Wednesday, 17 November 2010
XFL "Million Dollar Game" - San Fran vs LA - Pt 2
The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the owner of the World Wrestling Federation. The XFL was intended to be a major professional sports league complement to the offseason of the NFL, but failed to find an audience and folded after its first season. Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.all-xfl.com Eight teams were announced, three in cities with current NFL teams (New York/New Jersey, Chicago, and San Francisco) and the remaining five without (Las Vegas, Memphis, Orlando, Los Angeles, and Birmingham). Two divisions consisted of four teams each. The West comprised San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Memphis. The East consisted of New York/New Jersey, Chicago, Orlando, and Birmingham. Initially, the Demons were set to play in San Jose, California, but the stadium was deemed too small for the XFL's target attendance; the officials at Pac-Bell Park in San Francisco made the XFL an offer they couldn't refuse, and the Demons officially called San Francisco home. The Million Dollar Game was the XFL's championship game at the end of its only season in 2001. At first it had no special name, then was going to be called "The Big Game at the End," but eventually received the name it ended up with because a pot of one million dollars was to be split among the players of the winning team. The game was played on Saturday April 21, 2001 at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The game ...