Despite losing $80,000 in 1966, the Clippers returned to the ACFL for the 1967 season. The team announced a five-year working agreement with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in March 1967, which saw the Eagles help with the cost of running the team.[4] Despite the agreement, the Clippers continued to lose money and announced their dissolution in September 1967, just two games into the regular season.[5]
The league stepped in immediately and offered to finance the franchise, which was renamed as the Renegades.[6] Newspapers reported the team's full name alternately as the Wilmington Renegades or Delmarva Renegades. The franchise ceased operations permanently in November 1967, canceling their final two regular season games.[7]
wilmington, renegades, were, minor, league, american, football, team, based, wilmington, delaware, they, joined, atlantic, coast, football, league, acfl, wilmington, clippers, february, 1966, most, team, ownership, management, carried, over, from, another, wil. The Wilmington Renegades were a minor league American football team based in Wilmington Delaware They joined the Atlantic Coast Football League ACFL as the Wilmington Clippers on February 20 1966 1 Most of the team s ownership and management carried over from another Wilmington football franchise the Wilmington Comets of the North American Football League 2 The team s first signing was Dick Christy former running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers Boston Patriots and New York Jets 3 Wilmington RenegadesFounded1966Folded1967LeagueAtlantic Coast Football LeagueBased inWilmington DelawareArenaBaynard StadiumChampionships0Division titles0 Despite losing 80 000 in 1966 the Clippers returned to the ACFL for the 1967 season The team announced a five year working agreement with the NFL s Philadelphia Eagles in March 1967 which saw the Eagles help with the cost of running the team 4 Despite the agreement the Clippers continued to lose money and announced their dissolution in September 1967 just two games into the regular season 5 The league stepped in immediately and offered to finance the franchise which was renamed as the Renegades 6 Newspapers reported the team s full name alternately as the Wilmington Renegades or Delmarva Renegades The franchise ceased operations permanently in November 1967 canceling their final two regular season games 7 Season by season editYear League W L T Finish Coach Wilmington Clippers 1966 Atlantic Coast Football League 4 7 0 4th Southern Division Tex Warrington Ron Waller Wilmington Clippers Renegades 1967 2 7 0 2nd Southern Division Ron WallerFurther reading editRyczek William 2014 Connecticut Gridiron Football Minor Leaguers of the 1960s and 1970s McFarland ISBN 978 0786478330 References edit DeFilippo Will Not Coach Here Evening Journal March 10 1966 Katzman Izzy March 14 1966 Clippers to Play in 10 Team Loop The Morning News Katzman Izzy March 23 1966 Dick Christy First to Join Clippers The Morning News Feldner Karl March 29 1967 Clippers Tie Up With Eagles Evening Journal Wilmington Clippers Drown In Red Ink Delaware County Times September 7 1967 ACFL to Assist City Grid Team The News Journal September 11 1967 Football Clippers Disband for Year The Pittsburgh Press UPI November 4 1967 nbsp This article about a sports team in Delaware is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This American football team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilmington Renegades amp oldid 1161024256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
