Thursday, November 01, 2012

Happy Birthday New Orleans Saints

The National Football League awarded its 16th franchise to New Orleans on November 1, 1966. Appropriately, it was All Saints Day. In mid-December, 28-year-old John W. Mecom Jr., a successful Texas and Louisiana businessman, became the majority stockholder.


Happy 46th Birthday, Saints!

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