan


FEATURE: Taiwan’s soccer roots start in colonial Tainan
BUILDING A LEGACY:
More than 100 years ago, missionary Edward Band formed what is considered the nation’s first soccer club, which quickly dominated the south
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
When Taiwan Steel in November last year won the Taiwan Football Premier League title, they brought the game home to Tainan, where it was first introduced to the nation by an Englishman during the Japanese colonial period.
The win was the first time since the start of top-flight competition in the early 1980s that a Tainan-based club has won a soccer championship. However, Tainan and the surrounding area were previously renowned hotbeds for soccer talent, and the game has deep roots in the region’s schools and communities. ....

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