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SHREVEPORT
PIRATES HISTORY
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| YEARS IN
LEAGUE: 1994-1995 |
OWNER:
Bernard Glieberman |
| STADIUM:
Independence
Stadium (40,000) |
COLOURS:
Purple, Orange, Silver and Black |
| OVERALL
REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 8-28 |
OVERALL
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0 |
1994 STANDINGS:
3-15 Overall (3-6 Home, 0-9 Away)
- Did Not Qualify For Playoffs |
1994 AVERAGE
HOME ATTENDANCE: 17,871 |
1995 STANDINGS:
5-13 Overall (4-5 Home, 1-8 Away)
- Did Not Qualify For Playoffs |
1995 AVERAGE
HOME ATTENDANCE: 14,359 |
Synopsis:
(from
The
CFL in America) |
| Bernard Glieberman,
a Detroit real estate developer and his son Lonnie had owned the Ottawa
Rough Riders and in 1994, were allowed to sell the team and then purchase
the expansion franchise that ultimately wound up in Shreveport. They
were allowed to take a handful of Ottawa players with them, including QB
Terrence Jones. |
| However, the
Pirates were another American CFL team that ultimately proved to be unsuccesful
on the field. Their first victory didn't come until the 15th week
of their initial season, and in 1995, all their victories were against
Canadian teams. |
| Their first
coach, John Huard was fired during the team's first training camp, due
to conflicts with the athletic training staff and other problems.
Training camp was no picnic for the players either, as they were housed
on the second floor of the Lousiana State Fair's livestock barn.
Huard was replaced by Forrest Gregg, who had coached previously both in
the NFL and CFL. KR Freeman Baysinger and ertswhile NFL QB Billy
Joe Tolliver were among the Pirates' players. |
| Noted tele-evangelist
Jimmy Swaggart was among the Pirates' fans. He had season tickets
for both seasons & would drive over from Baton Rouge to see them play. |
| After the
1995 season, the Gliebermans tried to move the team to Norfolk, Virginia
but the deal fell through. Notable about the move to Virginia was
"the Great Tucker Caper" when the City of Shreveport tried to seize Bernard
Glieberman's 1948 Tucker for defaulting on debts related to the Pirates'
lease at Independence Stadium. Glieberman's lawyer, Mark Gilliam,
tried to escape with the car and hide the vintage auto, but he ran out
of gas along the way. The police spotted him, and took the car back
to the museum where it was being stored until the case could be settled. |
| When last
heard from, the Gliebermans & Gregg were working on putting together
a new spring football league called the All-American Football League. |
SHREVEPORT
PIRATES' RECORD VS. OTHER TEAMS:
| OPPONENT: |
GP
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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Pts
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Pct.
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Home
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Away
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| BALTIMORE
STALLIONS |
4
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0
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4
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0
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89
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134
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0
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.000
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0-2-0
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0-2-0
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| BIRMINGHAM
BARRACUDAS |
2
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0
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2
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0
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48
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63
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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| BRITISH
COLUMBIA LIONS |
2
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1
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1
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0
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35
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86
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2
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.500
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1-1-0
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| CALGARY
STAMPEDERS |
3
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0
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3
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0
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44
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127
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-2-0
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| EDMONTON
ESKIMOS |
2
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0
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2
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0
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17
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61
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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| HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS |
4
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1
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3
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0
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87
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112
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2
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.250
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1-1-0
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0-2-0
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| LAS
VEGAS POSSE |
2
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0
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2
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0
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34
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83
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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| MEMPHIS
MAD
DOGS |
2
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0
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2
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0
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43
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53
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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| OTTAWA
ROUGH
RIDERS |
3
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2
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1
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0
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99
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75
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4
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.667
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2-0-0
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0-1-0
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| SACRAMENTO
GOLDMINERS |
2
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1
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1
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0
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27
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68
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2
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.500
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1-0-0
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0-1-0
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| SAN
ANTONIO TEXANS |
2
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0
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2
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0
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50
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82
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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| SASKATCHEWAN
ROUGHRIDERS |
1
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0
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1
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0
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11
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29
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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| TORONTO
ARGONAUTS |
3
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2
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1
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0
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74
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72
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4
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.667
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1-1-0
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1-0-0
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| WINNIPEG
BLUE
BOMBERS |
4
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1
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3
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0
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137
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131
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2
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.250
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1-1-0
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0-2-0
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| TOTALS: |
36
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8
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28
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0
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795
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1,176
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16
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.222
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6-12-0
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2-16-0
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1994
SHREVEPORT PIRATES' GAME RESULTS:
(Attendance
figures in brackets)
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Pre-Season: |
Score: |
| vs.
Baltimore CFL |
L 18-33 |
| at Toronto
Argonauts |
L 1-24 |
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| Regular
Season: |
Score: |
| at Ottawa
Rough Riders |
L 10-40 |
| vs.
Toronto Argonauts (20,634) |
L 34-35 |
| at Baltimore
CFL |
L 24-40 |
| vs.
Edmonton Eskimos (17,434) |
L 10-24 |
| at Hamilton
Tiger-Cats |
L 15-38 |
| vs.
Las Vegas Posse (18,011) |
L 13-49 |
| vs.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (14,364) |
L 26-30 |
| at British
Columbia Lions |
L 15-67 |
| vs.
Baltimore CFL (16,332) |
L 16-28 |
| at Las
Vegas Posse |
L 21-34 |
| at Sacramento
Goldminers |
L 3-56 |
| vs.
Saskatchewan Roughriders (15,502) |
L 11-29 |
| at Winnipeg
Blue Bombers |
L 21-39 |
| vs.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14,088) |
L 22-38 |
| vs.
SACRAMENTO GOLDMINERS (12,465) |
W 24-12 |
| at Calgary
Stampeders |
L 8-52 |
| at TORONTO
ARGONAUTS (21,117) |
W 29-27 |
| vs.
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (32,011) |
W 28-24 |
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1995
SHREVEPORT PIRATES' GAME RESULTS:
(Attendance
figures in brackets)
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Pre-Season: |
Score: |
| at BIRMINGHAM
BARRACUDAS |
W 31-28 |
| vs.
San Antonio Texans |
L 14-34 |
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| Regular
Season: |
Score: |
| vs.
San Antonio Texans (15,133) |
L 24-47 |
| vs.
Calgary Stampeders (14,026) |
L 17-48 |
| at Winnipeg
Blue Bombers |
L 29-37 |
| at Edmonton
Eskimos |
L 7-37 |
| vs.
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (13,184) |
W 11-10 |
| at Calgary
Stampeders |
L 19-27 |
| vs.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (11,554) |
W 65-17 |
| at Hamilton
Tiger-Cats |
L 20-30 |
| vs.
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (11,554) |
W 61-11 |
| at
BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS |
W 20-19 |
| vs.
Memphis Mad Dogs (17,593) |
L 22-31 |
| at Memphis
Mad Dogs |
L 21-22 |
| vs.
Baltimore Stallions (12,455) |
L 17-24 |
| at Baltimore
Stallions |
L 32-42 |
| at Birmingham
Barracudas |
L 20-34 |
| vs.
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (12,619) |
W 26-14 |
| vs.
Birmingham Barracudas |
L 28-29 |
| at San
Antonio Texans |
L 26-35 |
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