50th Anniversary World Football League Lockie-Lee The Tavern hosted a variety

The Tavern hosted a variety of nationally touring musical acts from Meat Loaf to Miley Cyrus

The TVS network

It grew to 85 acres

The Redwoods split home games between San Francisco and San Jose

Though successful on the indoor pitch

50th Anniversary World Football League Lockie-Lee The Tavern hosted a varietyOn October 2, 1973, a press conference was held in Chicago to announce the formation of the the World Football League (WFL). It kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like it would be a serious rival to the established league. After all, league founder Gary Davidson had already formed the American Basketball Association (ABA) to rival the National Basketball Association (NBA) and